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The Case Against CMRR
On the radar: A $6 billion boondoggle; Options for budget savings; HASC micromanages the arsenal; Scene setting for Baghdad; Admin on returning nukes to ROK; Cartwright calls for nuke cuts; Kyl’s case for missile defense; Iran and the IAEA; and 25 years after landing in Red Square. Read more »
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Posted on May 15, 2012
Partisan Ransom for New START
On the radar: New START held hostage; Sinking the Navy with nuclear excess; NATO to declare interim BMD capability; Framework of a deal; the Parchin chamber; Nuclear politics; Polish and Norwegian FMs on tac nukes; Extended deterrence after TNW; and Oversized arsenals risk nuclear famine. Read more »
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Posted on May 14, 2012
Burying the Nuclear Threat
On the radar: Fissile cleanout under the Steppe; Tracking the spoil; MOX lives, despite concerns; Kristensen on NSNW; Plan B for CMRR; About that 3rd site; GCC less cooperative on BMD; China on nuclear cuts; a Realists’ woulda coulda shoulda; and a Broken offense-defense relationship. Read more »
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Posted on May 1, 2012
Previewing the Battle Over Nuclear Spending
On the radar: Marking lines of debate; Making the bomber nuclear; Iran’s AP; Dog and pony and missile show; Yun on a 3rd test; Apprehension on MOX cost, schedule; As if scolding an errant child; Missile defense burden sharing; Hibbs on the future of the AP; Mousavian on talks; and the Red phone getting a new role. Read more »
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Posted on April 27, 2012
IDF Chief: Iran Undecided on Building Nuclear Weapons
On the radar: Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz on Iran’s intentions; North Korea Test #3; Pakistan’s IRBM; Pakistan’s view of deterrence; Nuke numbers from the House; 4 steps for nuclear security; Nuclear war and climate catastrophe; Rogozin promoted; and The rest of the atomic bombing campaign. Read more »
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Posted on April 25, 2012
DOD Memo Highlights Rising Costs of Nuclear Labs
On the radar: DOD on oversized nuclear labs; How Cold War weapons can nuke the economy; The strategic case against tac nukes; How to succeed in Baghdad; CMRR loses first round of budget battle; India’s ICBM; Nuclear politics; and Misleading Memes. Read more »
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Posted on April 19, 2012
Evaluating Threats, Developing Strategy
On the radar: Smart planning; Anticipating a deal with Iran; Is a deal likely?; India’s ICBM; (Mis)reporting on Iran; Samore on Istanbul; and North Korean rockets and U.S. missile defense. Read more »
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Posted on April 18, 2012
Nuclear Politics Are Local
On the radar: Nuclear pork; Pausing the war countdown; The Times talks talks; Behind the scenes at Istanbul; North Korea censured; WaPo on Iran’s intentions; and the 2012 Truman briefing book. Read more »
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Posted on April 17, 2012
Nuclear Politics Are Local
On the radar: Nuclear pork; Pausing the war countdown; The Times talks talks; Behind the scenes at Istanbul; North Korea censured; WaPo on Iran’s intentions; and the 2012 Truman briefing book. Read more »
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Posted on April 17, 2012
Evaluating the Nuclear Weapons Labs
On the radar: Politics, performance reviews, and the nuclear labs; Burns on diplomacy; No blank check for nuclear spending; Des Browne on U.S.-Russian mistrust; Striking a deal with Iran; New START numbers; Niue signs; Counterproductive talk of war; and the Case for the CTBT. Read more »
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Posted on April 10, 2012