Military Realism Report

Nuclear

  • Mass Destruction or Distraction?

    A Military Realism Report on WMDs << Killer robots and asymmetric war Thunderstruck >> Hi there. This week I’m serving up some re-heated content which you may have seen before. Apologies, but I’m travelling a bit this week and know… Continue reading

    Mass Destruction or Distraction?

  • What if we used every single nuclear weapon?

    The end of New START and what the world’s nuclear arsenal could do. 🎧 Audio narration available for subscribers. Sign up below to access. << High altitude, high supply How Guns Work >> Hello there. Last week saw the expiry… Continue reading

    What if we used every single nuclear weapon?

  • Nukes into ploughshares

    When peaceful nuclear explosions were almost a thing. 🎧 Audio narration available for subscribers. Sign up below to access. << How the sausage is made Neutrality is not a shield >> Hello again folks. This week I want to talk… Continue reading

    Nukes into ploughshares

  • Hitting a bullet with a bullet

    How missile defence shields work (or don’t). << Review: House of Nitroglycerine TBC >> Hello again. I really had intended to move on from my A House of Dynamite obsession this week (honestly!), but I kept coming back to one… Continue reading

    Hitting a bullet with a bullet

  • Review: House of Nitroglycerine

    Part 2: Realism is suspended for semi-legitimate dramatic effect. << Review: A House of Dynamite But WHY did you do it? >> Hello again. This is Part 2 of my review of Netflix’s A House of Dynamite (HoD) which I… Continue reading

    Review: House of Nitroglycerine

  • Review: A House of Dynamite

    Part 1: Kathryn Bigelow’s latest film promises fission but ends with a fizzle. << Double nuclear trouble Review: House of Nitroglycerine >> Hi there. This week, as a natural follow-on to last week’s discussion on nuclear-powered cruise missiles, I want… Continue reading

    Review: A House of Dynamite

  • Nuclear War: A[n Alarmist] Scenario

    A review of Annie Jacobsen’s terrifying book about nuclear war << Fashion victims Ireland and the Defence Industrial Complex >> Hi there. This week I’m reviewing Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen. Written in 2024, this title does exactly… Continue reading

    Nuclear War: A[n Alarmist] Scenario

  • The underwater nuclear family

    What, exactly, is a “nuclear” submarine? << Bouncing blades Barrel envy >> Hello all. I was working on an article all about internal ballistics this week, but got sidetracked by President Trump’s recent announcement about positioning “Nuclear Submarines” in the… Continue reading

    The underwater nuclear family

  • Dr. Strangelove and Mutually Assured Destruction

    A very MAD sort of logic << Military administration Flak Cannons and shotguns >> Hello again. I recently had the pleasure of seeing Steve Coogan in the stage version of Stanley Kubrick’s legendary Dr. Strangelove. Coogan plays the same characters… Continue reading

    Dr. Strangelove and Mutually Assured Destruction

  • Nuclear Weapons: Fact Vs. Fiction

    Weapons of mass distraction: Part 4. << Radiological Weapons: Fact Vs. Fiction Six months of military pedantry >> Hello again, and Happy Thanksgiving to all my US readers. Welcome to this fourth and final instalment of my weapons of mass… Continue reading

    Nuclear Weapons: Fact Vs. Fiction