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Archives for March 2020
Giving Thanks for Heroic Efforts
by | March 26, 2020 | 3 Comments
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 and gave not back an inch, and was faithfulof days and faithful of nights,And chalk’d …
The PLA Rocket Force’s Rapid Expansion
by | March 24, 2020 | No Comments
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 launching over 100 missiles in 2019, rapidly expanding since 2017, and some of the data …
Making Nukes Weapons of Last Resort
by | March 22, 2020 | 2 Comments
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 control is hard-wired: those of us who believe that reducing nuclear dangers requires reducing the …
Addicted to Edginess
by | March 16, 2020 | 8 Comments
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 to take a brief break from the woes of this world, including the continued demise …
The Waning of On-Site Inspections and Strategic Seychel
by | March 8, 2020 | 4 Comments
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 that international cooperation is difficult is to state the obvious. But we should use all …
