Arms Control Wonk

You might be asking, “Why haven/’t you been posting lately, Mr. Arms Control Wonk?” And I would say “That/’s Dr. Arms Control Wonk to you, sucker.” I successfully defended and finalized the manuscipt (China no longer sings the CTBT). At least, assuming the graduate school doesn/’t reject the recommendation of my Committee. Which also explains …

It slices, it dices, it detects missile launches. Congress slashed the Space Based Radar program budget (- $250 M) in favor of funding the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), which detects missile launches. Now, the Defense Science Board releases a June 2004 report entitled Contributions of Space Based Radar to Missile Defense. This is just …

Is it just me, or is The Economist suffering some serious cognitive dissonance about the Bush Administration? A recent editorial–“Don/’t trust, don/’t verify,” (September 2, 2004)–demonstrates the debilitating effect of this ambivalence. Talking about a ban on the production of fissile material (fissban), the editors repeat competing claims with the enthusiasm (and critical analysis) of …

Damn. Just finished Lyle Goldstein and William Murray’s “Undersea Dragons: China/’s Maturing Submarine Force,” (International Security, Spring 2004, pp.161-196). It contains what I would call several factual errors. This requires some additional research, but some things are awfully suspicious. For example, take the paragraphs concerning China/’s plans for the future of its sea-based nuclear deterrent …