All Episodes

Analyzing a new Stimson report, "Why Strategic Superiority (Still) Doesn’t Matter"

Thinking about a future Iran Nuclear Deal

Macron's Nuke Speech with Astrid Chevreuil

Recapping New START expiration

Part III of our series on New START

Part II of our three part series on New START

Part I on New START Expiration with Rose Gottemoeller

Shibboleths or Not? Introducing Matthew Sharp to the Pod

Retrench, Defend, Compete - Charlie Glaser's new book on U.S.-China relations and each country's interests in Taiwan

Introducing the 2025 Project Atom Report with Heather Williams

Tong Zhao helps unpack China's new arms control white paper

Nuclear testing and emptying our mailbag

Debating Damage Limitation, Again (Pt. II in a series)

Debating Damage Limitation

Our Reactions to "A House of Dynamite"

Part II of the China conversation

Responding to Putin's arms control proposal

"Preventing an Era of Nuclear Anarchy: Nuclear Proliferation and American Security"

Catching up on Korea

Talking Russia with Celeste Wallander

A Marie Kondo Moment for MTCR?

Part I of a (more) definitive conversation about China

Mailbag episode

Congress, Arms Control, and Nukes

Frank Miller joins to talk arms control after New START, today's threats, and his experience working on nuclear policy and arms control (good history on START I+II)

Austin, Vipin, and Pranay discuss the news: A Major Meeting in Alaska and New START, INF, China, AI, and more.

A Conversation with Alexandra Bell

Vipin and I welcome Austin Long to the show (and MIT CNSP)

MTCR, Space + Defense Trade Streamlining, and Export Controls

Framing the New START Follow-On Discussion

Talking about Our recent FA article on "Nuclear Hurricane," hosted by Heather Williams

Operation Midnight Hammer, Iran's nuclear program, and the broader nonpro impacts.

The State of the NPT, arms control odds and ends, and supporting the nuclear youths.

Strategic Simplicity welcomes Shashank Joshi for a newsy chat

Framing a Future Nuclear Force Posture

Entering "The New Nuclear Age: At the Precipice of Armageddon" with author Ankit Panda.

Extended Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific

Euro Deterrent, Part Deux: The Podcast Edition