The Most Consequential Step
by | April 3, 2020 | No Comments
Diversion of the week: I strongly recommend the movie “Heart and Souls” (1993) starring a very young Robert Downey, Jr., the great Alfre Woodard, the under-appreciated straight man, Charles Grodin, Kyra Sedgwick and Tom Sizemore. We usually settle for one, movie-ending feel good moment. Guys: think of the having-a-catch-with-Dad scene in “Field of Dreams.” Gets …
Biden and the Bomb
by | March 26, 2020 | No Comments
Giving Thanks for Heroic Efforts
by | March 26, 2020 | 3 Comments
Verse of the week: “I understand the large hearts of heroes,The courage of present times and all times,How the skipper saw the crowded and rudderless wreck of the steam-ship,and Death chasing it up and down the storm,How he knuckled tight and gave not back an inch, and was faithfulof days and faithful of nights,And chalk’d …
The PLA Rocket Force’s Rapid Expansion
by | March 24, 2020 | No Comments
China’s People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) has been very busy in the last few years, testing new high-tech missiles and standing up new launch brigades. Superproducer Scott joins Jeffrey and Anne to talk about reports of the PLARF test launching over 100 missiles in 2019, rapidly expanding since 2017, and some of the data …
Making Nukes Weapons of Last Resort
by Michael Krepon | March 22, 2020
Addicted to Edginess
by Michael Krepon | March 16, 2020
The Waning of On-Site Inspections and Strategic Seychel
by Michael Krepon | March 8, 2020
Lisa Owens Davis
by Michael Krepon | February 27, 2020
Visualizations and Verification
by ACW Podcast | February 26, 2020
Space Diplomacy
by Michael Krepon | February 25, 2020
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