The United States is so divided that the election of a new President has become a cause of mourning for half the population. To me, Donald Trump’s election feels like Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush over Al Gore — only worse. It’s impossible for people like me to forget how Trump …
China’s HQ-19 Hit-to-Kill Interceptor
by | 2016-11-07 | 2 Comments
Scott Lafoy sits in for Aaron as Scott and Jeffrey discuss China’s hit-to-kill program being tested out of Korla in China’s western desert. China released video of some the tests! Is the HQ-19 designed to defend against missiles or shoot-down satellites? BOTH, SILLY!
Bombs, Bans, and Norms
by | 2016-11-06 | 8 Comments
Early drafts of the Nuclear Ban Treaty green-lighted by the UN First Committee seek to prohibit the development, production, testing, acquisition, stockpiling, transfer, deployment, threat of use and use of nuclear weapons. This would be the most ambitious treaty negotiated since the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact, which outlawed war. The Kellogg-Briand Pact didn’t work out so well; …
Learning About Nuclear South Asia
by | 2016-11-01 | 1 Comment
Two new sections are now ready for consumption of the Stimson Center’s free, open, online course, Nuclear South Asia: A Guide to India, Pakistan, and the Bomb. These sections cover India and Pakistan’s nuclear doctrines and postures, as well as their place in the global nuclear order. (See here for an overview.) Stimson is grateful to the following …
