Not long after the August 8 explosion at Nyonoksa in northern Russia–and the initial report of a spike in radioactivity in the nearby city of Severodvinsk–something else unexpected happened. Multiple radionuclide (RN) detectors inside Russia, part of the International Monitoring System of the CTBTO, stopped relaying their data to the CTBTO in Vienna. The Russian …
Guest Post: the Odds of Simultaneous Multiple Independent Detector Failures
by | 2019-08-28 | 2 Comments
India Fuzzes Up No First Use
by | 2019-08-26 | 5 Comments
Quote of the week: “Foreign policy is the face a nation wears to the world.” — Arthur Schlesinger The Press Trust of India ran this story on August 16th: NEW DELHI — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said India remained “firmly committed” to the doctrine of ‘no first use’ for nuclear weapons but what …
Russia’s Mysterious Nuclear-powered Missile Accident
by | 2019-08-22 | No Comments
Russia tested something and maybe kinda sorta told the truth about a subsequent spike in radiation. What happened? who knows? In this episode, the ACW trio discuss the explosion in Nenoksa and why it may have been a test to support the Skyfall (Burevestnik) program that went wrong. Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!
India, Another Exceptional, Illiberal Democracy
by | 2019-08-19 | 3 Comments
Quote of the week: “When you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Perfect it. Pass it on.” — Thurgood Marshall My idea of India is dated, like me. I mourn its passing. My idea of India first came into focus in the …
