Anne Pellegrino
A research associate and project manager at the Middlebury Institute's James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies when joining as co-host in 2019, and an independent analyst in Monterey in 2020. On the show: North Korean missile tests, Iran's steps away from the JCPOA, Turkey's Bora missile, the Nenoksa accident, Russia's ASAT test and China's 2019 parade.
Episodes
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The 2020 North Korean Military Parade
On 10/10/2020, the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the Worker’s Party of Korea, the DPRK showed of a lot of missiles. Again.…
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The Deal
Now that a few episodes have dropped, Anne and Jeffrey talk about Jeffrey’s new project, The Deal. Jeffrey chronicles how researchers like…
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The Wollo-Ri Suspected Nuclear Warhead Manufacturing Facility
Another day, another suspected nuclear facility in North Korea. Anne and Jeffrey discuss the Wollo-ri Suspected Nuclear Warhead Manufacturing Facility. They discuss…
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Renewed Nuclear Testing in… the U.S.?
John Hudson and Paul Sonne at the Washington Post broke the story that Trump administration officials have discussed conducting additional nuclear tests…
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Renewed Nuclear Testing in China?
The Wall Street Journal reported that “China might be secretly conducting nuclear tests with very low explosive power” based on the State…
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Russia’s Nudol Anti-Satellite Missile Test
In mid-April, Russia tested a direct ascent anti-satellite missile (DA ASAT), the Nudol/PL19, against a point in space. Anti-satellite weapons are an…
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The IAEA’s questions for Iran
The International Atomic Energy Agency has questions about three sites in Iran — but Iran doesn’t feel like answering. Aaron, Anne and…
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The PLA Rocket Force’s Rapid Expansion
China’s People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) has been very busy in the last few years, testing new high-tech missiles and standing…
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Visualizations and Verification
James Palmer of the UK’s Atomic Weapons Establishment joins the ACW trio to talk about the importance of 3D modelling and data…
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Iran’s Fifth Step
The ACW crew discusses the JCPOA…again. Iran has announced its 5th step away from the JCPOA. The trio discusses what that means,…
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The U.S.’s Post-INF Ballistic Missile
Launch a missile, get a pod, post-INF Treaty edition. On December 12, 2019, the U.S. Air Force and the Strategic Capabilities office…
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North Korea’s Mysterious Engine Test
Sohae is open for business! The ACW Gang talks North Korea’s recent engine test at Sohae and marvels (again) at the power…
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The Future of Opens Skies
What is the future of the Open Skies Treaty? The Arms Control Wonk trio talk the Open Skies Treaty, the conspiracy theories…
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Iran’s Four Steps
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani has announce yet another “step” away from the JCPOA, the fourth this year. As Iran resumes feeding UF6 into some…
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China’s 70th National Day Parade
Everybody loves a parade, especially one with missiles and drones. Superproducer Scott joins Jeffrey and Anne to discuss the new hardware displayed…
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Tailkits and the Turks: US Nuclear Weapons in Turkey
The New York Times reported recently that US officials are considering removing US nuclear weapons from Turkey. Aaron knows a bit about…
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An Iranian Missile Attack on Saudi Arabia?
Iran may have just rocketed oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. The ACW trio asks what else is new, after time spent analyzing…
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Abadeh
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking just days before an election, revealed an alleged new nuclear site in Iran, dubbed Abadeh. On…
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Russia’s Mysterious Nuclear-powered Missile Accident
Russia tested something and maybe kinda sorta told the truth about a subsequent spike in radiation. What happened? who knows? In this…
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Deproliferation in the Debates
During one of the Democratic Presidential primary debates, Elizabeth Warren and Governor Whats-his-name sparred over nuclear weapons, no-first use and deproliferation. Aaron,…
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CTBTO 2019
Jeffrey and Anne attended the CTBTO’s 2019 Science and Technology Conference in Vienna, which means this is another Wienerpod! Aaron calls in…
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First Combat Use: Turkey’s Bora Missile
Turkey used a ballistic missile, the Bora, for the first time in combat. Launch a missile, get a pod! Aaron, Anne…
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Middle East Missile Map
If see any news coverage about missile threats in the Middle East, nine times out of ten it is Iran’s missiles that…
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North Korea’s New Short-Range Missile
Launch a missile, get a podcast. North Korea launched a short-range missile over the weekend and a Planet satellite was there to…
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Trump-Kim II: The Scapegoat Rodeo
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…