Season 2 · Episode 1157
Unconstrained: The New Global ICBM Arms Race
With the New START treaty expired, the world enters a dangerous new era of unconstrained nuclear competition and rapid ICBM expansion.
My Weird Prompts · Daniel Rosehill
March 13, 202626m 28s
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Show Notes
On February 5, 2026, the last remaining guardrails of nuclear transparency vanished with the expiration of the New START treaty, plunging the world into a complex "three-body problem" between the US, Russia, and an accelerating China. This episode explores the technical and strategic shifts in global ICBM capabilities, from North Korea’s breakthrough in solid-fuel technology to the "tear off an arm" deterrence strategies of European powers like France. We break down the engineering of 6,000-mile strikes and the high-stakes reality of a world where the old rules of nuclear management no longer apply and regional players are rapidly closing the technical gap.