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The treaty Barack Obama just signed with Dmitri Medvedev, and the strategy statement that went with it, are impeccably sensible. Fox News runs footage of mushroom cloulds while Newt Gingrich lies through his teeth about what’s in the statement. The mainstream media sits on its hands, and only Jon Stewart does the job of an actual journalist.
Archive for the ‘Nuclear proliferation’ Category
April 9th, 2010
December 22nd, 2008
Category: Nuclear proliferation
What do we make of an amateur nuclear bomb scientist riding around with a cheesy replica of the Hiroshima bomb? One thing is clear: he should find a new hobby.
September 10th, 2008
The LHC doomsday scenario and similar risks.
August 3rd, 2007
Category: Nuclear proliferation, Wayward press
Any ignoramus knows that, if we have to attack al-Qaeda bases in Pakistan, we shouldn’t use nukes. And any sophisticated strategic analyst agrees. But a little learning is a dangerous thing, and reporters and politicians who know just enough strategic theory to get it completely wrong are ganging up on Barack Obama for saying something that’s obviously correct.
March 15th, 2007
Category: Nuclear proliferation
Musharraf is going down. We backed a thug, and all we got is this lousy reputation.
March 6th, 2007
Category: Nuclear proliferation
Shouldn’t the design of American foreign policy toward Iran start with an analysis of Iranian politics? Increasing the chances that Iran has a new President less crazy and less hostile than its current one ought to be at the top of our priority list. But that’s not the way foreign policy gets thought about.
March 6th, 2007
Category: Nuclear proliferation
The U.S. and Russia are still in “launch-on-warning” mode, and Russian’s warning systems have been degrading over time.
October 16th, 2006
Category: Nuclear proliferation
The North Koreans tested a real warhead, not just a device, with an intended yield of about four kilotons. It fizzled. The tactical goal of the test was to make our aircraft carriers insecure, forcing them to keep away from the Korean coast. The strategic goal of the whole exercise is to get the U.S. to promise not to invade. From that perspective, the test was probably a mistake.
April 12th, 2006
Category: MSM (mainstream media), Nuclear proliferation
Latest substance on Iran: no nukes for a long time. Latest politics: Just say “No.” And repeat. And repeat.
