The 2 Best Arms Control Wonk Podcast Episodes
1) North Korea Tests an H-bomb
Jeffrey was lounging at the beach with his phone off. You know what the means: NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST TIME! North Korea released images of Kim Jong Un inspecting what looked like a two-stage thermo...Show More
bruceleroy recommended:
good, but scary insight on the progress of North Korea's nuclear program.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) The Donald and The Nuclear Goblet of Fire (And Fury)
The fourth part in our The Donald and The Nuclear series. The crazy lunatic with the odd hair style and long-range nuclear weapons is talking about "fire and fury". So naturally North Korea's Kim Jon...Show More
sarahleeyoga recommended:
if the recent escalations between NK and USA have caught your 👀 then give this podcast a 👂
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) A Pod of Dynamite
Jeffrey and Scott watched the new Kathryn Bigelow movie "House of Dynamite" and they both have opinions. The crew talks through both the artistic choices as well as the wonky details. "House of Dynami...Show More
4) A Return to Nuclear Testing
Donald Trump directed "the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis" with other countries. The Department of War doesn't test nuclear weapons, the Department of Energy...Show More
5) Pentagon Blocks Ukraine Strikes
Alex Ward and others at the Wall Street Journal reported on the details of a Pentagon review process that has halted Ukraine's ability to conduct long-range strikes into Russia with ATACMs, Storm Shad...Show More
6) Fly Burevestnik Fly!
The Slack channel noticed that Russia was gearing up to test the SSC-X-9 Skyfall nuclear-powered cruise missile (aka Burevestnik), which Jeffrey and co. confirmed with satellite images. Reuters picked...Show More
7) Iran’s Pathway to the Bomb
Aaron and Jeffrey finally deconflict their schedules to talk about the outcome of the Israeli-Iranian war, Iran’s pathway back to the bomb, and why they’re both irritated with the “fix it or nix it cr...Show More
8) Israel Strikes Iran
Aaron and Jeffrey sat down to discuss the latest new from Iran, where Israel has been launching strike on leadership, nuclear, and missile targets. Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!
9) 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 and Jeffrey sat down to talk about the crisis, the meaning of ...Show More
10) Don't Say JCPOA
The Trump administration appears to be willing to return to the JCPOA, so long as you do not call it the JCPOA. Aaron and Jeffrey sat down to discuss the latest back and forth with Iran and what’s at ...Show More