1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The legendary Fred Kaplan joins Jeffrey to talk about his brand new novel, A Capital Calamity.&amp;nbsp; Fred and Jeffrey talk through the Fred's experiences in nuclear strategy and the influences on his new novel, A Capital Calamity, from JFK's EXCOMM tapes, the MX basing debate, and the Jane Austen meets Dr. Strangelove comedy of DC manners and etiquette.&amp;nbsp; Catch one of Fred's upcoming book readings for A Capital Calamity in DC and NYC, at the Union Market Politics &amp;amp; Prose on Saturday, October 26th and at Community Bookstore, Park Slope, Brooklyn, on Tuesday, October 29th.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Fred Kaplan is a national security columnist for Slate. Former Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for Boston Globe. Author of 7 books, including The Bomb, The Wizards of Armageddon, The Insurgents (Pulitzer Prize finalist), and now, his first novel, A Capital Calamity. Support us over at&amp;nbsp;Patreon.com/acwpodcast! Arms Control Wonk http://armscontrolwonk.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/33539627/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/33539627