A guest post by my colleague Cameron Trainer: Russia takes its commitment to enforcing United Nations sanctions on North Korea seriously. So seriously, in fact, that when Russian businesswoman Irina Tyan was listed in a NPR article as operating a banned joint venture with DPRK consulate Vladivostok, the government immediately took action to close the …
Missed Missiles: Finding a Failed Missile Test in India
by | 2018-10-23 | 10 Comments
Dave Schmerler, Michael Duitsman, and I were gathered around my computer, admiring satellite images we found of an Indian missile on a launch pad from May 2017. I pointed to some cloudy streaks on the screen and joked, “I wonder if that’s smoke from a test gone wrong.” We zoomed out to see more of …
Trashing the INF Treaty
by | 2018-10-22 | 13 Comments
Quote of the week: “Wake the damn Bambino. I’ll drill him in the ass.” — Attributed to Pedro Martinez, 2004, the year when the Red Sox broke the curse of not winning a World Series after trading Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees 86 years earlier. Donald Trump announced at a campaign rally on …
A Future for Arms Control?
by | 2018-10-16 | No Comments
Aaron and Jeffrey return to the topic to discuss the potential for a New Start extension and what it could mean for the future of the US-Russian relationship. Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!
