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The standoff continues between Iran and the IAEA about an inspection of the Parchin facility that is suspected of holding a containment tank for explosives tests related to nuclear weapons development. Robert Kelley has renewed his objection that such a … Continue reading
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Tagged IAEA, Iran, Parchin, Semipalatinsk
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Commissar Rudolf and his wife are enjoying the holiday in their Moscow apartment. She looks out the window and says, “I think it’s beginning to snow.” He walks over to the window, turns to her, and says, “Rudolf the Red … Continue reading
Jeffrey Lewis has stirred up the question of whether apparatus photographed in Burma/Myanmar is useful for uranium and rare earth chemistry. I’ve provided a quick overview based on my experience. But there’s another source of information on uses of equipment … Continue reading
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Tagged Burma, Nuclear tourism, Sillamäe
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The Santa Fe Institute brought together five people who individually would have had hours of interesting topics to present. Together these individuals had many perspectives and thoughts about the history and implications of the Manhattan Project to give a multi-dimensional … Continue reading
Juan Cole questions the accuracy of the IAEA report on Iran. “A key allegation in the IAEA report on Iranian nuclear activities has fallen apart,” he says. He bases this claim on an article by Gareth Porter, which supposedly shows … Continue reading
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October 11, 10:00 GMT: Reagan and the American Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Jack Matlock, Jr., along with Reagan’s interpreter, emerge from their practice session. Matlock has been playing Gorbachev’s role and speaking in Russian. However, he has avoided specifics … Continue reading
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To observe the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Reykjavik Summit, I thought it would be fun to liveblog it. Here is some background on the summit. Liveblogging starts tomorrow, October 11. Some dramatic license will be taken with precise times and … Continue reading
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