The Independent reports that Washington and London have secretly agreed to place a US missile defense interceptor site at RAF Fylingdales in the UK. London insists Washington made no formal request to site the missiles, but The Independent reports a deal “in principle” that includes Washington’s agreement to withold any formal request until after the …
North Korea … after further review
by | 2004-10-18 | No Comments
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
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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 …
