Podcast Episodes

Does the U.S. Need an Independent Cyber Force?

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If the internet is a battlefield, does that mean the United States needs a new military force to dominate it?

On this episode of Ang…

Published on 4 hours ago

Hunting Nazis Online With Canadian Journalists

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Journalists and Nazis have changed a lot in the years since the end of World War II; journalists are on the outs while Nazis are ha…

Published on 2 weeks ago

How Many Nukes Does It Take to Win a War? (Trick Question)

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The world is living with a Cold War hangover. The logic of deterrence, which dominates the minds of the people who plan nuclear war…

Published on 3 weeks ago

A History of the Iranian Nuclear Program

Sometimes it’s good to back up and ask the basic questions: How do we know Iran was even developing nuclear weapons?

On this episode of the show, the Arms Control Wonk Jeffrey Lewis walks us through t…

Published on 1 month ago

Talking With the Military Ethics Professor Who Resigned in Protest

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Pauline Shanks Kaurin PhD. was, until recently, the Stockdale Chair for Professional Military Ethics at the U.S. Naval War College.…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Iran Strikes Beg the Question: What Is Airpower For?

You can’t win a war with airpower alone, despite what the U.S. Air Force will tell you. For more than 100 years, the masters of the air have promised that military and political objectives can be ach…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Libya, China, and the Outlaw Ocean

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The ocean is vast, beautiful, and lawless. Thousands of miles from any coast, power belongs to those who seize it.

On this episode o…

Published on 2 months ago

Silicon Valley Wants ‘More Everything Forever’

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The futures of the past have curdled into the nightmares of the present. The richest and most powerful people the world has ever kn…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

America’s Favorite Gunfighters and the Birth of the Old West

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America loves the Western. Stories about frontier towns, outlaws and lawmen, and—most of all—killing. How did the myth and legend o…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Horror of AI Generals Making Command Decisions

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Palantir, Anduril and a suite of other Tolkien-inspired tech nightmares want to integrate artificial intelligence into every aspect…

Published on 3 months ago