Years · 2020

December 2020

5 posts

Episode39 min

New Year, New START, New Facilities in Iran

At the end of this awful year, Jeffry and Aaron talk about the future of arms control, the future of analytics, and the future of the pod. 2021 will have a lot going on: New START expiration or extension, new…

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Failures of Imagination

Lyric of the week: “I sit alone at home and cry over youWhat can I doCan’t help myselfCause baby it’s youBaby it’s you You should hear what they say about you (cheat, cheat)They say, they say you never never ever…

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Nuclear-Armed Rivalry in Southern Asia

Note to readers: A slightly different version of this essay appeared in the Stimson Center’s on-line magazine, South Asian Voices, the premier global platform for talented analysts to exchange views on this region’s pressing issues without invective or pat talking…

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Restoring U.S. Arms Control Expertise

Quote of the week: “The best defense against partisanship is expertise.” — Roger Angell The incoming Biden administration’s damage assessments are now underway. All agencies of the executive branch have taken serious hits over the last four years and are…

Episode32 min

Dennis Gormley

Jeffrey and Aaron share stories about the life of Dennis Gormley, renowned proliferation scholar and celebrated professor. Dennis’s work on cruise missile proliferation, tacit knowledge, and industrial expertise was foundational to the field of proliferation studies, and he was a…