On the radar: The trouble with missile defense; Boeing missile defense contract gets revamped; Concrete advances in Iran talks; Iran may green-light snap inspections; Gridlock in Iran negotiations is political, not technical; NATO B61’s are costly and impractical; Sharing the B61 burden; India to allow increased IAEA oversight; and WIPP cleanup plan on the horizon.
On the radar: U.S. nuclear partner expands bomb capability; Iran holds up its end, again; Amb. Pickering on an Iran deal; Keeping non-nuclear issues off the table; Congress legislates keeping silos, refuses to meet treaty obligations; U.S. de-MIRV’s its last missile; a Non-nuclear Scotland; Ukraine keeps working on Russian missiles; and N. Korea tests a BMD workaround.
On the radar: Detecting and deterring, not just capping; P5+1 members search for a ‘win-win’; Iran’s sanctions position adjusts; Britain’s embassy in Tehran; Y-12 gets extra cash; the Woes of a whistleblower; Indian boomer sea trials delayed; Air Force gets stealthy about bomber project; North Korea’s new cruise missiles; and Hillbilly millionaire, nuclear extortionist.
On the radar: Ironing out the details of a deal; Lots of work ahead, negotiators upbeat; U.S. still has lots of leverage; Congress wants back in the spotlight; Iran and U.S. find significant common ground; U.K. to reopen Tehran embassy; the Senate spending bill; USAF and USN might have to work together; Canadians reconsider GMD; USAF tries to solve Missile Corps woes with HR fix; and President Rouhani is just an average Joe.
On the radar: It’s not all breakout and irreversibility; the Latest from Vienna; How to unwind sanctions; Iraq on sidelines in Vienna; New START politics in House; New Bomber gets RFP; Alabama loves it some missile defense; Scotland’s proposed constitution; and the Case for getting rid of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons.
On the radar: Taxpayers take a bath on missile defense; Next round of Iran talks resume; U.S., Iran and Iraq; How to unwind sanctions; U.S.-U.K. nuclear sharing; Solid rocket fuel concerns; U.S. may not keep N. Korea Envoy position; and World nuclear stockpiles see modest reductions, surge in modernization.
On the radar: Zarif on lessons from the past; Iran’s breakout estimate; Enrichment without a deal; Aussies join US-Asian BMD plan; Congress won’t let MOX die; the history of the National Security Working Group; Don’t re-invade Iraq; and What Iran negotiations have to do with the World Cup.
On the radar: Blocking the plutonium path in negotiations; Interceptors that might not intercept; Pentagon’s bad budget math; Sharing the tactical nuclear cost burden; More WIPP canister explosion risk; China continues to modernize nuclear forces; and Small nuclear war, global nuclear winter.