Biden and the Bomb
Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. While the popular perception of Biden is that he’s quite moderate, on nuclear issues he’s always been relatively progressive. Aaron and Jeffrey discuss Biden and bomb.
March 2020
6 posts
Giving Thanks for Heroic Efforts
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…
The PLA Rocket Force’s Rapid Expansion
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…
Making Nukes Weapons of Last Resort
Lyric of the Week: Won’t you please come to Chicago For the help that we can bring We can change the world Re-arrange the world It’s dying — to get better –Graham Nash, “Chicago” The tension between deterrence and arms…
Addicted to Edginess
Lyric of the week: Black and white Brown or tan Every woman Child and man Rich or poor Gay and straight We ain’t got time for hate – Shemekia Coleman, “We Ain’t Got Time to Hate” Dear Readers, It’s time…
The Waning of On-Site Inspections and Strategic Seychel
Quotes of the week: “The level or intensity of inspection required to monitor a disarmament agreement is in some way proportional to the degree of disarmament.” — Jerome B. Wiesner in Arms Control: Issues for the Public, 1961 “To state…
