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*All Options Are on the Table* Scraps

Travis | Oct 19, 2009 | there are 1 comments 1

Secretary Clinton will give a big nonproliferation speech on Wednesday at 11am, Laura Rozen reports. Clinton plans to outline “a diplomatic blueprint for implementing the vision the President set forth in Prague.” New START and CTBT are on the itinerary, too.

Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada on Sunday called on the United States to make a pledge not to use nuclear weapons first. Okada is not from Hiroshima or Nagasaki, so is it okay to listen to what he says, PONI?

Kudos to Walter Pincus for writing about the B61 refurbishment study in the WaPo, although NOH readers had a head start on that one.

Apparently the Center “occupies the currently fairly influential, soggy-left end of the spectrum of Washington's power-connected think-tanks.” Sign #347 that our drinking is becoming a problem.

No, Peter Galbraith doesn’t serve on our Board anymore. No, I don’t know where he is. No, I’m not his scheduler. Yes, I would be happy to give you his number so you can call him directly.

UPDATE (4:30PM): ACW compresses the digital bellows.

tags Nukes on a Blog, CTBT, START, Japan, Obama Administration, Table Scraps (all tags)


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