A hard pushback on the dicey “evidence” the Trump administration didn’t quite present – it’s classified y’know – slowed down John Bolton’s rush to war, but something bit Donald Trump and he has tweeted another implied nuclear threat at Iran. Here are questions that should be considered in going to war. 1. What end state …
Rofer on Nuclear Issues
I Am Not Watching “Chernobyl”
I’ve watched the trailer. I have no stomach for watching people die from acute radiation sickness. I read the report on Louis Slotin some long time ago, and that was quite enough for me. It’s a horrible way to die. But I am willing to answer your questions on the series. I was on a …
Obama Respite Open Thread
The man whom Chancellor Angela Merkel calls “dear Barack” was back in Berlin on Saturday, his lanky figure and easy smile a reminder for Germans of a different era that ended not so long ago. But former President Barack Obama had not come to speak about the past. He came to speak to the future: …
Curmudgeonly Post On Recurring Science Ignorance
Before I get more emails on this. Boy, 14, creates nuclear reactor in his bedroom What he built – not created, built – is called a fusor or fuzor. Instructions for building one abound on the internet. A boy, yes a boy as opposed to a girl or gender-nonconforming kid, does this every few years, …
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Mike Flynn’s Nuclear Adventure – The Companies
Since elements of the story first appeared, I have been intrigued by the idea that Michael Flynn wanted to sell nuclear reactors to the Saudis. Too much of it doesn’t make sense and still doesn’t. A few things I’ve wondered about: Flynn has no experience with nuclear reactors. Why nuclear reactors? There are a …
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A Quick Post On Selling Nuclear Technology To The Saudis
Big news this morning about the continuing pressure to sell nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia. Ken Dilanian was the first with the story, and Washington Post is catching up. Like a lot of stories about the Trump administration’s dicey connections with foreign governments, it adds some new information to a story that I’ve been following …
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On The Lack Of Analytical Utility Of The Concept Of Deterrence
With the US withdrawal from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, we will be hearing more about deterrence. That word is used far too broadly, muddying discussions of military strategy and focusing discussions of war and peace too narrowly. As the Cold War progressed from open competition for bigger bombs in the 1950s, through the terror …
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