In two previous posts, I’ve mentioned press reports about Dr Khan and Syria, one saying there may have been a connection, the other saying no way.
Khan to Musharraf: Let’s make a deal
Hmm, your former employer has made you a patsy, fired you from your job, hung you out to dry, and ruined your reputation. What do you? Well, if you are former CBS anchor man Dan Rather, you do what any red blooded American would do. You hire a lawyer and sue the bastards.
Khan? I’ll get back to you on that
Since I just blogged about Iran I’m thinking what does it say about American intelligence abilities that some of the best information on Iran’s nuclear program and, for that matter, Khan’s network, has come from private sources. Now I’ve got nothing against private sources; in fact, I’ve long been a huge proponent of increased reliance on OSINT. But it does raise the issue of how effective and interested the US government is in taking out clandestine nuclear trafficking networks.
A front company by any other name is still a front company
On June 13 the Washington Times ran an article asserting that Iran is using newly created front companies in a bid to frustrate US and United Nations sanctions on its suspect nuclear programs. The charges were made by the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), which supports the overthrow of the regime in Tehran.
From the frying pan into the fire: US Arms sales and military assistance to the Persian Gulf and Middle East
Continuing arms sales and military assistance programs are premised on an unproved Iranian threat, will affect the regional strategic balance and support authoritarian regimes.
The newest anti-satellite contender: China’s ASAT Test
China's successful ASAT weapons test makes it more difficult for the US to ignore its potential as a competitor in space and makes essential the revitalization of Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS) negotiations.
See, speak, and hear no incompetence: The findings of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the US Regarding WMDs
The WMD Commission report and recommendations – and the dangers of “group think”
Unravelling the known unknowns: Why no weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq
Bush and Blair made a WMD mountain out of what, at best, was a molehill