Jon Wolfsthal

Joe Vitale

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From the Election to the End of the World with Joe Cirincione

As the United States is entering a new nuclear age and a new global arms race, what does a second…

Jul- 2024 -

12 July

Joe Vitale

44

Iran’s New President – Does it Really Matter?

Iran has a new President, but will it avert a nuclear standoff with the West and Israel? The election of a…

Jun- 2024 -

28 June

1,122

Russia and the Cluster of Discontent

Putin is a firm believer in the old adage “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Russia has been…

7 June

1,057

How Worried Should We Be About Iran’s Nuclear Future?

You can never be too certain about what might happen next in Iran. With the death of President Raisi, the…

May- 2024 -

31 May

1,063

Debating US Support for Ukraine and Nuclear Stability

This week, Heather and Jon talk to James Acton, the Jessica T. Mathews Chair and is co-director of the Nuclear…

24 May

859

Snuggling Satellites are Scarier than they Sound

Two satellites snuggling doesn’t sound so bad, right? The new space race with China, Russia, and the US has led…

Apr- 2024 -

26 April

805

What’s Keeping Us Up at Night?

We’re getting worried about the things that go boom in the night. Between talk about removing one of the legs…

19 April

716

What Iran’s Attack Tells Us About Their Arsenal

In launching over 300 drones and missiles at Israel, Iran has revealed a lot about not only its own arsenal,…

5 April

684

Nuclear War is Back, Sadly – What Would it Actually Look Like? With Annie Jacobson

Pulitzer-prize finalist and New York Times best selling Author Annie Jacobson joins Jon and Heather to discuss her ground-breaking and…

Mar- 2024 -

29 March

401

Jon and Heather’s Nuclear-Powered World Tour

Why travel the world when you can get all the existential dread you could want on WAGD Radio? Jon Wolfsthal…

22 March

346

Sitting on a Ticking Bomb – The Then and Now of Arms Control

The world has lived in the nuclear age for nearly 79 years. In that time, bombs have multiplied and gotten…

8 March

274

A Peek Behind the Nuclear Curtain

How many nukes does Putin have, and what are they for? This is just one of the questions that Hans…

1 March

236

What’s Scarier than Climate Change? Climate Change and Nuclear Weapons

Climate change is scary enough on its own. But what about the effect of climate change on our nuclear weapons?…

Feb- 2024 -

23 February

119

Is Russia Stationing Nukes in the Final Frontier?

In the 21st century, we should all know that putting nukes in space is a bad idea. Yet intelligence reports…

16 February

Deep State Radio

110

It Pays to Have Friends Like NATO

Donald Trump loves to portray fellow NATO members as free-loaders. In reality, NATO is invaluable for the US and has…

9 February

Full Member Version Podcasts

71

More Money, More Missiles: A Look at the Sentinel Program

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a Pentagon program is over budget. The Sentinel ICBM program is envisioned…

2 February

Full Member Version Podcasts

18

Is the US-Iran Situation the Worst It Has Ever Been?

Are tensions between Iran and the US the highest they’ve ever been? The conflict between Israel and Gaza is only…

Jan- 2024 -

26 January

Deep State Radio

38

90 Seconds to Midnight: The Cogs of the Doomsday Clock

The Doomsday Clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight. But what actually goes into the decision to set the time,…

19 January

Deep State Radio

16

Keeping Humans in the Nuclear Loop

Are we in danger of the nuclear loop being automated? As nuclear powers grapple with the advent of AI, questions…

12 January

Deep State Radio