“What’s the point of geolocating missile launches?” you might ask. Almost all of our analyses start with the simple act of putting a place to picture or a video. “Where did this happen?” Place seems like an obvious, well, place to start. But sometimes it is hard to explain why that is. Today, though, I …
A Trump/Kim Summit
by | 2018-03-09 | No Comments
President Trump announced that he’s going to meet with Kim Jong Un. He seems to think that Kim Jong Un is giving up his weapons. Kim Jong Un seems to think that Trump is recognizing North Korea as a nuclear power. What could possibly go wrong? Jeffrey and Aaron discuss before Sarah Sanders walks this …
North Korean Missile Lunch
by | 2018-03-08 | No Comments
A delegation from South Korea visited Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang. After a sumptuous lunch and what looked like a little booze, over-the-top happy Kim Jong Un waved goodbye as the South Korean delegation drove off with promises. Aaron and Jeffrey talk about the ROK’s post-lunch (not launch, for once) statement, the history of DPRK …
The Belated Consequences of Killing the ABM Treaty
by | 2018-03-07 | 12 Comments
Quote of the week: “There is not much solace in raising the enemy’s requirements if he is still able to meet them.” — Bernard Brodie, Strategy in the Missile Age The hardest sell in the crucial debates over strategic arms control in the 1960s was that constraining offenses required strictly limiting ballistic missile defenses. Forgoing …
