Danger Room points out the theatre of the absurd also known as the United Nations and specifically, the Conference on Disarmament. How absurd is absurd? The presidency of U.N.’s Conference on Disarmament is now held by North Korea. It kinda brings the efficacy of international institutions into question, doesn’t it? UPDATE: and then there’s [...]
Archive for June 30, 2011
Stay Classy, Pyongyang (Updated)
Posted: June 30, 2011 in Songs of Space and Nuclear WarTags: CD, Conference on Disarmament, North Korea, UN, United Nations
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Why We Need A Space Station (Part Trey)
Posted: June 30, 2011 in Songs of Space and Nuclear WarTags: Adam Smith, International Space Station, ISS, Regulatory Capture, Space Industrial Base
It appears the world needs a space station for one reason: to sustain the global space industrial base (yes, that’s quite an oxymoron but I couldn’t do any better). As the saying goes, when you want more of something, subsidize it, and that’s just what the space station has gotten with a “crazy-quilt” of shuttle [...]
No Surprise Here: When Iran Gets The Nuke, Saudis Will Too
Posted: June 30, 2011 in Songs of Space and Nuclear WarTags: Iran, Nuclear Proliferation, Saudi Arabia
The Guardian says with its out-loud voice what has been conventional wisdom for some time, that is, the Saudis will want nuclear weapons when the Iranians get theirs. Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former Saudi intelligence chief and ambassador to Washington, warned senior Nato military officials that the existence of such a device "would compel Saudi [...]
