On the radar: Matching strategy to threats; What the Iran report really says; Iran responds to sanctions; Donilon: sanctions are working; Joe talks Pakistan; Perspective on BMD tension; And Don’t believe every poll you read.
On the radar: U.S. cobbles together sanctions; U.K. sanctions the CBI; Safe cuts to the nuclear budget; The politics of sanctions; Nuclear amendments; The imperfect NPT; and Reykjavik and the CTBT.
On the radar: Point - try smart sanctions; Counterpoint: diplomacy, not sanctions, is the answer; Nukes: a drag on the budget; Moving towards sanctions; IAEA rebukes Iran; and Reducing Nuclear Risks in Europe.
On the radar: Hersh sees little new in IAEA Report; IAEA seeking to reprimand Iran; Who do you trust with the nukes; Blinding ourselves on Iran; Caution on covert action with Iran; Counterproductive sanctions; “Memo-gate” on Pakistan; Missile defense tech exchange with Russia; and a Hypersonic missile is rather fast.
On the radar: Navy strains to meet sub requirements on pinched budget; Revising the requirements; IAEA going high-level with Iran; the Sequestered nuclear arsenal; Thielmann on the IAEA report; NATO's incredible strategy; Diplomacy with Iran; Questioning nuke spending; and Military cuts “might get us nuked.”
On the radar: O’Hanlon offers $35 billion in nuclear cuts; SASC trims FY12 nuclear budgets; DOE wholesale restructuring; Pat Buchanan on the war party; Progress on Iran resolution; Rep. Ellison on nuclear budgets; McFaul nomination delayed; Economic impact of oil sanctions; and Fatwas for fission.
On the radar: A serious conversation on Iran; The danger of saber-rattling; Budget triggers and nuclear cuts; Beyond Cold War thinking; Containing Iran; CMRR expensive and unnecessary; China's nuclear forces; Misreading Iran; and "nuclear turkeys."
On the radar: Readout of Iran comments from the GOP debate; Powell gives caution; Polls show caution; Military option would be “counterproductive and ineffective”; Zakaria on next steps; Pentagon eyes nuclear, budget cuts; ISIS on the military dimensions; Explosion kills Iranian missile expert; Legal perspective on the Iran report; and the Economics of cooperation.