On the radar: Nukes cost a lot; IAEA and Iran make progress; Moving parts of Iran negotiations explained; What a perfect nuclear deal might look like; Playing strategic chess with North Korea; Nuclear officer gets a reprimand; Cheating nuclear officers get a second chance; Pakistan’s destabilizing posture; Ambiguity on dismantlements; We still know nothing about WIPP leak; and South Carolina gives up suit on MOX.
On the radar: Experts decry nonpro budget cuts; Iran gives details on PMD; Progress seen on Iran nuclear negotiations; Getting ready for success with Iran; Some Israelis coming around on Iran negotiations; Some B52s get facelifts; Poor behavior amongst missileers leads to missile base spending boom; More on MOX; and Ballistic missile defenses are great for spending money, if not defending against missiles.
On the radar: $20 billion UPF idea not feasible; Searching for MOX answers; Size of active U.S. nuclear stockpile; Iran negotiations a four player game; Predicting Iran’s stockpile conversion rate; More ballistic missile defense problems; Pushback on missile silo proposal; North Korea tests rocket engine; Disarmament, climate and public attention; and GODZILLA!!!!!!!!!
On the radar: No need for backseat drivers on Iran talks; GAO on dismantlement; MOX still being built, despite imminent shutdown; New Russian sanctions package; Using legalese to keep missile silos; and Risk of nuclear weapons accidents continues to rise.
On the radar: No special funding for budget-busting nuclear sub; Opposition to nuke modernization delays; Size of nuclear weapons stockpile declassified; IAEA to visit Iran uranium sites; China opposes sanctions on missile proliferator; Cost overruns on MOX plant; German nuclear waste could head to South Carolina; Live-artillery exercises and fresh threats from North Korea; and ICBM security on an 8-inch floppy disk.
On the radar: Report advocates for deeper cuts in nuclear arsenals amidst U.S.-Russia tensions; The keys to a solution on Iran; Chief IAEA inspector holds informal talks in Tehran; British diplomat visits Iran to address strained relations; U.S. to release nonproliferation and disarmament status report; Satellites detect fresh signs of North Korea nuclear test activity; Preventing nuclear catastrophe; and Russia dismisses the Marshall Island’s nuke lawsuit.
On the radar: Steady progress made on Iran negotiations; Iranian FM optimistic about deal at home; U.S. continues to press for peace with Iran, but also shows resolve with Gulf States; Nuclear lawsuit; India successfully test ballistic missile interceptor; and Tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula.
On the radar: Obama on the peninsula; Preparing for a fourth North Korean nuclear test; ICBMs could outlive all of us; Nuclear families; US to start fielding NATO missile interceptors that may or may not work; Implications of China’s new SSBN fleet; and Two tracks for dealing with North Korea.