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Finding Budget Savings from the Nuclear Force
  On the radar: “Nuclear force economies”; Subs, budgets and requirements in flux; Missileer malaise; East Coast site evaluations; Upcoming IAEA talks; and Dennis the Menace to return to North Korea.   Read more »
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Posted on May 13, 2013
Diplomacy, Not Just Deterrence, Needed with North Korea
  On the radar: Political rebalancing; Problems in the P5+1 position; Future talks with Iran; Assessing DPRK strategy; and Photos from no man’s land.   Read more »
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Posted on April 9, 2013
Iran Talks: Intense Discussion, No Breakthrough
  On the radar: Almaty after-action; Sec. Kerry on New START; Responses on the peninsula; China’s reaction; North restarting plutonium plants; Securing loose material, 4 years later; In memoriam; a History lesson; and Kim’s latest music video.   Read more »
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Posted on April 8, 2013
Explaining Russia’s Missile Defense Response
  On the radar: Moscow’s cool reaction; $1.2-$1.4 billion for GBIs; Reading tea leaves; Sen. Ayotte vs. the missile to nowhere; Iranian perspectives on negotiations; Sequestration’s squeeze; and “The Girls of Atomic City.”   Read more »
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Posted on March 20, 2013
Diplomacy with Iran: Delays and Potential Deals
  On the radar: Iran playing hard to get; a 20% deal; China warns N. Korea; Missile forensics; Less prompt, less global strike; and Taking a dip in a spent fuel pond.   Read more »
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Posted on January 25, 2013
The Cycle of Escalation with North Korea
On the radar: Launch, Condemn, Sanction, Test, Repeat; Security Council Resolution 2087; Arms control state of play; Iran talks stalling; Breaking the diplomatic deadlock; and Air Force misses MLK’s message on nukes.   Read more »
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Posted on January 23, 2013
Multibillion-Dollar Uranium Facility Moving Forward, Final Cost Unclear
  On the radar: UPF build to start, design unfinished; Inaugural speech lines; Securing Syria’s chemical weapons; No breakthrough with Iran; Ban speech; Chu out; and Retro options for ICBM replacement.   Read more »
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Posted on January 18, 2013
A Nuclear Agenda for the Second Term
On the radar: Memo to the President; Fallon on the military option; Confirmation hearing dates; Sanctions effects; State on Syria; GMD woes; and Stealthy subs.   Read more »
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Posted on January 17, 2013
Chemical Weapons Use by Syria Still Uncertain
On the radar: White House on Syria chemical weapons; Early report: Iran talks on Jan 28; Hagel on military action, sanctions; Nuclear myths and realities; Iranian politicos call for nuclear talks; Verification challenges in NE Asia; and Russia’s new nuclear sub. Read more »
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Posted on January 16, 2013
Doomsday Clock Remains at 5 Minutes to Midnight
On the radar: Unrealized opportunities; Iran talking talks; Coercive diplomacy; Nuclear waste management; GMD expectations sliding; and Russian military switches to socks. Read more »
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Posted on January 15, 2013