Experts discuss US nuclear arsenal modernization, challenges of missile proliferation, North Korea's strategic moves, and complexities of nuclear nonproliferation. Dive into topics like cyber risks, Chinese nuclear build up, and the historical rationale behind the nuclear triad. Plus, insights on North Korean missile production and potential collaborations with Russia and China.
Modernizing US nuclear arsenal raises cyber risk concerns, debates triad's relevance.
North Korea's growing missile capabilities pose global security threats, highlighting arms control challenges.
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Overview of the Podcast Episode
The podcast episode features a discussion between Dimitrop Harrich, Chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator, and Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, a professor and an expert on nuclear non-proliferation issues. Main topics discussed include the revamp of the US nuclear deterrence and the Sentinel program's cost and strategic implications. The importance of deterrence, concerns about the US ICBM program, and the rationale behind maintaining a nuclear arsenal are explored.
North Korea's Capabilities and Strategy
The conversation delves into North Korea's missile production capabilities and its increasing cooperation with Russia in the arms trade. Insights are provided into North Korea's domestic defense industry expansion and potential export of arms technology, particularly in missile production. The potential implications of North Korea's growing missile capabilities on global security and arms control are highlighted.
South Korea and Nuclear Proliferation
The podcast explores the debate around allied proliferation, specifically focusing on the argument of South Korea acquiring nuclear weapons. The discussion underscores the complexities and risks associated with allied nuclear proliferation, contrasting extended deterrence with national nuclear programs. The potential impact on regional stability and global security dynamics is considered.
Emerging Trends in Nuclear Nonproliferation
The episode addresses the changing landscape of nuclear nonproliferation and the challenges posed by emerging nuclear powers. The risks associated with increased proliferation, from North Korea's nuclear program to global arms trade dynamics, are analyzed. The necessity of reevaluating deterrence strategies and alliance management in response to evolving security threats is emphasized.
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, an expert in arms control and nuclear and missile nonproliferation, currently a professor at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, and director of the CNS East Asia Nonproliferation Program.
They discuss whether the nearly $130 billion that the US is planning to spend to modernize its land-based nuclear arsenal is money well spent, whether the nuclear deterrent triad of land, submarine and bomber-based nuclear weapons still makes sense in this day and age, the cyber risk of the nuclear modernization program, why the US does not have any land-based mobile missile launchers, whether Chinese nuclear build up might actually perversely benefit the US, how Camp David Egypt-Israel Peace Accords caused more missile proliferation and whether we have a chance to slow down North Korean production of missiles it is supplying to Russia. Plus: Is nuclear nonproliferation dead? And much more!
Please check out Dmitri's upcoming book : "World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CF1TKHY2
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