On May 20, 2014, Pennsylvania businessman Helmut Oertmann pleaded guilty to attempting to ship a horizontal lathe (also known as a bar peeling machine or “peeler”) to Iran via Dubai…
Analysis
The Wisconsin Project’s reports track WMD programs and the companies supplying them. In op-eds and articles, we argue for strict enforcement of strategic trade controls to inhibit proliferation.
What Does a One Year “Breakout” Really Mean?
In the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran, the P5+1 appear to have coalesced around one main objective: ensuring that Iran would need at least one year to produce enough fuel…
President Obama Rules Out Extension in Nuclear Talks
President Barack Obama publicly ruled out another extension of the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran if no agreement on the principles of an accord is reached by late March. In…
Iran Launches Another Satellite; E.U. to Close Sanctions Loophole
Iran conducted a successful satellite launch on February 2, sending the Fajr satellite into orbit aboard the Safir rocket. The launch marks Iran’s fourth successful attempt to place a satellite…
Obama Administration Wins Delay on Sanctions from Senate Democrats
The Obama administration sent two top officials to Congress twice in the past week, to defend ongoing nuclear talks with Iran and to argue against two Iran-related bills gaining ground…
Showdown on Iran Sanctions
The debate over new Iran sanctions heated up last week, as President Barack Obama called for Congress to “show patience,” while Senate leaders finalized language on two sanctions bills. The…
GOP Threatens to Boost Sanctions
Senator Mark Kirk, Republican of Illinois, repeated last week a widely held prediction: The Senate, now controlled by his party, will vote new sanctions against Iran as one of its…
Plus Ca Change…More Sanctions and Hopeful Comments Ring in New Year
Nuclear negotiations with Iran assumed a familiar pose in the waning days of December and the first days of 2015. Positive comments by both sides accompanied little progress. In an…
Pakistan Missile Milestones – 1961-2014
1961: Establishment of the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Pakistan’s space agency. 1962: The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) helps train Pakistani scientists and engineers. Pakistan…
India Missile Update – May 2014
India continues to enhance its land-based ballistic missile arsenal with a robust development and testing regime. The solid-fueled Agni-V intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM), which has a range of over…