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Monterery Masters in Nonpro, Terrorism [2]

Mar 13, 2010 5:32am

Well, this is very interesting. You can now get an MA in nuclear terrorism. Imagine the class projects! Alright, I kid, but the Monterey Institute has a new degree in “Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies” that brings together the best of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) and the...

T-D'ag Misrepresents JASON Report [4]

Mar 12, 2010 9:25am

So, the one time I met Tom D’Agostino, he called me “Jerry.” It was interesting moment, because I couldn’t decide whether he just suffered from some mild aphasia or was trying to be insulting. (Though, you know, Jerry Lewis is big in France.) I’ve since seem him speak a couple of...

China's Centralized Warhead Storage [4]

Mar 12, 2010 8:18am

Mark Stokes has a really cool paper out on China’s system for handling warheads (China’s Nuclear Warhead Storage and Handling System): The Chinese Communist Party’s Central Military Commission (CMC) maintains strict control over China’s operational nuclear warheads through a centralized storage and handling system managed by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)...

More on US-Japan "Secret Agreements" [5]

Mar 11, 2010 1:08pm

As I noted yesterday, the Japanese government released two reports (an official report and an experts report) on the so-called “secret agreements” regarding the storage and transit of US nuclear weapons in Japan, as well as a massive amount of declassified supporting documentation. Unfortunately (for me at least), this treasure trove...

PPNT Deadline Coming Up

Mar 11, 2010 7:30am

As you can see from the poster, the University of California-San Diego is hosting its annual Public Policy and Nuclear Threats course from July 16–August 6, 2010: A rapidly evolving nuclear landscape poses major challenges and opportunities for the United States. The most critical of these issues include the growing threat...

Paranoids, Pygmies and Pariahs

Mar 11, 2010 5:03am

We’d all be better off if Richard Betts wrote more often about proliferation. But he seems intent on pursuing high-quality, book-length projects on a wide range of topics, including surprise attack, war & peace, intelligence, and the Cold War. My favorite Richard Betts article on proliferation appeared in Foreign...

Japan Releases NCND Documents [2]

Mar 10, 2010 11:18am

The United States has long had a policy to “neither confirm nor deny” the presence of nuclear weapons on US ships in foreign ports (NCND). There has always been an interesting question about the degree to which foreign governments understood, until early 1992, many US warships calling on their...

North Korea-Venezuela Friendly [4]

Mar 8, 2010 1:38pm

Footballer Grenddy Perozo (L), of the Venezuelan national squad, marks An Chol Myok of North Korea during a friendly match held in San Felipe-Yaracuy, some 300 km from Caracas, on March 4, 2010. The Match ended 1-1. AFP PHOTO/Juan Barreto Because nothing involving North Korea is ever easy. North...

Acton vs Joyner [35]

Mar 8, 2010 10:04am

I was going to revisit Natanz in my 14th post on the Wonk, but something more interesting came my way. I could not help noticing that Dan Joyner, a member of the powerful International Law Association, has written a response of sorts to James Acton’s article Iran Violated International Obligations...

New, Large Simorgh Launch Complex [10]

Mar 7, 2010 4:35pm

Jane’s Information Group, and a whole bunch of other sites, have “found” a new, large launch complex in Iran that is close to the rather spartan launch pad for the Safir. What is irksome (at least to me) is that the new launch complex is visible in Google Earth...