Nuclear Weapons
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Apr- 2024 -5 AprilWe're All Going to Die Radio
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…
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Mar- 2024 -29 MarchWe're All Going to Die Radio
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…
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22 MarchWe're All Going to Die Radio
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…
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15 MarchWe're All Going to Die Radio
The Nuclear Anvil Hanging Over Ukraine
Recent reporting has suggested that Russia began preparations for a nuclear strike in Ukraine in 2022. But how close did…
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8 MarchWe're All Going to Die Radio
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…
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1 MarchWe're All Going to Die Radio
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?…
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Feb- 2024 -23 FebruaryWe're All Going to Die Radio
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…
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Jan- 2024 -26 JanuaryDeep State Radio
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,…
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19 JanuaryDeep State Radio
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…
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12 JanuaryDeep State Radio
Is the Chinese Nuclear Arsenal All Wet?
Recent reports from the DOD include surprising revelations about China’s nuclear arsenal. From components filled with water instead of fuel…
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Dec- 2023 -22 DecemberPodcasts
The DSR Daily for December 22: Mass Shooting Shocks Prague, US To Issue New Sanctions on Russia
On the final DSR Daily of the year, we cover the horrific mass shooting in Prague, a new executive order…
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15 DecemberDeep State Radio
It’s Much Easier Than You Think for a Lunatic President to Blow Up the World
As if there weren’t enough reasons to worry about a second Trump term, Jon has reminded us of another reason…
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8 DecemberDeep State Radio
Peering Through the Nuclear Doom and Gloom
Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin have not been shy about their nuclear arsenal. But how worried should we be that…
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4 DecemberDeep State Radio - Full Member Version
Imagining a Future Without Nukes
From the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the threat of Russia’s nuclear weapons has loomed large. But would Putin…
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Nov- 2023 -17 NovemberDeep State Radio
How Close Are We to Having a Bot With It’s (Virtual) Finger on the Nuclear Button?
Between AI, nuclear weapons, and conflicts around the world, there’s more than enough to be worried about. Fortunately, we have…
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Oct- 2023 -27 OctoberDeep State Radio
Are We Entering a New Nuclear Arms Race?
With Russia conducting an unprecedented nuclear strike drill, China significantly expanding its arsenal, and the US unveiling a new nuclear…
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20 OctoberDeep State Radio
Russian Nuclear Moves and a New Era of Nuclear Danger?
While the wars in Ukraine and Israel have been dominating headlines, there have also been rumblings about an interest in…
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Jul- 2023 -25 JulyNext in Foreign Policy
Understanding the Nuclear Threat in 2023 with April Arnold
Zoe is joined by arms control and nonproliferation implementation specialist April Arnold this week, fresh from the Aspen Security Forum.…
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Mar- 2023 -17 MarchPodcasts
The DSR Daily Brief for March 17, 2023
The two hundred fifty-eighth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode: Poland to send four Soviet-era…
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1 MarchDeep State Radio
It’s 2023 on the Planet Earth, What Could Go Wrong?
The United States faces a wide variety of foreign policy challenges two months into 2023. David is joined by DSR…
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