A quick post before the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. In my professional life, I am especially grateful for high frequency satellite imagery. This week Planet Lab’s SkySat sensor allowed us to make two very interesting observations about China’s SSBN program. Jeffrey Lewis and I both gave a few comments to Defense One, but …
Nuclear Risk-Reduction on the Korean Peninsula
by | 2018-11-19 | 1 Comment
Lyric of the week: “Don’t want to die in a Super 8 Motel just because somebody’s evening didn’t go so well” — Jason Isbell, “Super 8” in the Southeastern album Every nuclear weapon awaits a set of circumstances that could produce truly awful headlines. An accident waiting to happen. A failure in safety or security …
The New Congress and the Lost Art of Political Compromise
by | 2018-11-13 | No Comments
Quotes of the week: “Atomic energy seems to present choices that defy wide popular understanding and control. So far, the control of such decisions is a kind of indigestible element in the operation of democratic politics.” — Robert A. Dahl, “Atomic Energy and the Democratic Process,” 1953. “The death of democracy is not likely to be …
Nuclear Navies in South Asia
by | 2018-11-12 | No Comments
India has some nuclear naval news, with its defense minister claiming a successful “first deterrent patrol.” What does this mean for Pakistan and nuclear dynamics in the Indian Ocean? Aaron sits down with friends of the pod Ankit Panda and Vipin Narang to talk about the India-Pakistan relationship, India’s ballistic missile subs, and Pakistan’s …
