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To supplement the series on the MOX plant, here is a PowerPoint presentation from Shaw-AREVA . This is also available from the South Carolina Energy Office. Posts in the Nuclear Diner series: Where Do Nuclear Weapons Go To Die? Canning … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Policy
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Ten years ago, I was not yet blogging. But I had an opinion about the accusations against Iraq. Bits and pieces of it might still be excavated from dead or dying discussion forums. I’ll expand here. I have to start … Continue reading
This is only a short part of the recording of Mitt Romney’s remarks to a select group of wealthy donors. David Corn gets the central issue right: that it sounds like Romney doesn’t know the difference between a nuclear bomb … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran, Mitt Romney, United States, US elections
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Kenneth Waltz argues that an Iranian nuclear weapon is likely to stabilize the Middle East as a counterbalance to Israeli nuclear power. His Foreign Affairs article is behind a paywall, but USA Today published a summary. Waltz sees the world … Continue reading
Nuclear security: what does it mean? Is it security against nuclear attacks? Security of nuclear materials? Nuclear power for secure supplies of electricity?
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On February 22, 1946, George Kennan sent the State Department a 5000-word analysis of Soviet-American relations. That telegram was the basis for a Cold War strategy that lasted through the end of the Soviet Union and avoided the worst possibility, … Continue reading
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The White House’s attempt to pour oil on troubled waters had a minimal effect on testimony and questioning at the hearing by the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform. All five Nuclear Regulatory Commissioners were present, and testimony was … Continue reading
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I’m posting the reference materials for the Wednesday, December 14, House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform here. Many thanks to Dan Yurman of Idaho Samizdat for the materials from Chairman Gregory Yaczko. All files are pdf.
I’ve been struggling with what to say about Al Kamen’s publication of an e-mail from one of the promoters of the $700 billion figure to another. I’m not happy with anything I’ve written, but I think it’s important to get … Continue reading
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A few more people have weighed into the debate on what nuclear weapons cost and how that budget might be reduced. Jeffrey Lewis goes into some detail in pulling numbers from documents and grouses a bit about the arguments. His … Continue reading
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