Well, this is an interesting little development. As you know, ArmsControlWonk was a little uncertain about estimates that North Korea has produced “at least eight” nuclear weapons. There are two reasons for uncertainty. 1. That’s a lot of bombs, given North Korea’s fissile material production. ArmsControlWonk explained on April 29, 2004 that these estimates are …
Congressional Research Service on Space Systems
by | 2004-10-17 | No Comments
The Congressional Research Service has a recent summary of US space systems that contains paragraphs about important weapons-related efforts including NFIRE. Marcia S. Smith, U.S. Space Programs: Civilian, Military, and Commercial (September 28, 2004).
ISODARCO Wrap Up
by | 2004-10-17 | No Comments
Sorry for the long lapse in posts—the Chinese internet browser was not letting me use blogger. ISODARCO is off-the-record, but you’ll probably see little bits and pieces pop up over the next few weeks. Something I can say is that General Habiger repeated a comment he recently made at the Carnegie Endowment that Chinese ICBMs …
9th ISODARCO Research Seminar, Nanjing, China
by | 2004-10-10 | No Comments
I’ll be giving a talk, Space Weaponization Spending in FY2005 Defense Budget, at the 9th PIIC Beijing Seminar on International Security (12-15 October 2004) in Nanjing, China. Yes, the Beijing Seminar is being held in Nanjing. How should I know? The whole agenda is available, as is my talk. The posts may be spotty until …
