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Senate Panel Ditches East Coast Missile Defense Idea
  On the radar: Setting up missile defense scrum in Congress; After Iran’s election; Tennessee’s $10 billion nuclear disaster; the Bomb of yesteryear; Hadley, Lieberman and Steinberg on Iran; and Kim Jong-il’s sushi chef.   Read more »
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Posted on June 14, 2013
Iran’s Next President and the Nuclear Issue
  On the radar: After Ahmadinejad; Nukes in the NDAA; 25 Faith groups vs. the bomb; Fuel cycle security; and Don’t tell anybody about the Dutch nukes.   Read more »
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Posted on June 13, 2013
”No Validated Military Requirement” for East Coast Missile Defense
  On the radar: Missile defense chief says no to East Coast site; Veto threat over nuclear policies; Iran election update; Cruising into Y-12; Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula; and Stephen Colbert’s missileer video game.   Read more »
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Posted on June 12, 2013
Nukes Before Troops: Veterans Concerned with Congress’ Nuclear Spending
  On the radar: Cutting troop support, spending lavishly on the bomb; Backing away from the table; Presidents Obama, Shepherd and Bartlet seek zero; Nuclear politics after Iran’s election; Lessons from JFK; and Trespassing in Tennessee.   Read more »
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Posted on June 11, 2013
Iran’s Election: Consensus on Nuclear Program, Differences on Diplomacy
  On the radar: Presidential nuclear platforms; “Pointless” bombs in Europe; Negotiating neighbors; “Strategy for Peace” turns 50; and Enhancing atomic sleuthing.   Read more »
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Posted on June 10, 2013
House Defense Bill: Treaty Obstructions, More Spending & Other Oddities
  On the radar: Atomic amendments in NDAA; Nuclear fault lines; Tehran sanctions new tech; To commemorate or not?; Shortsleeve summit; Atomic time capsule; and 25 million Big Macs.   Read more »
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Posted on June 7, 2013
Wasting Defense Dollars on a Purposeless Bomb
  On the radar: No military capability, no deterrence, $10 billion; missile defense spending; NDAA roundup; Defending tax dollars; Iran’s “election”; Pakistan’s transition; and Missileers come off the bench.   Read more »
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Posted on June 6, 2013
ICBM Wings See Challenge to Morale, Readiness & Relevancy
  On the radar: Missileer complaints; Boomer bulge in budget; East Coast cash; Susan Rice gets corner office; Sen. Corker on sanctions; and Bushehr reportedly damaged from quakes.   Read more »
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Posted on June 5, 2013
House Panel to Dump $250 Million on Flawed, Unwanted Missile Defense Site
  On the radar: Unproven, unwanted, unaffordable; “Buy before you study before you fly”; Nukes in the NDAA; Latest on Iran sanctions; and Science tourism at the Trinity site.   Read more »
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Posted on June 4, 2013
Iran’s Election and the Nuclear Issue
  On the radar: Politics may change, nuclear issue might not; Sen. Alexander’s billion-dollar frustrations; Aligning nuclear strategy; and Using nukes to flatten forests.   Read more »
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Posted on June 3, 2013