Strategic Simplicity Podcast
Strategic Simplicity Podcast
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Trying to explain new and old, arcane and obscure international security issues in a conversational format. strategicsimplicity.substack.com
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The podcast covers broad themes related to international security, especially nuclear nonproliferation and arms control. Specific topics have included the relevance of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), U.S. arms control policies, and debates surrounding deterrence strategies in the Indo-Pacific and Europe. Recent episodes have featured discussions on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, implications of U.K. strategic defense reviews, and the modernization of U.S. nuclear forces.
Trying to explain new and old, arcane and obscure international security issues in a conversational format.
Austin, Matthew, Vipin, and I discuss New START expiration, new information revealed by the U.S. government regarding PRC nuclear test activities, and ideas for U.S. arms control policy efforts moving forward after the government’s rollout of post-New START priorities last Friday.
Under Secretary of State Dinanno’s speech before the UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva (link)
National Academies report on Technical Issues related to CTBT (including clandestine test activities) (link)
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