Jeffrey and his team fear no cloud. Working with Capella Space to acquire cloud-piercing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, the MIIS team has been monitoring eternally-cloudy Novaya Zemlya, Russia, for evidence of Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile tests. Evidence pointed to the Burevestnik test site being revived after the previous failures, and the team started utilizing radar returns …
The Unipolar Moment Crashes and Burns in Kabul
by | 2021-08-30 | 3 Comments
Lyric of the week: “I wish that I knew what I know now When I was younger I wish that I knew what I know now When I was stronger” – “Ooh La La” by Rod Stewart and the Faces (with Ronnie Wood) Charles Krauthammer, the tribune of American power after the Soviet Union’s dissolution, …
Wasted Opportunities with the JCPOA
by | 2021-08-27 | No Comments
Bad news abounds for Iranian and US returns to JCPOA compliance. Aaron and Jeffrey talk through the frustration around breakout time requirements, the timidity of the Biden administration, and the shortfalls of the wait-and-see approach. Links of Note: The Economist article on OSINT, including Arms Control Wonk and the Slack channel, which is filled …
Russia Resumes Burevestnik Testing
by | 2021-08-18 | No Comments
Some of our analysis is the subject of a CNN story (“New satellite images show Russia may be preparing to test nuclear powered ‘Skyfall’ missile“) by Zach Cohen. The analysis used synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images provided by Capella Space to detect what looks like another attempt by Russia to test its nuclear powered cruise …
