Hemlock #48 Peace in Iran: Jack Kennedy from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists talks Strait of Hormuz, Petroyuan, Albert Camus, Strategic Bombing, French and Israeli Nuke Programs, Kissinger

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Jack Kennedy discusses nuclear risks and geopolitical issues related to Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.

Nuclear Risk Editorial Fellow Jack Kennedy https://jackkennedy.ie/about/ comes back for the second time to talk Strait of Hormuz, Israel's nuclear option, NATO proliferation risks, Nixon, Kissinger, and Vietnam. "Belt of radioactive cobalt" mentioned. By the way, ships are already paying in Yuan to access the Strait, and the IRGC has confirmed control of a working route through the Strait - if you pay in Chinese money... Follow Jack on Bluesky Follow Will on Substack - by the way, if you haven't rated the show on Spotify or Apple, please do so. The algo is suppressing my ratings to some degree. The Patreon version of this show has better music. Sources Mentioned: Iran’s Parliament working on bill to impose fees on ships in Strait of Hormuz (March 26 2026, AP) Interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski (Carter Admin, Operation Cyclone) admits to using Mujahedeen fighters to create quagmire for Soviets - Jan 1998 Poland seeks as much autonomy as possible in terms of nuclear arms, Tusk says (Reuters, March 3 2026) Not One Inch - M. E. Sarotte Governing From the Skies by Thomas Hippler The Samson Option by Seymour Hersh WAS IT OBLITERATION? The US attack on Iran may not have wiped…

People in this episode

Host: William Engels

Guest: Jack Kennedy

Topics covered

• Nuclear Risk
• Iran
• Geopolitics
• Nuclear Proliferation
• Middle East
• International Relations

Keywords

• Strait of Hormuz
• Nuclear Proliferation
• Iran
• Jack Kennedy
• Kissinger
• NATO
• Petroyuan
• Albert Camus
• Geopolitics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, NATO, IRGC

Books & works: Not One Inch, Governing From the Skies, The Samson Option, WAS IT OBLITERATION?, In The Loop, The Thick of It, Inside the Kremlin's Cold War, Alfred Thayer Mahan

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz

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