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Everyone else’s bombs and missiles
Allies, rivals and would-be nuclear states: South Korea, Japan, India and Pakistan, Britain and France, and the odd mystery in Taiwan or Burma.
South Korea and Japan 6
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The Big Honking Hyunmoo-V
An absolutely massive mobile ballistic missile was paraded in North…. …wait sorry…. South Korea. Force of habit. Decker joins Jeffrey to talk…
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Japan and JASSM
Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera announced that Tokyo wants to acquire a pair of long-range cruise missiles — the 500 km-range Joint…
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South Korea’s Missile Arsenal Expands
The US and South Korea agreed to revise the missile guidelines that have limited South Korea’s missile programs since the 1970s. Aaron…
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The Hyunmoo-2C: South Korea’s 800km Missile
South Korea tested the 800km Hyunmoo-2C ballistic missile … from a barge! New President Moon Jae-in was in attendance, resulting in…
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South Korea and the Bomb
Would South Korea ever build the bomb? Probably not, but there is a constituency in the country that has thought about it.…
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The Motorcycle Diaries: Japan’s Nuclear Program
Has the focus on the unlikely possibility of a nuclear-armed Japan distracted from more important policy challenges that threaten the shared interests…
India and Pakistan 3
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The Pahalgam Panic
In what seems like clockwork, India and Pakistan fought an “almost war” recently, prompting concerns about the risk of nuclear war. Aaron…
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Nuclear Navies in South Asia
India has some nuclear naval news, with its defense minister claiming a successful “first deterrent patrol.” What does this mean for Pakistan…
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Agonizing over the Agni
India launched the Agni-V intermediate-range ballistic missile. Launch a missile, get a pod. Aaron is skiing in Vail, so The Diplomat‘s Ankit Panda…
Britain and France 4
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Tusk Muses About France’s Force De Frappe
Donald Tusk — not the indulgent follow up to the perfect Fleetwood Mac Album Rumours — mused recently about the future of…
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En Marche!
France has elected Emmanuel Macron as President, which is a chance for Jeffrey to inflict upon Aaron endless stories illustrating his love of…
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Please sir, May I launch another?
Trident’s latest test was rather underwhelming. The missile’s flight trajectory was error filled and flew at an unintended target (Disneyworld). Why? The…
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Modernization Molehill
The United Kingdom is having an election in May. Inexplicably, the issue of whether London can afford to replace its fleet of…
Taiwan and Burma 3
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THE GREENER BEE
Do you remember THE GREEN BEE? Where we talked about a mysterious Taiwanese ballistic missile that looked a lot like the Lance?…
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THE GREEN BEE
In the mid-60s, The Green Hornet was a popular TV show. Popular enough for the Taiwanese to apparently name an early ballistic missile…
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Burma’s Suspicious Defense Facility
What is Burma building in the jungle? In this week’s podcast, Jeffrey and Aaron discuss Jeffrey’s and Catherine Dill’s two recent pieces…