Paul is right; Chuck Kartman is talking about North Korea’s ability to reprocess Pu during the pre-1994 period. As for the post-2002 period (when North Korea may have reprocessed 8,000 spent fuel rods frozen under the 1994 Agreed Framework). In reference to the post-2002 period, Kartman warned the European Parliament (in April 2004) that “I …
North Korea and the Bomb Redux
by | 2004-10-18 | No Comments
Paul Kerr suggests that I need to make clear that there are 2 different time periods during which NK may have reprocessed spent nuclear fuel: before the 1994 Agreed Framework and after the 2002 ejection of inspectors. During the latter period, North Korea may have reprocessed up to 8,000 fuel rods which contain enough Pu …
How many bombs in North Korea?
by | 2004-10-18 | No Comments
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).
