Quote of the week: “We must resist the childish impulse to do and have everything that the adversary has or is pursuing.” — David Singer, Deterrence, Arms Control and Disarmament (1962) One good reason to extend the Obama/Medvedev New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty for five years is that it might take that long to negotiate and …
Trump-Kim II: The Scapegoat Rodeo
by | 2019-03-04 | No Comments
The summit in Hanoi was a bust. New podcast co-host Anne Pellegrino joins Jeffrey and Aaron to discuss, as Joshua Pollack calls it, the Scapegoat Rodeo in Hanoi. Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!
IP3, YEAH YOU KNOW ME
by | 2019-02-28 | No Comments
The Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform wants answers to allegations about influence peddling and a grandiose plan to sell Saudi Arabia up to 40 nuclear reactors. This week, Aaron and Jeffrey dig into the interim staff report detailing the allegations, what the purported IP3 plan really means, and safeguards on civil nuclear …
Ending the Korean War
by | 2019-02-27 | 2 Comments
This post is authored by Shea Cotton The upcoming Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi has revived the prospect of formally ending the Korean War. Much of the ongoing conversation presents this possibility only in vague terms, or focuses on whether Trump should make some type of peace “declaration”. There has been a lot of discussion on this specific option …
