Arms Control Wonk

Netanyahu and the Atomic Archive


Listen Later

Bibi showed off Iran’s bomb. And its pretty crappy. The slide show added some titillating details to what the world already knew about Iran’s nuclear weapons program and, in doing so, made the case for why the JCPOA is so important. The real news was not the documents or their provenance, but what they revealed about Iran’s nuclear weapons planning.

They wanted a few bombs in the basement. Literally.

Jeffrey and Aaron talk this week about the Iranian nuclear weapons program, how Bibi added to what we already knew about their program, and why the JCPOA is important to verify that Iran’s bomb program remains confined to dusty files in binders and CDs in a dilapidated warehouse.

Links of Note:

Netanyahu's presentation.

Jeffrey's Twitter thread walking through the presentation, step-by-step.

Joshua Pollack's Defense One article on the presentation.

Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Arms Control WonkBy Jeffrey Lewis & Aaron Stein

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

406 ratings


More shows like Arms Control Wonk

View all
Risky Business by Risky Business Media

Risky Business

371 Listeners

War on the Rocks by Ryan Evans

War on the Rocks

1,065 Listeners

Rational Security by The Lawfare Institute

Rational Security

1,947 Listeners

Angry Planet by Matthew Gault and Jason Fields

Angry Planet

805 Listeners

Asia Geopolitics by The Diplomat

Asia Geopolitics

325 Listeners

Russian Roulette by Center for Strategic and International Studies

Russian Roulette

144 Listeners

The Lawfare Podcast by The Lawfare Institute

The Lawfare Podcast

6,304 Listeners

Modern War Institute by Modern War Institute at West Point

Modern War Institute

791 Listeners

The President’s Inbox by Council on Foreign Relations

The President’s Inbox

724 Listeners

ChinaTalk by Jordan Schneider

ChinaTalk

291 Listeners

Net Assessment by The Stimson Center

Net Assessment

428 Listeners

The Asia Chessboard by Center for Strategic and International Studies

The Asia Chessboard

108 Listeners

Irregular Warfare Podcast by Irregular Warfare Initiative

Irregular Warfare Podcast

399 Listeners

Pekingology by Center for Strategic and International Studies

Pekingology

143 Listeners

School of War by The Free Press

School of War

503 Listeners