A Trump/Kim Summit
President Trump announced that he’s going to meet with Kim Jong Un. He seems to think that Kim Jong Un is giving up his weapons. Kim Jong Un seems to think that Trump is recognizing North Korea as a nuclear…
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North Korean Missile Lunch
A delegation from South Korea visited Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang. After a sumptuous lunch and what looked like a little booze, over-the-top happy Kim Jong Un waved goodbye as the South Korean delegation drove off with promises. Aaron and…
The Belated Consequences of Killing the ABM Treaty
Quote of the week: “There is not much solace in raising the enemy’s requirements if he is still able to meet them.” — Bernard Brodie, Strategy in the Missile Age The hardest sell in the crucial debates over strategic arms…
KCN-eh? February’s Other North Korean Developments
Two Canadians review the last month of North Korean developments as they try to ignore Canada’s Olympic performance in curling and hockey. Andrea talks to Matt Korda about Olympic diplomacy, DPRK proliferation networks, maritime deception practices, and the most recent…
Putin’s Nuke-a-palooza
Russian president Validimir Putin presented his annual address yesterday. He showed off a bunch of new or recent nuclear weapons systems, designed to defeat US missile defenses. The weirdest idea of all is a nuclear power cruise missile with global…
Escalating to De-escalate
Quote of the week: “In light of the certain prospect of retaliation there has been literally no chance at all that any sane political authority, in either the United States or the Soviet Union, would consciously choose to start a…
Missile Materiel and Adventures in Munich
We’re back. After a brief hiatus, Jeffrey and Aaron return from their myriad trips. The show documents Aaron and superproducer Scott’s visit to missile central down at joint-base Anacostia, where the two got an up close and personal viewing of…
Justice and the Bomb
Quotes of the week: “Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway Don’t block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled There’s a battle outside And it is ragin’.”…
Public Speaking Tips for Aspiring Wonks
Quote of the week: “Speech is the index of the mind.” — Seneca Three of the keys to professional success to reduce nuclear dangers are sharp analytical, writing, and pubic speaking skills. One way to sharpen your public speaking skills…
Nuclear Posturing
Quote of the week: “If deterrence were really stable… it would cease to deter. If the probability of nuclear weapons going off were zero, they would not deter anybody.” — Kenneth Boulding The Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review, as advertised,…
