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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…
Lyric of the Week: Now the darkness only stays at night time In the morning it will fade away Daylight is good At arriving at the right time But it’s not always going To be this grey All things must…
Quote of the week: “The art of fiction is dead. Reality has strangled invention.” — Sportswriter Red Smith, “Miracle of Coogan’s Bluff” Arleigh Burke was born in Boulder, Colorado, determined not to be land-locked. He took to the sea and…
Reconstructing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s and IRGC Commander Mohammad Ali Jafari’s visits to Project Ghaem. To this day, Iran’s pre-2011 effort to develop a large solid-fuel SLV remains shrouded in mystery. While the general outline of the program has been…
While we’re waiting to hear whether US-DPRK talks ever get on track, it may be worth reflecting on just what Pyongyang imagined would come out of the Hanoi summit back in February. Several hours after President Trump had his say,…
Lyric of the week: I’ve walked and I’ve crawled on six crooked highways I’ve stepped in the middle of seven sad forests I’ve been out in front of a dozen dead oceans I’ve been ten thousand miles in the mouth…
Jeffrey and Anne attended the CTBTO’s 2019 Science and Technology Conference in Vienna, which means this is another Wienerpod! Aaron calls in to get the lowdown on the state of the CTBT and the evolving technological environment for nuclear test…
Prophecy of the week: “Go, my people, enter your chambers, And lock your doors behind you. Hide but a little moment, Until the indignation passes.” — Isaiah Note to readers: I am at work writing a book on the rise,…
by Grace Liu and Ben McIntosh The possibility of undeclared North Korean nuclear facilities will be a major challenge to any effort to verifiably eliminate North Korea’s nuclear program. In the past, diplomatic efforts have collapsed over allegations that North…
