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Dave Schmerler

A graduate student in 2015, then a research associate (2018) and senior research associate (2023) at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. On the show: North Korea's submarine-launched ballistic missile program, Iran's Shahrud solid-fuel rocket facility, and North Korea's debut of a solid propellant ICBM.

3 episodes · 2015–2023

Episodes

  1. FINALLY. North Korea’s Solid ICBM: The Hwasong-18

    FINALLY.  After almost a decade of hinting and teasing and parading fake empty canisters, North Korea has debuted its long-awated solid propellant…

    31 min

  2. Iranian ICBMs, Shahrud, and an Important Safety Lesson

    This is a full end-to-end OSINT episode, buckle up.  Using satellite imagery, SAR data, Farsi-language television coverage, one rocket scientist’s favorite color,…

    45 min

  3. North Korea’s Submarine Launched Missile

    In May, North Korea released pictures of the Kim Jong Un watching the launch of what appears to be a submarine-launched ballistic…

    33 min

Dave Schmerler

Writing on ACW 2018–2024

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