Exhaustion and Inflection: Estimating Interceptor Expenditures in the Israel-Iran Conflict [UPDATED]
by | June 24, 2025 | No Comments
Following Israel’s twelve-day bombing campaign against Iran’s leaders, nuclear facilities and missile program, two key questions have been how deep is Israel’s missile defense interceptor magazine, and how long Israel can sustain relatively high intercept rates against the retaliatory Iranian strikes. While the ceasefire which started on June 23 may dampen the immediate significance of …
Israel Strikes Iran
by | June 13, 2025 | No Comments
A New Enrichment Plant At Yongbyon?
by | June 10, 2025 | No Comments
By Jeffrey Lewis and Sam Lair On Monday, June 9, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi reported to the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna that “the Agency is monitoring the construction of a new building at Yongbyon which has dimensions and features similar to the Kangson enrichment plant.” Although the IAEA did not release images …
The Pahalgam Panic
by | May 31, 2025 | No Comments
In what seems like clockwork, India and Pakistan fought an “almost war” recently, prompting concerns about the risk of nuclear war. Aaron and Jeffrey sat down to talk about the crisis, the meaning of deterrence, and how it worked during this recent flare up. Watch the video pod over on YouTube! Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!
Iran's (Not So) Integrated Air Defenses at Natanz
by Sam Lair | May 19, 2025
Don't Say JCPOA
by ACW Podcast | April 25, 2025
Brilliant Swarms
by ACW Podcast | April 12, 2025
Orbital Collisions
by ACW Podcast | April 6, 2025
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