Quote of the week: “What’s going on right now is that the crazier analysts have risen to higher positions than is normally the case. They are able to carry their ideas further and higher because the people at the top are simply less well-informed than is normally the case.” — Herbert York Of all of …
First Combat Use: Turkey’s Bora Missile
by | 2019-06-26 | No Comments
Turkey used a ballistic missile, the Bora, for the first time in combat. Launch a missile, get a pod! Aaron, Anne and Jeffrey discuss the Bora, geolocating the launch site, and the state of missile proliferation in the Middle East. Our 2017 episode on the Bora. Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!
Mirror Imaging
by | 2019-06-24 | 1 Comment
Quote of the week: “The U.S. should be willing to adopt the concept that the only purpose of nuclear weapons is to negate nuclear weapons, and make it national policy not to use nuclear weapons first, but only in retaliation for use by some other nation.” — Herman Kahn, On Escalation Mirror imaging can be …
The CTBT Takes Another Hit
by | 2019-06-17 | 6 Comments
Quote of the week: “I was honored to be the first of 146 leaders to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, our commitment to end all nuclear tests for all time — the longest-sought, hardest-fought prize in the history of arms control. It will help to prevent the nuclear powers from developing more advanced and …
