Not as a bellicose document; something the Obama administration acted upon; and, yes, a method to concentrate international attention on current weaknesses in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. All will be explained if you follow this link to the Washington Independent. The New York Times cleans up after itself here.

Putting “The Battle of Hampton Roads” in this place not because it has any connection to Gates’ memo but because it was in my earphones during my morning commute and wow.