Renewed Nuclear Testing in… the U.S.?
by | May 29, 2020 | No Comments
John Hudson and Paul Sonne at the Washington Post broke the story that Trump administration officials have discussed conducting additional nuclear tests in the United States. Jeffrey and Anne discuss why this is a bad idea, how this would disproportionately benefit U.S. nuclear competitors, and the primarily political (not technical) utility of a “rapid” nuclear …
What’s Up with Turkey’s S400?
by | May 27, 2020 | No Comments
Turkey previously announced that its S400 air defense regiment would be activated and in service by the end of April, 2020, after its delivery from Russia in 2019. Since it is now May 2020, with no S400 deployment in sight, Aaron and Scott sat down with Rob Lee for an in-depth talk about what could …
Renewed Nuclear Testing in China?
by | May 22, 2020 | No Comments
The Wall Street Journal reported that “China might be secretly conducting nuclear tests with very low explosive power” based on the State Department’s 2020 Annual Compliance Report, but that is not quite what the report actually says. Jeffrey and Anne sit down to talk about open-source tracking of the Lop Nur nuclear testing site, the …
The Open Skies Treaty Bites the Dust
by Michael Krepon | May 21, 2020
China’s DF-26: A Hot-Swappable Missile?
by Joshua Pollack | May 17, 2020
George W. Bush and Dick Cheney
by Michael Krepon | May 17, 2020
Iran's Satellite and the IRGC Space Program
by ACW Podcast | May 12, 2020
Trump’s National Security Strategy Revisited
by Michael Krepon | May 11, 2020
Russia's Nudol Anti-Satellite Missile Test
by ACW Podcast | May 1, 2020
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John Hudson and Paul Sonne at the Washington Post broke the story that Trump administration officials have discussed conducting additional nuclear tests in the United States.
Jeffrey and Anne discuss why this is a bad idea, how this would disproportionately benefit U.S. nuclear competitors, and the primarily political (not technical) utility of a “rapid” nuclear test.
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