Quote of the week: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” — Theodor Seuss Geisel, “The Lorax” Last week, I offered seven norms for taming dangerous nuclear deterrence strategies: The norm of not using nuclear weapons in warfare. The norm of not threatening to use …
Mission Shakti: The Indian Anti-Satellite Test
by | 2019-03-29 | No Comments
Test a missile, get a pod. Kill a satellite? Get a podcast with a special guest. Ankit Panda joins Aaron and Jeffrey to discuss India’s recent anti-satellite test. Also, Jeffrey says he told you so. (Again.) Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!
Beyond Posturing and Rhetoric: Analyzing the Standoff in Kashmir
by | 2019-03-27 | No Comments
This post was authored by Russell Williams, a graduate research assistant at CNS. Misinformation abounds as nuclear rivals India and Pakistan face off once again in Kashmir. Both nations have exploited the conflict for domestic political gain, making a stream of false claims about their successes over the enemy, and engaging in nuclear posturing. The …
Norms of Responsible Nuclear Stewardship
by | 2019-03-25 | 3 Comments
Quotes of the week: “Baseball is what we were. Football is what we have become.” — Mary McGrory “It may be that baseball is, under close analysis, pointless. What seems apparent to me is that close analysis is pointless. The game is there. It is the best game there is. That’s all you need to …
