The Washington Times and the Washington Post both report on Russian ‘compliance issues,’ regarding the 1991 version of START, the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the international convention banning biological weapons. Compliance issues is of course code for both purposeful cheating and inadvertent non-compliance. Are these compliance issues serious? Well, the headline in the Post says this could [...]
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Compliance, New START, and Nuclear Whack-A-Mole
Posted: July 28, 2010 in Burma, Cheating, Chemical Weapons, China, Myanmar, New START, Non-Compliance, North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, SyriaTags: China, New START, North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia
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Former Dictator Not Dead Yet
Posted: July 13, 2010 in Castro, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Nuclear WarTags: Iran, North Korea, Nuclear War
Fidel Castro, once Cuba’s chief judge, jury, and executioner, made an appearance on Cuban television. Was it real or was it avatarded? It was real, but does it matter? Castro pontificated on the middle east, nuclear war, and the United States. His intent was likely to show that he’s not dead yet and to support [...]
The Non-efficacy of the UN
Posted: July 12, 2010 in Cheonan, North Korea, South Korea, UN, United NationsTags: North Korea, United Nations
When the UN Security council can’t even bring itself to condemn North Korea for murdering 46 South Korean sailors, that’s sad and pathetic. Or, as the New York Times puts it, “absurdly, dangerously lame.” So should the United States put its trust and faith in the efficacy of the UN to enhance the world’s security? [...]
Nixon Planned Nuclear Strike On North Korea
Posted: July 8, 2010 in North Korea, Nuclear War, Richard NixonTags: North Korea, Nuclear War
The Telegraph says that President Nixon planned a nuclear strike on North Korea in 1969. Big deal. The United States has planned for nuclear war with our adversaries since 1945…and I am willing to bet we still do. Many people plan to lose weight, write a will, exercise regularly, and quit smoking. Often there are [...]
Is That A Plutonium Rod In The Cargo Bay Or Is North Korea Just Happy To See Burma?
Posted: June 1, 2010 in ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Burma, China Post, North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, UN Security CouncilTags: North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation
From the China Post: The U.S. action was swift following confirmation of a North Korean ship with suspicious arms cargoes docking in Burma last month in violation of the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1874. snip… Washington wanted to send a strong signal to Burma and the rest of ASEAN that unless something was done about [...]
Link Farm
Posted: May 25, 2010 in China, DADT, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Link Farm, North Korea, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Weapons, RussiaTags: China, DADT, North Korea, Russia
A hollow ‘reset’ with Russia China: How Dare You Call Us On Nuclear Modernization Korean War? Nuclear Consensus an Almost Impossible Task DoD’s DADT Study Overcome By Legislative Deal?
Want To Know Where Your Gifts To Goodwill End Up?
Posted: May 25, 2010 in Kim Jong II, North KoreaTags: North Korea
Thinking Through Nuclear Security
Posted: April 16, 2010 in China, Iran, North Korea, Nuclear, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, START, The Wright StuffTags: China, Iran, North Korea, Nuclear, Russia
Thinking Through Nuclear Security By Mark Stout Note: this article originally appeared in the 15 April 2010 edition of Air University’s The Wright Stuff. While nuclear weapons are not our future, they are in our future and will be for a very long time. Nuclear weapons–ours and others–will go away when their value is at [...]
North Korea To Bring Moon To Earth?
Posted: November 2, 2009 in Moon, North Korea, The OnionTags: North Korea
Well, no, not really. http://www.theonion.com/content/video/kim_jong_il_announces_plan_to
