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Ep. 22 Transparency by Design: DOE’s Genesis Mission, H200 Exports, & Australia’s Under-16 Test
Episode 22
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric track Transparency by Design; how you build trust in national security by setting clear outc…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 21 Dominance Playbook: National Security Strategy, Undersea Competition, & Golden Dome Limits
Episode 21
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric crack open the 2025 National Security Strategy. They start by explaining what a National Sec…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 20 Bonus: Retribution Politics: When Dissent Becomes Dangerous
Episode 20
In this special edition of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric explore the troubling rise of retribution politics in America. Prompted by a Reuters…
10 months ago
Ep. 20 Trust and Consequences: Afghan Allies, Back-Channels, and Nursing Pros
Episode 20
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric look at the price of trust—starting with an Afghan ally accused of murdering a West Virginia…
10 months ago
Ep. 19 Substitution or Sovereignty? China’s Capital, Nuclear Loans, & State vs. Federal Power
Episode 19
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric trace how seemingly ordinary deals can reshape American security, starting with a Chinese-li…
10 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 18 Leaky Systems: Agentic AI Hack, Dams and Drought, & States Stepping Up
Episode 18
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric break down a new milestone in AI operations: an agentic hack using Claude that orchestrates …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 17 Steppe Signals: Kazakhstan’s Uranium, Europe’s First-Mover Standards, & AI Bubble Watch
Episode 17
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric discuss U.S. global influence on display as a C5+1 White House celebration, a former al-Qaed…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 16 Critical Mass: Nuclear Testing, Power for the AI Era, and the Civic Moves That Matter
Episode 16
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric discuss the significance of local elections around the country. They delve into the U.S. go…
11 months ago
Ep. 15 Speed Is the Advantage: Army Acquisitions, the Asia Trip, & Argentina ROI
Episode 15
We’re back! In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric put speed at the center of national power—why getting tech from contract to comb…
11 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 14 Quantum Is Closing In, Data Everywhere, & Peace in Sight
Episode 14
In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric put quantum computing on the table—what quantum computers are, why “harvest-now, decrypt-lat…
11 months, 3 weeks ago