NucleCast

By ANWA Deterrence Center

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Welcome to NucleCast, the official podcast of the ANWA Deterrence Center. NucleCast is an engaging, educational podcast featuring a series of discussions and interviews with experts in nuclear policy, technology, and deterrence. The show is hosted by Dr. Adam Lowther, Strategic Advisor to the ANWA Deterrence Center and an expert on nuclear deterrence.


Episode Date
Col. USAF (Ret.) Curtis McGiffin - Enhancing Decision-Making: AI-enabled NC3
May 07, 2024
Kyle Balzer, Ph.D. - The Importance of SLCM-N in the US Nuclear Posture
Apr 30, 2024
Amit Gupta, Ph.D. - Revamping Defense Production: Strengthening India's Capabilities
Apr 23, 2024
Peter Huessy - The Unrealistic Scenario in "Nuclear War: A Scenario"
Apr 16, 2024
Major General Retired Chris Adams - From Old to New: The B-52/B-36
Apr 11, 2024
Joseph Bosco - Major Security Threats Facing the US Today
Apr 09, 2024
Kevin Cooney, Ph.D. - The Morality of Nuclear Weapons
Apr 04, 2024
Rob Spalding, Brig Gen, USAD (Ret) - Protecting Our Most Valuable Asset, Our Data
Apr 02, 2024
Lt. Col. Anthony Santino - The Important Mission of the 576 Flight Test Squadron
Mar 28, 2024
Ken Myers - Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
Mar 26, 2024
Malcolm Davis, Ph.D. - AUKUS: An Australian Perspective
Mar 21, 2024
William Dale Conwell, Ph.D. - The FY 2025 Budget Overview
Mar 19, 2024
Polly Keim and Caleb Yip - NNSA Changing Perspectives and Opportunities for Young Professionals
Mar 14, 2024
Nick Eftimiades: Chinese Espionage and the Impact on US National Security
Mar 12, 2024
Rebeccah Heinrichs - The Aftermath of the Strategic Posture Commission's Report
Mar 07, 2024
Col (Ret) USAF Dale Hernandez - Education Efforts of Air Force Global Strike Command
Mar 05, 2024
Whitney Jones - Submarine Construction, Technology, and Skilled Workforce
Feb 29, 2024
Jim Stokes - NATO’s Nuclear Policy
Feb 27, 2024
Brig. Gen. William D. Murphy - Understanding the NC3 Enterprise
Feb 22, 2024
Marcus L. Lea - NNSA Workforce Recruitment and Retention for the Nuclear Security Mission
Feb 20, 2024
Zachary Kallenborn - How A Nuclear Weapons Ban Threatens Humanity
Feb 15, 2024
Brendan Melley - The Role of Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Feb 13, 2024
USAF Col. (Ret) George Farfour - The Role of Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in the Nuclear Enterprise
Feb 08, 2024
Bruce Goodwin, Ph.D. - Nuclear Weapons Technology 101
Feb 06, 2024
The Honorable Chris Stewart - Nuclear Policy in Congress
Feb 01, 2024
Jim Howe, Ph.D. - A Historical Analysis of U.S. Nuclear Space Propulsion and Power Programs
Jan 30, 2024
Joe Buff - Applying Actuarial Sciences to Nuclear Deterrence
Jan 25, 2024
Matthew Sermon - Revitalization of the Submarine Industrial Base
Jan 23, 2024
Bryan Bender - Exploring Workforce Barriers in Deterrence
Jan 18, 2024
Brad Gericke, Ph.D. - Ukraine, Will Russia Use Nukes?
