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Verse of the week: “Waves of anger and fearCirculate over the brightAnd darkened lands of the earth” – W.H. Auden, “Another Time” A total of 528 nuclear tests were carried out in the atmosphere. The United States conducted 215; the…
After North Korea tested its new MaRV twice, a bunch of weird news stories suddenly started breaking about U.S. responses. Flights were grounded in parts of the West Coast, there was a shelter in place order up at the missile…
Verse of the week: “I’d like to tell you not to worry. Reality has a way of sorting itself out,/ but panic is infectious. The scare arrives when you’re doing/ jumping jacks or organizing the cutlery. Some moment of low/…
Quote of the week: “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower The most fundamental norm – the one we depend upon to prevent massive and sudden crimes against…
Quote of the week: “Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever…
North Korea tested what appears to be a maneuverable reentry vehicle (MaRV), which could support a tactical nuclear mission and subvert ballistic missile defenses. Jeffrey and Aaron talk through the difference between a MaRV and a hypersonic glide vehicle, discuss…
