Confusion continues to reign over whether or not a bill recently passed by the Iranian parliament actually requires the resumption of uranium enrichment. The New York Times has a dreadful story, based on an Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) story, describing the bill as “supporting the resumption of uranium enrichment.” Supporting? (E-N-R-I-C-H-M-E-N-T, What’s that spell? …
Paris Negotiations Update 4:Terms of the Iranian Enrichment Bill Still Unclear
by | 2004-11-01 | No Comments
Sanguine About a Nuclear Armed Iran
by | 2004-10-31 | No Comments
One of the research assistants over at CATO is suggesting that a nuclear armed Iran might be a good thing for US foreign policy. I don’t know anyone who thinks “lots of people are considering [this], but are unable to do so publicly and openly, because of think tank and foundation politics and the general …
Paris Negotiations Update 3: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
by | 2004-10-31 | No Comments
In an earlier post, I noted that the Iranian parliament passed a bill requiring the government to continue the peaceful nuclear program, but that “the bill does not direct the government to resume uranium enrichment or end U.N. inspections.” Reuters and AP are running contradictory stories: TEHRAN (Reuters) – To cries of “Death to America” …
CounterCom Update
by | 2004-10-31 | No Comments
Reuters has a story on the CounterCom system—about two weeks after Space News. The story has some good reporting, based on e-mails with AFSPC personnel. It commits one significant factual error: The device appears to have been put into service considerably earlier than had been projected by the Air Force as recently as February. At …
