On the radar: Avoiding miscalculation; the Omani intermediary; Essentials of nuclear intel largely unchanged; Transparency deficit on Plutonium lab management; Holland 2014; The existing credible military threat; IAEA plans next trip; Campbell on N. Korea diplomacy; Iran & Al Qaeda; and Crazy talk on Fukushima.
On the radar: DNI Clapper and the IC’s new threat assessment; Budgeting for Valentines; Attacking Iran not likely to work; EASI on missile defense; Articulating the need for peaceful resolution; the Next round of sanctions; and Nuclear security in Indy.
On the radar: NYT on sensible nuclear budget cuts; Sub and bomber slipping onto similar schedule; Gelb lays out nuclear deal with Iran; Cold War relics, 21st century; IAEA in Iran; Wanting a bigger MOP; Mistakes to avoid with Iran; and a Rusty Soviet sea skimmer.
On the radar: 2 year sub delay, bomber unscathed; Guidance, then budget; Smarter savings on the sub; Levin says nukes are “totally useless”; CJCS Dempsey says force premature; PGS resurfaces; Lessons from attacking Iran; Ban calls for peaceful resolution; B61 reporting; and the Senate’s HEU loophole.
On the radar: Outlook for the nuclear force; Sec. Cohen on Iran; Tauscher stepping back; a Diplomatic solution with Iran; Defense budget rollout; When a “cut” isn’t a cut; Persian irrelevance; and Nuclear stability in South Asia.
On the radar: Nuclear cliff notes for SOTU; After sanctions; Israel’s decisions on Iran; N. Korea policy still cautious; Downwinder perspective; Kroenig gives 5 reasons; Amb. Laingen and Limbert urge pragmatism and statecraft; Aussie sanctions; and Rasmussen on Iran.
On the radar: Negotiating positions preview; Safeguards for enrichment; A smarter nuclear strategy; New 123 approach; Obama’s nuclear grade; Practical objectives or maximalist rhetoric; IAEA in Iran; and How to keep a Kim.
On the radar: Brussels adds pressure; MOX project “in the wilderness”; Defense budget request incoming; Communicating with Iran; Rift in the IRGC; and Carriers in transit.