Nancy Pelosi has indicated that Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has assured her that there are safeguards against an “unstable president” accessing “the launch codes” and launching a nuclear strike. Jeffrey and Aaron discuss why that is wrong (and/or illegal), what the actual launch process is, and what the political strategy …
North Korea’s Biggest ICBM Yet
by | 2021-01-05 | No Comments
Jeffrey and crew have been busy at work modelling the giant ICBM that the DPRK paraded in October 2020, as well as tracing out its possible industrial provenance. Aaron and Jeffrey talk through modelling methodologies, North Korean industrial espionage, and how to build robust public policies to account for uncertainty. For our episode on the …
New Year, New START, New Facilities in Iran
by | 2020-12-29 | No Comments
At the end of this awful year, Jeffry and Aaron talk about the future of arms control, the future of analytics, and the future of the pod. 2021 will have a lot going on: New START expiration or extension, new facilities in Iran, figuring out what the heck the North Koreans are doing, what’s going …
Failures of Imagination
by | 2020-12-20 | No Comments
Lyric of the week: “I sit alone at home and cry over youWhat can I doCan’t help myselfCause baby it’s youBaby it’s you You should hear what they say about you (cheat, cheat)They say, they say you never never ever been true (cheat, cheat)Wo ho, it doesn’t matter what they sayI know I’m gonna love …