Jan 16, 2024
Alexis Littlefield, Ph.D. : Defending Taiwan
Jan 11, 2024
David Rehbein - Dispelling the Arms Control Myth; Not All Nukes are the Same
Jan 09, 2024
Laura Goodroe Ph.D. and Ernest Rockwell Ph.D. - The Value of Military Professional Journals in Deterrence
Jan 04, 2024
Kim Budil, Ph.D. - Weapons Design and Modernization
Jan 02, 2024
"Best of Episode" - Rebecca Grant
Dec 28, 2023
"Best of Episode" - Thom Mason
Dec 26, 2023
"Best of" - Holiday Show Re-Release with Adam Lowther and Bob The Genie
Dec 21, 2023
James Kraska, S.J.D. - The Role of International Law Supporting Deterrence
Dec 19, 2023
Tyler Hamilton - Perspectives from a Missile Maintainer: A Career in the Missile Fields
Dec 14, 2023
Zachary Davis, Ph.D. - The Inflection Point in Global Politics
Dec 12, 2023
Alan Carr - The History of Los Alamos National Laboratory Part 2
Dec 07, 2023
Alan Carr - The History of Los Alamos National Laboratory Part 1
Dec 05, 2023
Curtis Buckles - The Navy's Role in Deterrence
Nov 30, 2023
The Honorable Frank Miller - Strategic Posture Commission Report
Nov 28, 2023
Codeac Solutions: Revolutionary Technology and Partnerships
Nov 21, 2023
Jennifer McArdle, Ph.D. Wargaming - The Realm of Possibility
Nov 16, 2023
Robert J. Peters, Ph.D. - The Dawn of the New Nuclear Age: Reactions to the Strategic Posture Commission Report
Nov 14, 2023
The Honorable David Trachtenberg - The Fallacy of Deterrence by Detection
Nov 09, 2023
Vahid Majidi, Ph.D. - Savannah River's Important Mission - Pit Production Capability and More
Nov 07, 2023
Mark Schneider, Ph.D., 2 - The Size and Characteristics of the Russian Nuclear Stockpile
Nov 02, 2023
Colonel George L. Chapman and Colonel Benjamin D. Jensen - The Mission of Minot AFB
Oct 31, 2023
Rebecca Grant, Ph.D. - Integrated Deterrence, Stealth, and AI
Oct 26, 2023
Major General Jason Armagost - The Mission of the Eighth Air Force
Oct 24, 2023
Tomás Díaz de la Rubia - Growing Partnerships: University of Oklahoma and USAF
Oct 19, 2023
Lani Kass, Ph.D. - Special Episode - The War in Israel
Oct 17, 2023
Marc Wortman, Ph.D. on Admiral Hyman Rickover: Establishment of the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Submarine Program
Oct 12, 2023
Raji Pillai Rajagopalan, Ph.D. - Where Does India Stand on Global Threats
Oct 10, 2023
Thomas Ramos Part 2 - "From Berkeley to Berlin: How the Rad Lab Helped Avert Nuclear War"
Oct 05, 2023
Thomas Ramos Part 1 - "Oppenheimer" the Film: Truths and Myths
Oct 03, 2023
Angela Sheffield - AI Technology and the NC3/Nuclear Enterprise
Sep 28, 2023
Howard Hall, Ph.D. - How One Academic Program is Building Nuclear Operators
Sep 26, 2023
James Stemm - The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Sep 21, 2023
Frank Lowery - Rethinking Recruitment and Retaining Talent at the NNSA
Sep 19, 2023
Matthew Costlow, Ph.D. - Restraints at the Nuclear Brink: Factors in Keeping War Limited
Sep 14, 2023
Maj Gen (Ret), USAF, Garrett Harencak - Supporting the Nevada National Security Site
Sep 12, 2023
Lt Col James McCue - A Tactical Nuclear Mindset: Deterring with Conventional Apples and Nuclear Oranges
Sep 07, 2023
Thom Mason, Ph.D. - Oppenheimer and the future of Los Alamos National Laboratory
Sep 05, 2023
Chris Stone - Who Will Defend Critical Space Infrastructure if not the Space Force?
Aug 31, 2023
Ray Smith (Part 2) - The History of Oak Ridge and Y-12 to Present Day
Aug 29, 2023
John Swegle, Ph.D. 2 - Nuclear Arms Control: Operational Considerations
Aug 24, 2023
Ray Smith (Part 1) - The History of Oak Ridge and Y-12 to Present Day
Aug 22, 2023
Matthew Kroenig - The Role of Nuclear Superiority
Aug 17, 2023
Lieutenant General In-Bum Chun (ROK, Ret) - Korean Perspective on Nuclear Weapons and Korean Security
Aug 15, 2023
Darwin Morgan - The History on the Nevada National Security Site
Aug 10, 2023
Colonel Glen Shilland- Deterrence on The Korean Peninsula
Aug 08, 2023
Wally Clark, Ph.D. - 101 Level Weapons Effects
Aug 03, 2023
David Schild - Meeting the Challenge: Specialty Systems and Critical Applications in Dynamic Environments
Aug 01, 2023
Raphael Cohen, Ph.D. - Big Ideas on War in Ukraine, Recruitment and Tri polarity
Jul 27, 2023
Brian Green - Unpacking Deterrence Strategy and Missile Defense
Jul 25, 2023
Carl Rhodes, Ph.D. - Australia's Defense Strategic Review
Jul 20, 2023
Wendy Baca - From the Manhattan Project to Present: Preserving and Transferring Knowledge to the Newest Generation
Jul 18, 2023
Bradley T. Gericke, Ph.D. Major General, U.S. Army, Ret. - The Role of the Army in the Asia Pacific Region
Jul 13, 2023
Juan Vitali, Ph.D. - The Importance of Advancing Nuclear Energy
Jul 11, 2023
Major Frank W. Perry, Jr. - Helos in the Missile Field
Jul 06, 2023
Independence Day Special
Jul 04, 2023
Tom Karako - Filling in the Gaps of Missile Defense
Jun 29, 2023
Eric Edelman - The New Makers of Modern Strategy and the Future of Strategic Deterrence
Jun 27, 2023
David Campbell - Questions on Nuclear Waste Clean-Up
Jun 22, 2023
Carl Rehberg - Missile Defense and Challenges in the Pacific
Jun 20, 2023
Lani Kass, Ph.D. - Thoughts from a career in National Security
Jun 15, 2023
Michael Shoults: The U.S. Air Force Integration in the Nuclear Enterprise
Jun 13, 2023
David Jonas, Esq. - Presidential Authority on Imminent Attack
Jun 08, 2023
Pete Newell - Mission Acceleration and Innovation in Risk Adverse America
Jun 06, 2023
Paul Saunders - Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, and War Crimes
Jun 01, 2023
Daniel Poneman - Reconstituting our Ability to Enrich Uranium
May 30, 2023
Terry Roehrig, Ph.D. - Current Events on the Korean Peninsula
May 25, 2023
The Honorable Rob R. Hood - The History of the NNSA and Where are We Now?
May 23, 2023
Lt Col Raymundo Vann Jr. and Capt Gabriella Graham - It’s a Family Affair: U.S. Air Force
May 18, 2023
The Honorable Frank Miller - All Things Nuclear
May 16, 2023
BG (Ret.) Gregory S. Bowen 2 - The New Role of U.S. Air and Missile Defense
May 11, 2023
Steve Blank - Innovation in the Nuclear Enterprise
May 09, 2023
Col., USAF (Ret.) Mike Guillot - Sharing Expertise in the Nuclear Enterprise Through Writing
May 04, 2023
B.G. John Weidner - Weapons Effects, Modernization, and Policy
May 02, 2023
Christine M. Leah, PhD - Where Does Australia Stand on the U.S. Extended Deterrence
Apr 27, 2023
Eric Wollerman - Manufacturing and Supply Chain in the Nuclear Enterprise
Apr 25, 2023
Dr. Kerry M. Kartchner - Arms Control and Russia’s Objectives
Apr 20, 2023
Dr. Mark Herrmann and Dr. Charles Nakhleh - U.S. National Laboratories, Stockpile Stewardship and Workforce
Apr 18, 2023
Sarah Mineiro - Acquisition Reform in the Nuclear Enterprise/Embedding AI in NC3
Apr 13, 2023
Stephen Blank, PhD - Russia and Ukraine, A Historical Perspective
Apr 11, 2023
Samuel S. Stanton, Jr., PhD - Theories of International Relations
Apr 06, 2023
Lt. Col. Derek Williams - Keeping ICBM force on Alert and the Doctrine of "Launch on Warning"
Apr 04, 2023
Maj. Gen. USAF (Ret.) Richard Evans 2 - Airborne Leg of Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3)
Mar 30, 2023
Brig. Gen. Ty Neuman - The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the Air Force Future Concepts
Mar 28, 2023
Bob Peters 2 - The Future of Arms Control
Mar 23, 2023
Robyn Hutchins - Recruiting and Retaining Young Talent in Our Nuclear Enterprise
Mar 21, 2023
Dr. Donald Gooch: How Do We Measure Deterrence?
Mar 16, 2023
Dr. James Petrosky 2 - Electromagnetic Pulse and the Power Grid
Mar 14, 2023
Dr. Robert Smith - Workforce, Recruitment and the Changing Demographics
Mar 09, 2023
Peter Huessy 2 - Russia Ceases to Comply with New START
Mar 07, 2023
Dr. John Laudun - How to Craft Your Narrative of Deterrence
Mar 02, 2023
BRIG GEN. USAF (RET) Rob Spalding - Chinese Strategy, Active Defense and EMPs
Feb 28, 2023
Zachary Kallenborn 2 - Chinese Spy Balloons, Drones and Growing Concerns
Feb 23, 2023
Dr. Mark Peters - Battelle & National Laboratories - Their Role in Nonproliferation and Clean Energy
Feb 21, 2023
Rebekah Koffler - Ukraine, Russia and Putin’s Playbook
Feb 16, 2023
U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry - The Ebb and Flow of Today’s Nuclear Issues in Congress
Feb 14, 2023
Curtis McGiffin Part 2 - Integrated Deterrence
Feb 09, 2023
Dr. Chris Yeaw - Ultra-Low Yield Weapons - Why does Russia have so Many?
