SALT I, Fifty Years On
by | November 18, 2019 | No Comments
Quote of the week: “Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness… Have you no sense of decency, sir?” – Attorney Joseph Welch, addressing Senator Joseph McCarthy during the “Army-McCarthy” witch hunt hearings, 1954 My colleague, the indefatigable and indispensable Daryl Kimball of the Arms Control Association, reminds …
Iran’s Four Steps
by | November 13, 2019 | No Comments
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani has announce yet another “step” away from the JCPOA, the fourth this year. As Iran resumes feeding UF6 into some of the cascades at the Fordow Enrichment Plant, Anne and Jeffrey discuss the steps that led us here and the prospect for preserving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Support us over at …
Krasnoyarsk: The Antecedent to the INF Treaty Violation?
by | November 10, 2019 | 4 Comments
Quip of the week: “Who ya gonna believe, me or your own eyes?” — line by Chico Marx in “Duck Soup” Two former Soviet experts who played key roles in Cold War arms control negotiations, Aleksandr’ G. Savel’yev and Nikolay N. Detinov, wrote an important book giving outsiders insight into the Kremlin’s decision making. The …
China’s 70th National Day Parade
by | November 6, 2019 | No Comments
Everybody loves a parade, especially one with missiles and drones. Superproducer Scott joins Jeffrey and Anne to discuss the new hardware displayed in early October, and how great it is to watch the PRC’s flag-raising ceremony. Scott has waited seven years for this parade, so that he can finally get a legitimate high-resolution shot of …
In Memoriam: Stephen Philip Cohen
by Michael Krepon | November 3, 2019
Norm Building and Tear Downs
by Michael Krepon | October 27, 2019
Crocodiles, Technocrats and Commanders
by Fabian Hinz | October 25, 2019
Scratching Erdogan's Nuclear Itch
by Mark Hibbs | October 22, 2019
All Roads Lead to Putin
by Michael Krepon | October 21, 2019
Tailkits and the Turks: US Nuclear Weapons in Turkey
by ACW Podcast | October 15, 2019
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