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Guest post by Jake Hulina Jake Hulina is a research assistant at CNS and an undergraduate student at Middlebury College. His research interests include missile proliferation, geospatial analysis, and maritime tracking. Due to North Korea’s continuing pursuit of nuclear weapons…
Lyric of the week: All alone the captain stands Hasn’t heard From his deck hands The gambler tips his hat And walks towards the door It’s the second half Of the cruise And you know he hates to lose –Neil…
The war in Yemen has seen the highest usage of ballistic missiles since the Iraq War, and the highest usage of ballistic missile defense assets in any conflict, offering a preview of any future conflicts with Iran. Aaron and Scott…
Quotes of the week: “It is clear that the use of such a weapon cannot be justified on any ethical ground which gives a human being a certain individuality and dignity even if he happens to be a resident of…
Quote of the week: “We have usurped many of the powers we once ascribed to God. Fearful and unprepared, we have assumed lordship over the life or death of the whole world – of all living things. The danger and…
Quote of the week: “There has never been any doubt about the military effectiveness of nuclear weapons or their potential for terror. A large part of the credit for their not having been used must be due to the “taboo”…
Another day, another suspected nuclear facility in North Korea. Anne and Jeffrey discuss the Wollo-ri Suspected Nuclear Warhead Manufacturing Facility. They discuss how the CNS team has monitored this site since 2015, the satellite imagery analysis that went into it,…
This is the analysis that accompanies the CNN story titled “New satellite imagery shows activity at suspected North Korean nuclear facility” by Zachary Cohen. The Wollo-ri Suspected Nuclear Warhead Manufacturing Facility Catherine Dill, David Laboon, Jeffrey Lewis, David Schmerler In…
In a cross-over podcast with FPRI’s Middle East Brief, Aaron speaks with Fabian Hinz, a frequent guest on the podcast, about the recent explosions in Iran and what open source intelligence has revealed about the two incidents. You can find…
Lyrics of the week I’m looking and I’m dreaming for the first time I’m inside and I’m outside at the same time And everything is real Do I like the way I feel? When the world crashes in into my…
