Quotes of the Week: “The events of September 11, 2001, taught us that weak states, like Afghanistan, can pose as great a danger to our national interests as strong states…The United States will stand beside any nation determined to build a better future by seeking the rewards of liberty for its people.” — George W. …
Proliferation Optimism vs. Pessimism, Revisited
by | 2018-03-30 | 2 Comments
Quotes of the week: “When the hegemonic power that helped create the non-proliferation regime declines, so does the regime.” — T.V. Paul, Power vs. Prudence: Why Nations Forgo Nuclear Weapons (2000) “The cold truth is that the alternative to a U.S.-led international order is less international order.” — Richard Haass Optimistic and pessimistic arguments about …
KCN-eh? March’s Other North Korean Developments
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A Canadian reviews the last month’s North Korea news with two special guests, Jeffrey and Aaron. It’s a family pod! Andrea discusses the new UN Panel of Experts report on North Korea’s illicit arms dealing, whether the DPRK is helping reconstitute the Syrian chemical weapons program, and some long awaited discussions on Myanmar’s acquisition of …
Russia’s Nuclear Powered Cruise Missile
by | 2018-03-24 | No Comments
From the moment that Russia unveiled its nuclear-powered cruise missile, I was referring people to my neighbor up in Santa Cruz, Gregg Herken. (West Coast, Best Coast!) Gregg is one our finest historians of the Cold War and he just happened to have written wonderful little account of Project Pluto, America’s own effort at such a …
