After a brief hiatus due to Jeffrey’s house catching on a lil’ bit of fire, the Arms Control Wonk team is back to take a look at North Korea’s triple missile launch and looming possible nuclear test. Jeffrey and Aaron discuss the North Korean nuclear testing schedule, the expectations of precision that open source intelligence …
Death Cult Drones, Maybe
by | 2022-05-26 | No Comments
Did you know that, in the 1990s, the Aum Shinrikyo death-cult acquired two remote-controlled helicopters and considered using them to deliver chemical weapons? It’s a wild story, write Brian Scheu and Philipp Bleek — although one that raises more questions, including about sourcing, than it answers. A terrible tale of drones, chemical weapons, and (gasp!) …
Arms Control Implications of the War in Ukraine (V): Proliferation
by | 2022-05-23 | 1 Comment
Quotes of the week: “History gives us no reason to expect that a nation’s first atomic bomb, if simply designed, will fail.” — Fred Chrles Iklé, Bernard Brodie, Alexander George, et.al., “The Diffusion of Nuclear Weapons to Additional Countries: The Nth Country Problem” “Once again, Pollyanna is silenced and Cassandra is doing all the talking.” …
Arms Control Implications of the War in Ukraine (IV): Proliferation
by | 2022-05-16 | No Comments
Quote of the week: “The one thing nuclear weapons do seem to be good for is deterring major attacks on those who have them. In this respect, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, like NATO’s 2011 campaign in Libya, will only confirm their value—not because the Russians will use them but because Ukraine didn’t have them. …
