Regular readers of this blog will know that my colleagues and I have recently been discussing the growing possibility of Israeli military action against Iran’s nuclear programme (I highly recommend listening to Business Monitor’s Podcast on this subject). However, let us now do a little thought experiment: flash forward five years, and imagine that Iran… [Read more]
With the announcement on February 11 by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that Iran has produced its first batch of uranium enriched to 20%, the Islamic Republic has moved a step closer to being able to produce a nuclear weapon. Tehran insists that its nuclear programme has no military applications, and that the 20% enriched uranium will… [Read more]
Perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of North Korea’s Taepodong 2 rocket launch on Sunday was what a non-event it was. True, the Korean missile travelled further than any previous one – 3,200 km – but it failed to carry out Pyongyang’s stated goal of putting a satellite into orbit (although the North’s media says it… [Read more]