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A Pod of Dynamite

ACW Podcast

Jeffrey and Scott watched the new Kathryn Bigelow movie “House of Dynamite” and they both have opinions. The crew talks through both the artistic choices as well as the wonky details. “House of Dynamite” is an interesting take on missile defense and decisionmaking that doesn’t quite commit enough to any philosophical or strategic camp, but ultimately …

A Return to Nuclear Testing

Donald Trump directed “the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis” with other countries.  The Department of War doesn’t test nuclear weapons, the Department of Energy does all the time in lots of different ways.  Some people worried this meant a return to explosive testing, others seemed to think …

Guest Post – Always Be Casting: An Estimate of Iranian Solid Rocket Motor Production

This guest post is by Carl Parkin. Jon Gambrell has a story with the Associated Press on the reconstitution of Iran’s missile program in the wake of the 12-Day War. That story is based in part on this report. Introduction At the outset of Operation Rising Lion, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu justified Israel’s attack …

A Firstful of Interceptors: ABM Performance During True Promise II

Introduction This is the second in a series of blog posts I’m writing on True Promise II, the October 2024 Iranian missile attack against Israel. This post focuses on the U.S. and Israeli missile defense efforts, building on my previous post on TP II as well as the work and methodology outlined by Steve Fetter …