Orbital Collisions
by | April 6, 2025 | No Comments
Tusk Muses About France’s Force De Frappe
by | March 20, 2025 | No Comments
Donald Tusk — not the indulgent follow up to the perfect Fleetwood Mac Album Rumours — mused recently about the future of deterrence in Europe. The discussion reminds of the challenges of extended deterrence, the oh so very French debate about nuclear weapons and European security, and the vibe shift that has raised questions about …
Kim Jong Un’s Early Valentine’s Day Present
by | December 10, 2024 | No Comments
Looks like Valentine’s Day came early this winter for Kim Jong Un. The North Koreans are significantly expanding the February 11 Plant (Feb 11) outside of Hamhung. We think we have identified a new missile assembly building under construction, an effort to increase the throughput of the plant. This post is elaborating on a piece …
IAEA Safeguards and Nuclear Disarmament Verification
by Mark Hibbs | November 28, 2024
The Oreshnik IRBM
by ACW Podcast | November 22, 2024
Fred Kaplan and A Capital Calamity
by ACW Podcast | October 20, 2024
The Big Honking Hyunmoo-V
by ACW Podcast | October 20, 2024
A Chinese ICBM Test in the Pacific
by ACW Podcast | October 20, 2024
Iran's October Missile Raid
by ACW Podcast | October 2, 2024
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