On the radar: Waste and opacity in nuclear budgets; Diplomatic deficiency; WSJ’s logic on military strikes; Panetta on the consequences of strikes; War advocates overlook consequences of strikes; Ending nuclear programs; Pakistan better without the bomb; U.S.-Iran tensions, and When we used nukes as shovels.
On the radar: NYT, Wash Post, and USA Today on next steps with Iran; Smarter, not broader, sanctions; Military option has little effect; Romney’s war prep; Pillar on the IAEA report; Nukes in your backyard; Evangelicals for nuclear cuts; Replicating successes of Iran diplomacy; and Inside a defunct Soviet sub base.
On the radar: Slavin on steps to keep Iran from the bomb; Albright on the technical details; Joe puts the report in perspective; Concerning, but neither imminent nor inevitable; IAEA report not a game changer; WH relatively quiet; IAEA meeting on the 18th; Lieberman saber rattles; Fewer targets, fewer bombs; Oil markets feel it; and the Loose geeks problem.
On the radar: Five reasons not to strike Iran; Admin on engagement; Why the situation is complicated; Pundit posturing; Pakistan staffing up; Britain goes thermonuclear; Rademaker breaks out some enrichment math; and Cordesman on strategic competition with Iran.
On the radar: Update on Iran’s capabilities; the Politics of the report; Visualizing the nuclear threat; the Debate within Israel; Panetta considering nuclear cuts; Turner’s partial accounting; and Baker on zero.
On the radar: IAEA report dropping, pressure rising; the Risks of saber rattling; Nuclear dangers and the “ally from hell”; Michael Douglas in Washington; Invest in nuclear terror prevention; Not knowing thy enemy; Understanding nuclear explosions without testing; Advice for the North Korea team; Iran’s waning influence; Nuclear and the bomber; and Don Draper sells some Nikes.
On the radar: NY Times on cutting the nuclear budget; Global nuclear budgets; Tactical insecurity; Russia’s critical roles; Envoys under the radar; Tritium production excess; Talking past China; and Reserves for Martian attack.
On the radar: Japan’s latent capabilities; Iran’s nuclear timeline; Musharraf is back; the IAEA goes to Damascus; Missile tests in Russia and Pakistan; Japan’s nuclear power debate; Livermore gets a new director; and Blinky the three-eyed fish.