Norms are standards of proper or acceptable behavior. They establish expectations and clarify misbehavior, thereby helping to isolate, limit, and sanction bad behavior. Without norms, there are no norm-breakers. They can be codified in treaties and other legal instruments, or they can be less formal, such as those embedded in international codes of conduct. When …
Mauger on China’s Hypersonic Test
by | 2014-09-08 | 18 Comments
AS James Acton, Catherine Dill and I prepared our “Crashing Tiger, Hidden Hotspring” post, one of my students, Philippe Mauger, made a number of important observations including offering a possible identification of the rocket engine found among the debris. I asked Philippe to write up some of his observations. Hypersonic loose ends A short addendum …
Putin’s Nuclear Threat
by | 2014-09-08 | 6 Comments
Did Vladimir Putin just threaten the West with nuclear weapons? Could nuclear weapons be used in Europe? What is Russia’s nuclear doctrine? Does a nuclear balance make the world safe for conventional war? Today, Aaron and Jeffrey talk about Russia’s nuclear weapons and the recent chatter about them in Moscow. Jeffrey and Aaron discussed a …
Crashing Glider, Hidden Hotspring
by | 2014-09-04 | 19 Comments
Don’t miss our podcast on the failed Chinese and US hypersonic launches! Analyzing China’s August 7, 2014 Hypersonic Glider Test James Acton, Catherine Dill and Jeffrey Lewis September 3, 2014 By a lake in an Inner Mongolian desert, about 200 km south-east of Ordos—the oft-described ghost city that hosted the Miss World contest in 2012—lies …
