Podcast Episodes

Iran's Once in a Lifetime Moment

And you may find yourself not complying with the IAEA

And you may find yourself in a war in another part of the world

And you may find yourself making a metaphor about an automobile

And you may find …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Russian Nuclear Doctrine in the Financial Times 2: A Conversation with William Alberque

William Alberque joins Jeffrey for a friendly and deep debate about the Russian Navy nuclear documents leaked to FT, covered in our previous episode.

This is a fascinating discussion not only on the…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Russian Nuclear Doctrine in the Financial Times

Max Seddon and Chris Cook with the Financial Times have written an excellent piece on leaked Russian Naval documents that FT saw, focused on thresholds for Russian nuclear use, especially in a war sc…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Jeffrey Visits the Test Site

Road trip to Vegas.

As part of an NGO transparency visit, NNSA opened up the Nevada Test Site to a group of international nuclear weapons experts, including one Dr. Jeffrey Lewis.

Jeffrey goes throug…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Russia Buys North Korean Missiles

Shoigu went shopping. 

Russia is buying KN-23 and KN-25 missiles from North Korea and launching them in support of its invasion of Ukraine. Imagery from on the ground clearly shows North Korean style…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

North Korea's New Satellite

North Korea finally got a reconnaissance satellite into orbit, after several failed prior attempts! While it is a little rough around the edges, every program has to start somewhere.

Jeffrey and Aaro…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

The Reason We're all Still Here

Take a listen to the latest season of Jeffrey Lewis's podcast, The Reason We're All Still Here

Far too often, governments behave like toddlers. They're fickle. They don't like to share. And good luck…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Shenanigans in Novaya Zemlya

Looks like everyone is preparing for a party. 

Between Russia's potential un-signing of a nuclear test treaty, threats to test "if the United States does," and refurbishments at Novaya Zemlya, things…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Kim Jong Un's Excellent Adventure

Sam Lair joins the podcast to talk about Kim Jong Un's recent whirlwind tour of the North Korean Defense Industrial Base with Jeffrey and Scott.

If you're into missiles, geolocation, and machine tool…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Oppenheimer

Jeffrey is joined by the illustrious Kelsey Atherton to discuss Christopher Nolan's film Oppenheimer, as well as the history and legacy of the titular man himself. Kelsey and Jeffrey dive into the ch…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago