Download Episode. Scott is joined by Ryan McMaken of the Mises Institute to talk about nuclear weapons and the boom-bust cycle. They begin with a discussion of McMaken's recent article pushing back against common arguments for the production of more nuclear weapons....
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News Roundup 3/29/2023
US News On Tuesday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced a War Powers Resolution that would direct President Biden to remove armed forces from Somalia that is cosponsored by Reps. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). AWC A bill introduced in the Senate...
US to Withhold Nuclear Weapons Data From Russia
The White House announced on Tuesday that it will no longer send the Kremlin data on its nuclear weapons. Under the landmark New Start treaty, the US and Russia agreed to share such information. However, Moscow has suspended its involvement in the pact amid rapidly deteriorating relations with Washington.
News Roundup 3/27/2023
US News The Senate on Wednesday voted down an amendment introduced by Sen. Rand Paul to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) that was passed in the wake of the September 11 attacks to invade Afghanistan and is still used to justify wars...
Reapers and Red Lines: The Downing of an American Drone
On March 14, A Russian jet collided with an American drone, leading to the downing of the drone in the Black Sea. The United States says that the drone was flying in international airspace when two Russian Su-27 fighter jets made nineteen high-speed passes near the...
3/10/23 Eli Clifton: The Weapons Companies are the Big Winners of the War in Ukraine
Download Episode. Scott interviews Eli Clifton of the Quincy Institute about some articles he wrote for Responsible Statecraft—the Quincy Institute’s publication. They begin with an article Clifton wrote about the fantastic year weapons companies had in 2022....
US, S. Korea Kick Off War Games, N. Korea Tests Submarine-Launched Missile
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are spiraling. Pyongyang has launched two missiles from a submarine while Washington and Seoul have opened massive military drills in South Korea. North Korea believes there is a “realistic” chance of nuclear war and the US is deploying more strategic assets to the region.
News Roundup 3/13/2023
US News The White House is asking Congress for a whopping $886.4 billion military budget for the fiscal year 2024, with $842 billion of it going to the Pentagon. The rest would go toward other federal agencies’ military spending, including the Energy Department’s...
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