On the radar: Pyongyang’s new focus on Beijing; Pushback on the military option; Chinese tunnel report premiers; Coercive strategy with Iran; SM-3 data and McFaul; CFR on CBI sanctions; Right says pause on nuclear strategy; and Experts debate Iran breakout timeline.
On the radar: CBI sanctions debate continues between WH and the Hill; Diplomatic options on Iran; Counting China’s nukes; Downed drone part of larger mission; North Korea going road-mobile?; US bureaucracy and Russian scientists; Remembering Paul Doty; and Nuclear smuggling prevention in Shanghai.
On the radar: Rasmussen on cooperation; Politics and BMD; Perspective on BMD utility; Indonesia ratifies; ACA on keeping Iran from the bomb; AEI on after Iran gets the bomb; the Ballpark on nuclear budget estimates; ICBM maintenance error; and Deterrence under sequestration.
On the radar: The steep costs of the military option; Costs spiraling, earth shaking for CMRR; Accurately sizing China’s nuclear arsenal; the Latest from Keith Payne; Nunn-Lugar at Newseum; Questioning triad, cost; and Iran steals the invasion plans.
On the radar: CBI Sanctions and their risks; Schwartz checks facts; A call for budget transparency; New START data; Behind the UK embassy attack; McFaul blocked once more; Russian elections; Sigal on North Korea; and NASA and Livermore pursue the Michael Bay option.
On the radar: Pulling diplomats, pushing sanctions; Dangers of isolation; Turner says $214 billion; Markey says he’s undercounting; Sanchez on BMD budgets/oversight; Russia tying summits and supplies to BMD; Hibbs on engaging Iran; and Boot on bombing Iran.
On the radar: Methodology and nuke budget estimates; The necessary budget debate; Nukes without a purpose; CBI sanctions proposed; Evangelicals for elimination; Guns, butter and job creation; nuclear consolidation; China’s tunnels, again; $3 billion for UK nuclear complex; and Los Alamos’ money pit.
On the radar: Recess, not rupture, for US-Russia; Medvedev’s missile defense blusters; Lessons from Iraq; More sanctions considered; Iran’s sanctions considerations; UK embassy stormed; Iranian base exploded; The future of the MTCR; and Your very own uranium marbles.