A president told reporters he wanted to “start testing nuclear weapons” while flying to meet Xi, and the timing set off alarms. We break down what it would actually take to light a test in Nevada after three decades offline, why subcritical experiments and modeling already safeguard reliability, and how treaty logic—if you test, we test—has kept a fragile peace. From the START framework to real-world launch notifications and telemetry games, we pull from lived experience in satellite monitori...
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A president told reporters he wanted to “start testing nuclear weapons” while flying to meet Xi, and the timing set off alarms. We break down what it would actually take to light a test in Nevada after three decades offline, why subcritical experiments and modeling already safeguard reliability, and how treaty logic—if you test, we test—has kept a fragile peace. From the START framework to real-world launch notifications and telemetry games, we pull from lived experience in satellite monitori...
Freedom, surveillance, and veterans' unique perspective on democracy collide in this riveting crossover episode featuring hosts from Left Face and Justice with Jax. When progressive activist Jax Armendiaz had their entire digital life confiscated by police following a housing justice protest—despite never being convicted of any crime—it exposed the dangerous erosion of Fourth Amendment protections happening right in our backyard. The conversation takes an unexpected turn when Dick Wilkinson,...
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A president told reporters he wanted to “start testing nuclear weapons” while flying to meet Xi, and the timing set off alarms. We break down what it would actually take to light a test in Nevada after three decades offline, why subcritical experiments and modeling already safeguard reliability, and how treaty logic—if you test, we test—has kept a fragile peace. From the START framework to real-world launch notifications and telemetry games, we pull from lived experience in satellite monitori...