Biden campaigned on rejoining the JCPOA, but some of that enthusiasm has dried up since he took office. Aaron and Jeffrey debate what’s going on, strategies for negotiating re-joining the JCPOA, and the fallacy of letting the perfect get in the way of the good as people begin to advocate for “waiting for a better …
Killing the ABM Treaty: A Retrospective
by | 2021-03-08 | No Comments
Quote of the week: “Most of what we call civilization depends on reciprocal vulnerability.” — Thomas Schelling Note to readers: Here’s a taste of my forthcoming book, ‘Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace: The Rise, Demise, and Revival of Arms Control.’ George W. Bush is an admirable human being in many ways. He is deeply centered, …
New Construction at Yondoktong
by | 2021-03-02 | No Comments
Zach Cohen and Kylie Atwood have a story at CNN (New satellite images reveal North Korea took recent steps to conceal nuclear weapons site) that builds on some work Dave Schmerler and I did using images from Maxar. North Korea recently built a structure near Yongdoktong, where it stores its nuclear weapons, apparently to disguise …
The Stimson Center’s Origin Story
by | 2021-02-28 | 6 Comments
Quote of the week: “There is good as well as evil, and the man who tries to work for the good, believing in its eventual victory, while he may suffer setback and disaster, will never know defeat. The only deadly sin I know is cynicism.” – Henry L. Stimson Note to readers: The Stimson Center …
