An Iran War Vibe Check
by | 2026-05-09 | No Comments
It Really Looks Like A PrSM
by | 2026-04-12 | No Comments
The New York Times has a second story by Christiaan Triebert, John Ismay, Alexander Cardia, Leanne Abraham and Azmat Khanout that concludes … well, the title says it all: “New Evidence Further Implicates U.S. Missiles in Strikes That Killed 21 Civilians in Iran.” I am quoted estimating the length of the object as about fifteen …
Analysis of Patriot Incident in Bahrain
by | 2026-03-22 | 2 Comments
This is the longer analysis of a news story (“Patriot Missile Involved in Bahrain Blast Likely U.S. Operated, Analysis Finds,”) we did with Jonathan Landay, M.B. Pell, and Travis Hartman at Reuters on the Patriot incident in Bahrain on March 9, 2026. By Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Duitsman, and Sam Lair 1. Summary Assessment We assess …
GUEST POST: ON ‘FIRMS’ Ground: Can drone innovation in Ukraine be seen from space?
by | 2026-02-27 | No Comments
Today’s Guest Post is from Josiah Durfee a Middlebury College grad and former Team member in Monterey. He is currently based in the UK where he is getting a Masters of Strategic Studies at the University of St Andrews. In this article Josiah will take us through his deep interests in OSINT data sources, UAVs …
Whither the Iranian S-300?
by Sam Lair | February 20, 2026
A Chabahar Check-In
by Sam Lair | February 13, 2026
Conscious Decoupling
by ACW Podcast | February 7, 2026
(Just Like) New START is Over
by ACW Podcast | February 7, 2026
GUEST POST: IF YOU CAN'T DODGE A WRENCH: China May be Ill-Equipped to Deal with a Nuclear Accident or Attack
by John Ford | January 26, 2026
Oreshnik Again
by ACW Podcast | January 21, 2026
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