Reports cast doubt on European missile defense By DESMOND BUTLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Major delays, cost overruns and critical technological problems are plaguing a missile defense system designed to protect the United States and Europe from an Iranian attack, Pentagon advisers and government investigators say about one of President Barack Obama’s top […]
Good News for Nuclear Terrorism Prevention Programs?
Regular readers know that we weren’t big fans of the Obama administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 budget request for core nuclear material security programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration. And given that Republicans on the House Energy…
Independence for Scotland and Disarmament for the United Kingdom: The Law of Unintended Consequences
A mixture of geography and nationalism has set the stage in the United Kingdom for a referendum in 2014 that will ask voters a straightforward question with complex consequences: Should Scotland be an independent nation?
Because I couldn’t resist
Two fair questions prompted by the cartoon: (1) How far has North Korea’s missile program advanced since 2006 and (2) how far has the US Ground Based Midcourse Defense System (GMD) advanced since 2006?
Independence for Scotland and Disarmament for the United Kingdom: Or, the Law of Unintended Consequences
By Matthew Fargo A mixture of geography and nationalism has set the stage in the United Kingdom for a referendum in 2014 that will ask voters a straightforward question with complex consequences: Should Scotland be an independent nation? A complicating factor for the referendum is that while the United Kingdom is a permanent member of […]