Matt Korda and Hans Kristensen with the Federation of American Scientists have tracked down what appears to be a second field of missile silos near Hami, Xinjiang. Aaron, Jeffrey, and Scott gather up to discuss the rapidly increasing number of missile silos, what this means for the shell game theory, how many missiles and warheads …
Topping-off National Missile Defenses for Tac Nuke Reductions?
by | 2021-08-12 | 3 Comments
Lyrics of the week: [way too politically incorrect for this space] – “Under My Thumb” by The Rolling Stones, retort by Shemekia Copeland Decades have passed since the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was negotiated (1972), the Soviet Union dissolved (1991), George W. Bush announced U.S. withdrawal from the treaty (2001), North Korea flight tested a missile capable of …
Is a Third Trade for Missile Defenses Possible?
by | 2021-08-05 | 5 Comments
Quote of the week: “The situation in the world seemed to me like the unfolding of a great Greek tragedy, where we could see the march of events and know what ought to be done, but to be powerless to prevent the marching to its grim conclusion.” – Diary entry of Secretary of State Henry …
I Sing of Arms and the Man
by | 2021-07-29 | No Comments
American weapons systems need better names. Tom Karako, Director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins Jeffrey to talk about just what it is that inspires soldiers: Legendary, heroic, and historical names, not descriptive acronyms and jargon. What, are ALCM and JASSM not as sexy as Hades or …
