This 1989 CIA report titled Iraq: Nuclear Weapons-Related Procurement Activities is an interesting read. I am struck by his assessment:

On an unrelated note, these two sentences seem to be in tension:

The Deccan Herald recently published an excerpt from Anil Kakodar’s book Fire and Fury: Transforming India’s Strategic Identity. Part of the excerpt briefly discusses the considerable effort just before a 2006 U.S. Presidential visit to finalize the separation plan related to the 123 agreement:

Two days before Bush’s arrival, the US team was in New Delhi to finalise the text of the Separation Plan and both the sides were negotiating in South Block till 2 AM on the night before the US President was reaching.

Glenn Kessler’s book The Confidante: Condoleezza Rice and the Creation of the Bush Legacy includes a somewhat-similar vignette:

From Never Trust a Hippie:The Representation of ‘Extreme’ Politics in Punk Music Graphics and the Influences of Protest and Propaganda Traditions:

Nuclear solution – End the war at once/Deadly missiles dropped – Burning human flesh/Buildings turn to ash – Life does not exist/Sadists have their victory – Drop the iron fist

I mentioned the relationship between Crass and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Symbol. Here’s a bit more on the band and the campaign.

From The Story of Crass: