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Wake-Up Call

Wake-Up Call

In the first episode of The Fourth Leg's season 2, we discuss the need for a better communication system between nuclear powers with Philip Reiner, Peter Hayes, Eric Grosse, Rear Admiral John Gower, and Subrata Banik.

communication, complexity, crisis communications, nuclear communications, nuclear crisis communications

May 13, 2020

NC3, Entanglement, and the Inadvertent Risk of Nuclear War

NC3, Entanglement, and the Inadvertent Risk of Nuclear War

In this episode, Philip Reiner sits down with Dr. James Acton to understand how to evaluate the risk of inadvertent escalation arising from entanglement.

C3I, command and control, conventional conflict, dual-use, NC3, unconventional conflict

November 21, 2019

NC3 Threats: Insider Edition

NC3 Threats: Insider Edition

Philip Reiner and Peter Hayes sit down with Dr. Ronald Schouten to discuss insider threats to nuclear command, control, and communications.

insider threats, nuclear command, nuclear weapons, risk

November 14, 2019

Are All Legal Bets Off?

Are All Legal Bets Off?

William Boothby joins The Fourth Leg's Philip Reiner and Peter Hayes for a discussion on the legal limits surrounding the use of nuclear weapons.

accidental use, nuclear strike, nuclear weapons, offense, self-defense, United Nations

October 31, 2019

Starting from the Beginning

Starting from the Beginning

In this episode of The Fourth Leg, Paul Davis joins Philip Reiner and Peter Hayes to discuss how to approach NC3 modernization. Rather than looking at the myriad of structural and technical issues associated with modernizing NC3, he instead argues that modernization should go back to the basics: what core functionality should be demanded, and how should those demands should differ from those of the Cold War?

cold war, NC3, NC3 modernization, nuclear accidents, nuclear control, nuclear weapons, technical

October 24, 2019

The End of Survivability?

The End of Survivability?

In this episode of The Fourth Leg, Philip Reiner and Peter Hayes are joined by guest Daryl Press, who focuses on the growing threats to nuclear command and control and communication (NC3) systems around the world.

global stability, NC3, nuclear command, nuclear control, nuclear risk, strategic stability, vulnerabilities, vulnerable NC3

October 17, 2019