Feb 07, 2023
Dr. Jonathan Trexel Part 2
Feb 02, 2023
David Craig - Make Your Voice Heard: Effective Writing Strategies to Support and Educate on Deterrence and More
Jan 31, 2023
Dr. Jonathan Trexel - Tripolar Arms Race Among the United States, Russia, and China
Jan 26, 2023
Major Bryce Acres, Jade Fortiner, Omar Castillo - Attracting and Retaining Talent: Work Force Development
Jan 24, 2023
Nicolas M. Chaillan- Securing U.S. Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3)
Jan 19, 2023
Dr. John Swegle - Chinese Weapons Programs
Jan 17, 2023
Greg Meyer - Pantex, Submarines, and the Role of the Private Sector in Deterrence
Jan 12, 2023
Christopher Stone - Tactical Warning/Strategic Warning and F.O.B.S.
Jan 10, 2023
BG (Ret) Greg Bowen - U.S. Strategic Command and Missile Defense Review
Jan 05, 2023
Major General (Ret.) Richard Evans: Components That Comprise the U.S. Nuclear Enterprise
Jan 03, 2023
NucleCast Holiday Special with Dr. Adam Lowther
Dec 22, 2022
Dr. James Petrosky - ICBMs (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles), Electromagnetic Pulse and More
Dec 20, 2022
Zachary Kallenborn - Drones: Strategic Uses Now and in the Future
Dec 15, 2022
Lucian Niemeyer - Nuclear Power used in Strategic Defense
Dec 13, 2022
Sam Wilson - Four Schools of Thought on Hypersonics
Dec 08, 2022
Dr. Adam Lowther - Low Yield Nuclear Weapons
Dec 06, 2022
Dr. Robert Peters - Red Zone Warfare
Dec 01, 2022
Scott Sudduth - Workforce Development and the Thousands Talent Program
Nov 29, 2022
Brigadier General Gerald Goodfellow (Ret.) - Technology and Fastest Around the World Flight and More
Nov 22, 2022
Dr. Michaela Dodge - The Cost of Nuclear Weapons in Deterrence
Nov 17, 2022
David Beering - Hypersonics
Nov 15, 2022
Bruce Klingner - Threats, Challenges and Opportunities in the Korean Peninsula
Nov 10, 2022
Colonel Keith Butler - U.S. Senior Military Leader's Thoughts on Nuclear Modernization
Nov 08, 2022
Dr. Rob Soofer - SLCM-N and the Nuclear Posture Review
Nov 03, 2022
Dr. John Harvey - Careers in National Security
Nov 01, 2022
Dr. Brent Park - The U.S. National Labs
Oct 27, 2022
Bill Ostendorff - Role of the Sea Leg in Nuclear Deterrence
Oct 25, 2022
Jim Howe - Highly Enriched Uranium Needs
Oct 20, 2022
Brigadier General Stacy Jo Huser - DoD and DoE Integration
Oct 18, 2022
Curtis McGiffin - Nuclear Education
Oct 13, 2022
Dave Trachtenberg - China and Russia Strategy
Oct 11, 2022
Patty-Jane Geller - SLCM-N (Sea Launch Cruise Missile) and Capital Hill Deterrence Culture
Oct 06, 2022
Senator Kevin Cramer - Minot Air Force Base and Politics of Modernization
Oct 04, 2022
David Cherington and Jeff Crater - Advanced Nuclear Weapons Alliance Deterrence Center
Sep 29, 2022
Dr. Brad Roberts - Theories of Victory
Sep 27, 2022
Dr. Stephen Cimbala - Minimum Deterrence
Sep 22, 2022
Dr. Mark Schneider - Russian Nuclear Strategy
Sep 20, 2022
Dr. Lisa Porter and Dr. Michael Griffin - Hypersonics
Sep 15, 2022
Peter Huessy - book: Guide to Nuclear Deterrence in the Age of Great-Power Competition
Sep 13, 2022