Quote of the week: “It has in fact become abundantly clear… since the dawn of the nuclear age, that the balance of terror is decidedly not delicate.” —Bernard Brodie, War & Politics Can we hold two contrary notions in our heads at the same time? Can we acknowledge that the delicate balance of terror and …
Deterrence Stability is a Hoax. The Delicate Balance of Terror is, Too.
by | 2017-07-19 | 14 Comments
North Korea’s New Missiles
by | 2017-07-18 | No Comments
No one has better sources in the U.S. government when it comes to North Korea’s missile program than the Diplomat’s Ankit Panda. He joins Jeffrey and Scott to discuss the Hwasong-12, Hwasong-14, a very strange North Korean concert, and Ankit shares some never-before-released data on the Hwasong-12 and some KN designations. This podcast is a …
North Korea’s ICBM: Hwasong-14
by | 2017-07-13 | No Comments
Test a missile, get a pod. North Korea tested a missile. The big one. An ICBM. To discuss recent events, Aaron, Jeffrey, and Scott talk about the KN-20/Hwasong-14, how we got here, and what we know about the missile. Links of Note: The pod about the Hwasong-12, the immediate precursor to the Hwasong-14, including …
Trump Puts Sudan (And the World) “On Notice” over DPRK
by | 2017-07-12 | No Comments
Yesterday, the US State Department issued a really interesting announcement that President Trump was extending the review period for Executive Order 13761, which outlines steps for lifting certain US sanctions on Sudan. In explaining its rationale, State brought up concerns over Sudan’s implementation of DPRK sanctions. (You can be forgiven for having failed to notice. Trump …
