Biden and the Bomb
Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. While the popular perception of Biden is that he’s quite moderate, on nuclear issues he’s always been relatively progressive. Aaron and Jeffrey discuss Biden and bomb.
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Giving Thanks for Heroic Efforts
Verse of the week: “I understand the large hearts of heroes,The courage of present times and all times,How the skipper saw the crowded and rudderless wreck of the steam-ship,and Death chasing it up and down the storm,How he knuckled tight…
The PLA Rocket Force’s Rapid Expansion
China’s People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) has been very busy in the last few years, testing new high-tech missiles and standing up new launch brigades. Superproducer Scott joins Jeffrey and Anne to talk about reports of the PLARF test…
Making Nukes Weapons of Last Resort
Lyric of the Week: Won’t you please come to Chicago For the help that we can bring We can change the world Re-arrange the world It’s dying — to get better –Graham Nash, “Chicago” The tension between deterrence and arms…
Addicted to Edginess
Lyric of the week: Black and white Brown or tan Every woman Child and man Rich or poor Gay and straight We ain’t got time for hate – Shemekia Coleman, “We Ain’t Got Time to Hate” Dear Readers, It’s time…
The Waning of On-Site Inspections and Strategic Seychel
Quotes of the week: “The level or intensity of inspection required to monitor a disarmament agreement is in some way proportional to the degree of disarmament.” — Jerome B. Wiesner in Arms Control: Issues for the Public, 1961 “To state…
Lisa Owens Davis
Lyric of the week: And so there’s a rhyme That says life will soon be fine Love is just what you make it So keep on lovin, you’ll soon discover A mighty love — The Spinners, “Mighty Love” Note to…
Visualizations and Verification
James Palmer of the UK’s Atomic Weapons Establishment joins the ACW trio to talk about the importance of 3D modelling and data visualization, including recreations of North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site and virtual reality training simulations. Links of Note,…
Space Diplomacy
Quote of the week: “And to meet the emerging threats in space, the newest war-fighting domain, the president has called for the creation of the U.S. Space Force.” – Vice President Mike Pence, “America needs a Space Force” Washington Post,…
Iran’s Space Launchers and Solid Missiles
Iran tested a satellite launch vehicle, and it failed. But this isn’t a reason to cheer. Iran showed off a lot of goodies this month, pointing to an active solid-propellant missile program and has no said a future satellite launch…