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Kelsey Atherton’s Barbenheimer

Scott LaFoy | Aug 15, 2023 | Relevancy Score: 221.4

…about as subtle as an atomic bomb. Protagonist Barbie, together with Human Companion and Tween Begrudgingly Along For the Ride, set about undoing the new subservience of the other Barbies,…

 

Errors in Analysis of the Hwasong-18

Jeffrey Lewis | Aug 20, 2023 | Relevancy Score: 161.02

…better, and replicate the observed performance in past flight tests. This should be a serious caution about drawing extreme policy conclusions from any one model. Postol claims that Russia made…

 

IAEA Safeguards and Nuclear Disarmament Verification

Mark Hibbs | Nov 28, 2024 | Relevancy Score: 161.02

…(Vertic), and has been supported by the U.K. and Norwegian governments. The above-linked piece reflects my cumulative thinking about this topic since the second half of 2022. At that time,…

 

Tusk Muses About France’s Force De Frappe

ACW Podcast | Mar 20, 2025 | Relevancy Score: 161.02

…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 the future US security guarantee….

 

Exhaustion and Inflection: Estimating Interceptor Expenditures in the Israel-Iran Conflict [UPDATED]

Sam Lair | Jun 24, 2025 | Relevancy Score: 140.89

…questions. Based on the data reviewed, at least 34 Arrow-3, about 9 Arrow-2, and 39 THAAD interceptors were used during the twelve-day campaign. Arrow-3 Arrow-2 THAAD Interceptors Used: 34 ~9…

 

A Firstful of Interceptors: ABM Performance During True Promise II

Sam Lair | Sep 10, 2025 | Relevancy Score: 120.76

…layered Israeli ABM system. The middle layer of the system consists of the Arrow-2, a high altitude interceptor with a range of about 90 km, though reports vary. The lower…

 

North Korea’s ELWR Now Appears Operating

Jeffrey Lewis | Dec 21, 2023 | Relevancy Score: 100.64

…the cooling loop and then returned to the river.  This cooling system is a series of underground pipes that has two discharge points located about 200 m downstream from the…

 

Nuclear Test Sites Are Too Damn Busy

Jeffrey Lewis | Sep 23, 2023 | Relevancy Score: 100.64

This is the written summary accompanying the satellite images we provided to CNN about the worrisome levels of activity we see at Russian, Chinese and US nuclear test sites. See…

 

Mad Max MANPADS in Yemen

Sam Lair | Aug 21, 2025 | Relevancy Score: 100.64

…from March to May, 2025, we have been thinking about Houthi missiles more than usual. A surprising detail which emerged in reporting about the Trump administration’s decision to end the…

 

Chabahar Shuffle

Dave Schmerler | May 13, 2024 | Relevancy Score: 80.51

…extensive. Reports vary about its overall size—one report claimed it will take up an area of 14,000 hectares (140 square km), while another report stated 25 square km. An Iranian…