by Daniel Painter | Jul 17, 2012 | Monitor
July 9th P5+1 and Iran schedule next meeting. The next meeting planned for July 24 in Istanbul will be the second discussion focusing on the technical aspects of Tehran’s nuclear activities. A spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton commented, “The...
by Mary Kaszynski | Jul 16, 2012 | Monitor
In an op-ed for The Hill, ASP Director of Nuclear Policy Terri Lodge explains how updating the U.S. nuclear posture will save billions and bring U.S. strategy in line with the security threats of the 21st century. “While the media is consumed with tax cuts, the...
by Daniel Painter | Jul 9, 2012 | Monitor
July 2nd Kim Jong-il ordered the mass production of nuclear bombs. Citing an internal document from North Korea, Japanese news reports that the late leader Kim Jong-il instructed DPRK officials “to mass-produce nuclear bombs” by using highly enriched uranium. North...
by Daniel Painter | Jul 3, 2012 | Monitor
June 25th Russian Bulava SLBM enters into service. Russian Navy chief Vice Adm. Viktor Chirkov confirmed that the Bulava missile has de facto been adapted into service with the Navy. The Bulava (NATO designation SS-NX-30) missile, designed for deployment on the...
by Daniel Painter | Jun 28, 2012 | Monitor
The GAO’s report of the testimony before the HASC’s Subcommittee on Strategic Forces for Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise: Observations on the Organization and Management of the NNSA was released yesterday. The GAO found that while the NNSA has made...
