Verse of the week: Surely we can talk again, without using cloven tongues that lisp and hiss cleft meanings, disguising our true intent. — “Surely We Can Talk Again,” Fakir Aijazuddin Dark clouds are gathering. The Trump administration seems headed toward pre-emptive strikes against Iran. This progression began when Donald Trump walked away from the …
North Korea’s New Short-Range Missile
by | 2019-05-08 | No Comments
Launch a missile, get a podcast. North Korea launched a short-range missile over the weekend and a Planet satellite was there to see it. Jeffrey and Anne discuss the one in a million picture, the missile itself and what it might mean for the final fully verified denuclearization of North Korea as agreed (or not) …
Holy Smokes: North Korea’s Missile Launch in 3D
by | 2019-05-07 | No Comments
North Korea conducted a military drill beginning around 9am local time on May 4, featuring some newly-developed weapons systems. One of these systems was a never-before-seen-fired short-range ballistic missile (SRBM). Our friends at Planet captured a couple images of one of the SRBM launches. When a pair of images taken in quick succession is arranged …
Robert S. McNamara, Arms Control Hero
by | 2019-05-06 | No Comments
Quote of the Week: “Mr. Prime Minister [Kosygin], if you put a defense in place, we’re going to have to expand our nuclear offensive forces. You may think, as the Congress apparently does, that a proper response to the Soviet defense is a U.S. defense; but I tell you the proper response – and it …
