On the radar: How time limits may solve the Iran nuclear puzzle; Iran reduces demands for nuclear program; India and the Nuclear Suppliers Group; Asking the right questions on Modi’s nukes; Considering North Korea re-engagement; The necessity of nuclear security; Restoring habitability to WIPP; Soviet-era comic strip; and North Korea’s cheerleader diplomacy.
On the radar: Everybody is upgrading their nukes; Businesses brace for Iran deal; Sec. Tim Howard; Positioning ahead of negotiations; Zarif on YouTube; India’s AP, new uranium plant; and Bill Gates’ nuclear wish.
On the radar: Kerry on the prospects for a deal; International community looks for way to bridge gaps on Iran; Deputy Secretary Burns to return to the negotiating table; UK to keep Trident deterrent; DOD releases new WMD strategy; Why are there still nukes in Italy; Pentagon cost-saving program a dud; Despite successful test, GMD still a boondoggle; Poland shortlists contractors for BMD; Army’s super-blimp is finally ready; NNSA needs new focus; and Kitty litter not to blame for WIPP leak.
On the radar: How to skunk diplomacy; Minuteman III alternatives; De-MIRVing is a good first step; Despite success, missile defense still a mistake; and N. Korea makes more demands.
On the radar: New commander says we should trust troubled missileers more; Russia loses its key early warning satellite; S. Korea and China meet to discuss N. Korea’s nuclear ambitions; N. Korea tests new guided missile; P5+1 holds a strategy session; Why the U.S. should consider opening a diplomatic outpost in Iran; and Commending President Obama on new land mine announcement.
On the radar: What a successful Iran deal includes; Marathon talks in store for negotiators; Iran nuclear sanctions and the drug trade; Uneasy coexistence between sanctions and business; India could be ready to export ballistic missiles; Minot AFB gets a new missile wing commander; and Frivolous Manhattan Project claim rejected by courts.
On the radar: Huge increase in weapons spending coming all at once; B-2 gets new, expensive and redundant nuclear capabilities; Lockheed Martin gets new BMD contract; Congress spends more on MOX; Leave ballistic missiles out of Iran talks; Iran-Russia reactor deal good for international security; Nuclear Suppliers Group mulls ties with India; Feds launch new investigation into WIPP accident; Detroit bankruptcy court has some crazy creditor claims; and N. Korea not happy about Seth Rogen’s new movie.
On the radar: Proof that diplomacy works; Success in Syria already having effect on NATO policy; U.S. tactical nukes in Europe offer little assurance; Canada examines potential role in joint U.S. GMD; Raytheon to continue kill-vehicle production after successful test; and Workers adjust WIPP’s air conditioning.