This week on "Bombshell," Kelly Magsamen joins us to talk about Sec Tillerson’s Asia visit, the upcoming Trump-Xi soiree, and North Korean chicanery. We also discuss splitting the check with NATO, attacks on civil servants, whether the Defense Department deserves a bonus (and how to spend it), and why we love Christine Fox. We also answer questions from the audience and reveal our favorite bourbon bars in DC.

Readings

• "Did Rex Tillerson Misspeak?" by Laura Rosenerger 
• "The Rebalance is Dead! Long Live the Rebalance!" by Mira Rapp-Hooper, Harry Kreja, and Hannah Suh
• "Rex Tillerson's approach to North Korea," by Jeff Lewis
• "Healthcare + Iran Deal," by Ilan Goldenberg
• "What's a NATO Ally Worth?" by Richard Fontaine
• "Is NATO Obsolete? Trump Not Only One Asking," by Molly O'Toole
• "Federal Staffers Panicked by Conservative Media Attacks," by Nahal Toosi and Andrew Restuccia
• "Trump's Bigger Military Won't Necessarily Make US Stronger, Safer," by Todd Harrison
• White House docs on DoD supplemental budget

Note: Please excuse some minor, intermittent cell phone interference in this episode. That's on us and it won't happen again!