On the radar: Ministers push to finalize talks; Snapback sanctions secured; U.S. Missile defense faces mechanical, bureaucratic issues; North Korea shrugs off Stuxnet attack; and Godzilla loses his atomic mojo.
June 1, 2015 - By Faris Alikhan, Will Saetren, and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: British Defense Minister dismisses Trident claims; A look at the real Iran; Russia buys more Blackjack bombers; Zarif optimistic on negotiations; Lobe speaks out; Marshall Islands sues nuclear powers; and Nukes at the movies.
May 29, 2015 - By Will Saetren, Geoff Wilson and Faris Alikhan
On the radar: Russia’s nuclear tough talk; Iran negotiations enter home stretch; Saudi Arabia’s Iran fixation; IDF chiefs on Iran; Tempers flare in Iran’s parliament; Ratcheting up pressure on North Korea; Nuclear Star Wars; and Listening for nukes.
May 28, 2015 - By Faris Alikhan, Will Saetren and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: Overcoming the last big hurdles; Sanctions and the blame game; Timing could slip; Supreme Leader backs negotiators; Financial monitoring; Why China MIRV’d; Congress and Pentagon at odds on BMD; China’s uranium access; and Sister Megan Rice freed from prison.
May 27, 2015 - By Faris Alikhan, Benjamin Loehrke and Mary Kaszynski
On the radar: “Stupid Pentagon Budget Tricks”; Blumenauer on budget tradeoffs; Domestic politics and sanctions relief; NPT’s record; Missed opportunity at the RevCon; Dealing with North Korea; and a Bunch of nuclear explosions.
May 26, 2015 - By Faris Alikhan, Mary Kaszynski and Benjamin Loehrke
On the radar: More support for the deal; No nuclear arms race; UK’s Trident submarine scandal continues; NPT review conference rifts; Countryman in Israel; Spending on infrastructure, not ICBMs; and Kim Jong Un’s ‘brat pack’ brother.
May 22, 2015 - By Faris Alikhan and Mary Kaszynski
On the radar: Obama on the deal; Stopping nuclear smuggling; Cardin on Congressional review; Fact-checking Sen. Kirk; Supreme Leader talks scientists; Ukraine wants some missile defense; and Sandia fires off a (dummy) B61-12.
May 21, 2015 - By Faris Alikhan, Mary Kaszynski and Benjamin Loehrke
On the radar: Intentions and stability; Pakistan and the nuclear rumour mill; Russia and INF; Missile Defense in Europe; Strategic photoshop capability; North Korea’s miniaturization claims; THAAD; and Y-12 protestors conviction overturned.
May 20, 2015 - By Faris Alikhan, Mary Kaszynski and Benjamin Loehrke