State has saved us a bunch of time…..here are all of the official US statements, docs, etc. regarding the new treaty.

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The NPR.

The briefing.

The other briefing and associated slides.

The background briefing and slides for said briefing.

And Obama’s statement.

Geek out with your beak out.

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The NYT has them.

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Anyway, in conclusion, nuclear proliferation is a major threat that has placed all our previously held beliefs about military strategy in doubt, and also, in addition, pancakes and waffles are delicious with maple syrup. I don’t know. As I said, I can’t argue with you on that, so….

Predictably…

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Not sure if any pro cyclists (or fans thereof) read this blog (actually, I’m not sure anyone reads this blog), but the International Presidency Tour takes place in Iran this coming May, according to the UCI and this site.

I’m sure more info is contained on the Cycling Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s site, but I can’t read Farsi.

According to the UCI, Iranian riders comprise 5 of the top 10 ranked riders on the UCI Asia Tour, including the # 1 slot.

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None of the links on this page are to partisan websites, AFAIK.

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I’m pretty sure it’ll center on posting useful documents and pop culture references to NBC weapons.

Here’s a sample. I know IED’s aren’t NBC, but this song is too good not to post. And the video has nuclear explosions.

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Just noting the obvious. I will be back after the first of the year, though.

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Since the debate topic is “Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reduce the size of its nuclear weapons arsenal, and/or substantially reduce and restrict the role and/or missions of its nuclear weapons arsenal,” the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation has put up some resources for debaters.

Get to work.

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Josh Pollack has a new column over at the Bulletin. I think that’s pretty cool, especially because he’s splitting his salary with me.

Check out his first effort.

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