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by Cyrus Jabbari, CNS Graduate Research Assistant Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, who commanded the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for eight years until April 2019, referred to Abu Musa Island as Iran’s beating heart at the beginning of this…
Not long after the August 8 explosion at Nyonoksa in northern Russia–and the initial report of a spike in radioactivity in the nearby city of Severodvinsk–something else unexpected happened. Multiple radionuclide (RN) detectors inside Russia, part of the International Monitoring…
Quote of the week: “Foreign policy is the face a nation wears to the world.” — Arthur Schlesinger The Press Trust of India ran this story on August 16th: NEW DELHI — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said India…
Russia tested something and maybe kinda sorta told the truth about a subsequent spike in radiation. What happened? who knows? In this episode, the ACW trio discuss the explosion in Nenoksa and why it may have been a test to support…
Quote of the week: “When you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Perfect it. Pass it on.” — Thurgood Marshall My idea of India is dated, like…
Quote of the week: “Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.” — Mahatma Gandhi I was relatively sanguine after the last spike…
During one of the Democratic Presidential primary debates, Elizabeth Warren and Governor Whats-his-name sparred over nuclear weapons, no-first use and deproliferation. Aaron, Anne and Jeffrey discuss the use of jargon in gate-keeping and the merits of various proposals relating to…
Lyric of the week: I wrest the waters, fight Neptune’s waters Sail through the sorrows of life’s marauders Unrepenting, often empty Sail on, sail on sailor — Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, “Sail On Sailor” The Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty…
