Jon Wolfsthal sits down with the leading voices in the fields of international security to discuss the things that are keeping us all up at night in geopolitics.
Latest episodes
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28 min
Does America Really Need an Iron Dome?
In his fury of crazy political ideas and executive orders, Donald Trump has began leaning into a complicated issue that’s been part of the national security discourse for decades:…
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50 min
One Second Closer to Midnight
This week, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists released its annual Doomsday Clock, counting down to the estimated likelihood of human-made catastrophe - this year, the clock sits at…
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28 min
Trump's Impact on the Global Nuclear Stage with Jeffrey Lewis
This week’s episode of We’re All Going to Die Radio features a discussion with Jeffrey Lewis, a longtime friend and Director of the East Asia program at the Middlebury Institute of…
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41 min
What the Hell is Happening in South Korea?
On today’s episode of We’re All Going to Die Radio, Jon is joined by friends and collaborators Jenny Town of the Stimson Center and Dr. Toby Dalton of the Carnegie Nuclear Policy P…
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23 min
Is This Iran’s Last Chance? Discussing Iran’s Nuclear Future with Richard Nephew
Columbia University Senior Research Scholar Richard Nephew joins Jon Wolfsthal on the first 2025 episode of We're All Going To Die Radio. They discuss Richard latest article in For…
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25 min
Writing Nuclear Doomsday with National Security Correspondent and Author Fred Kaplan
On today’s episode of We’re All Going to Die Radio, Jon is joined by National Security Correspondent and Pulitzer-Price finalist author Fred Kaplan. Fred discusses his foray into t…
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59 min
From the Election to the End of the World with Joe Cirincione
As the United States is entering a new nuclear age and a new global arms race, what does a second Trump term mean for our national security? What do the plans of Project 2025 mean…
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30 min
Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity - Where Do We Stand? With Steve Kelly
Steve Kelly, former FBI agent and colleague at the Institute for Security and Technology in California, joins Jon to discuss the intersection between AI and cybersecurity. How has…
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29 min
What is Driving China’s Changing Nuclear Policy? with Tong Zhao
As China continues to expand and modernize its nuclear arsenal and policy, the national security risk becomes central to the US-Chinese relationship. But how is China actually chan…
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28 min
Finding Chinese Missile Test Sites with Eliana Johns
Eliana Johns, Senior Research Associate with the Federation of American Scientists, joins Jon to discuss China’s latest ICBM tests and her recent geolocation project to locate them…
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37 min
How Close Is Iran to a Bomb?
As the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates, so does concern over the current state of Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Is Israel likely to target nuclear facilities? How close i…
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31 min
Navigating Today’s Nuclear Landscape With Strategic Posture Commissioner Madelyn Creedon
Madelyn Creedon joins Jon to talk about the global nuclear landscape and her role as chairperson of the 2023 the Strategic Posture Commission. How will America’s security be affect…
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28 min
Joe Cirincione and His Views on the World
Veteran national security analyst and nuclear policy expert Joe Cirincione joins Jon to discuss the changing global nuclear landscape. Is disarmament and arms control still possibl…
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26 min
Nuclear Nerds in Space! with Sarah Mineiro
Heather and Jon talked to Sarah Mineiro, one of the world's leading experts on space, military operations and nuclear command and control. The former Republican staff Director for…
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28 min
Kim Jong Un is Not Lonely, with Korea Expert Jenny Down
All over the globe, the world is on fire. Ukraine and Russia, Chinese vessels ramming Filipino vessels, Israel at war with seemingly everybody. With all this divided geopolitical a…
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24 min
Restarting Nuclear Weapon Testing and Other Bad Ideas from Trump’s Brain Trust with author Jeffrey Lewis
Nuclear expert and author Jeffrey Lewis joins Jon to discuss proposals by former Trump officials to restart nuclear testing, and how to manage the growing reliance on nuclear weapo…
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30 min
Nuclear Command and Control with Eric Schlosser, One of VP Candidate Tim Walz’s Recommended Authors
On today’s episode, renowned journalist and nuclear expert Eric Schlosser joins Jon and Heather to discuss the past, present and future of nuclear command and control, building off…
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18 min
How to Get China to the Negotiating Table?
Original air date: July 26, 2024The current nuclear landscape is, in a word, dire. From Russian nuclear rattling in Ukraine to China’s expanding arsenal, nuclear proliferation cou…