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Guests: Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in conversation with Defense One's Patrick Tucker on the sidelines of the GLOBSEC 2025 conference in Prague. Defense One is media partner for this year's 20th edition of the GLOBSEC Forum in Prague.

Guests: Philippe Lavigne, a retired French general, was Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force from 2018 to 2021, then NATO's transformation chief for three years. As media partner for this year's 20th edition of the GLOBSEC Forum in Prague, Defense One is sharing a series of special pre-conference interviews exploring the future of defense, technological innovation, the changing battlefield and geopolitical upheaval.

The U.S. defense landscape has a few mainstays whose corporate headquarters are in another country and the reverse is very much true as well regardless of geopolitical and economic conditions.But the ongoing tariff turbulence stemming from the Trump administration does pose questions about why international companies are still looking at the U.S. as a key market to grow their defense businesses.Lauren Williams, a senior editor focused on technology and business at our partner publication Defense One, joins for this episode to lay out some of the answers she has found so far and how receptive the Pentagon customer is to this trend.Lauren also tells our Ross Wilkers where, again with what she has found so far, tariffs fit into the equation of the global defense industrial landscape. Agenda item number two for their discussion is the future of the Defense Information Systems Agency as it prepares to lose as much as 10% of its workforce.Made in the USA: foreign defense companies eye bigger slice of the American pieThe DOD's tech agency braces for 10% workforce cutPentagon heightens scrutiny on IT, management consulting contractsPentagon hits Accenture, Booz Allen and Deloitte with contract cancellationsPentagon launches consulting contract review process

Guests: Brandon Tseng, co-founder and president of Shield AI, in conversation with Defense One's Patrick Tucker. As media partner for this year's 20th edition of the GLOBSEC Forum in Prague, Defense One is sharing a series of special pre-conference interviews exploring the future of defense, technological innovation, the changing battlefield and geopolitical upheaval.

Golden Dome is the U.S.' newest ambitious attempt to create a multi-layered defense system for protecting the mainland from incoming ballistic, hypersonic, cruise and other types of missiles.Audrey Decker, who covers the Air Force and Space Force for our partners at Defense One, has covered Golden Dome from multiple angles as ideas for it have emerged since President Trump's January executive order to get working on it.Audrey joins our Ross Wilkers for this episode to provide an update on how the Defense Department, especially Space Force, is working on the vision for Golden Dome and what it needs to become a reality.Software will be paramount in making Golden Dome happen, as Audrey explains from what government and industry officials have told her. How contractors are making their pitch to be part of the Golden Dome program is also on the agenda for Audrey and Ross.Industry eyes ‘wicked hard' Golden Dome space interceptor challengeGolden Dome push sets stage for telecom battle over spectrum accessTrump to get Golden Dome options next week: defense sourceSpace Force sets up team to sort out support for ‘Iron Dome'—that is, ‘Golden Dome'America's ‘Iron Dome' is going to need a lot more sensors: NORTHCOMTrump's ‘Iron Dome for America' plan would put weapons in space, at a big cost

Guests: Marine Lt. Gen. Roger B. Turner of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the 3D Marine Division's Maj. Gen. Christian F. Wortman, in conversation with Defense One's Jennifer Hlad. You can view our other 2025 State of Defense interviews here. 

Guests: Command Sergeant Major JoAnn Nauman, Command Senior Enlisted Leader of Army Special Operations Command, in conversation with Defense One's Meghann Myers and Ben Watson. Related reading: "Army establishes new fitness test of record to strengthen readiness and lethality," published April 21, 2025; "Setting Higher Close Combat Standards for the Army Combat Fitness Test," via RAND researchers, published Dec 20, 2024;  And "Independent Review of the Army Combat Fitness Test," also via RAND, published Mar 23, 2022.

Trump's tariff tumult has left the world reeling.  Global leaders are scrambling to respond. Companies, both small and large, are worried about their futures. Most importantly, everyday Americans are not sure how they're going to afford retirement, rent and groceries. Former Congressman David Jolly and Congressman Robert Garcia discuss. Plus, two top National Security Agency officials are dismissed. Analyst and former executive editor of Defense One, Kevin Baron, weighs in.

Guest: U.S. Army chief of staff Gen. Randy George, interviewed by Defense One's Patrick Tucker. Catch our full State of Defense agenda and future events, here.

Guest: U.S. Space Force commander Gen. Chance Saltzman, interviewed by Defense One's Audrey Decker. Catch our full State of Defense agenda and future events, running through the end of March, here.

Guest: U.S. Air Force commander Gen. David Allvin, interviewed by Defense One's Audrey Decker. Catch our full State of Defense agenda and future events, running through the end of March, here.

Grey Dynamics welcomes John Lechner to the podcast. He is a journalist and researcher, focusing on security issues with a heavy approach to on-the-ground coverage. John is also an expert on Russia's growing influence in Africa. He speaks fluent Russian; advanced French, Turkish, and Georgian; and conversational Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), Chechen, German, and Sango.You can find his articles published in Foreign Policy, War on the Rocks, Kyiv Post, The Diplomat, Africa is a Country, African Arguments, The National Interest, and Defense One, among others. Additionally, his book on the inner workings of the Wagner Group is for sale on AmazonFind John LechnerLinkedInJohn Lechner AuthorDeath Is Our Business: Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private WarfareRelated Links:Wagner PMC Activity in the Central African Republic: A Geospatial AnalysisPMC Wagner in Africa: ForecastAdvance Your Intelligence Career Today!We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics ReportsWith security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to Secret & Top Secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!The Grey Dynamics Podcast is available on all major platforms!YouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastGoogle PodcastAmazon Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The international war reporter John Lechner is a brave man. For his new book Death Is Our Business: Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare, he spent time in both Russia and the Central African Republic researching the Russian mercenary Wagner Group founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin. In our conversation, he details Prigozhin's rise, his rebellion against Putin, and his eventual death. Lechner argues that mercenary groups like Wagner are generally no more or less bloodthirsty than the governments that employ them. We also talked about the broader global trend of outsourcing warfare, from Russian mercenaries to U.S. contractors like Blackwater, and how this approach reduces political costs for governments engaging in military interventions.Here are the 5 KEEN ON AMERICA takeaways from the Lechner interview:* Wagner Group represents a broader trend of privatized warfare, following in the footsteps of Western contractors like Blackwater but expanding into offensive operations.* Yevgeny Prigozhin's personal ambition and desire to overcome his status within Putin's inner circle drove Wagner's expansion globally.* Mercenary groups like Wagner typically mirror the human rights practices of the governments that hire them, often exacerbating existing abuses rather than introducing new ones.* Prigozhin's rebellion against Putin stemmed from his narcissism and fear of losing political leverage when the Ministry of Defense attempted to absorb Wagner's fighters.* The outsourcing of warfare (through mercenaries, proxies, or technology) allows governments to pursue interventionist policies with reduced political costs, as contractor deaths don't receive the same public scrutiny as military casualties.John Lechner graduated from the Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) Program at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. At Georgetown, John focused on security issues in Central Africa and the Sahel; Turkey; Russia, and the former Soviet Union. He is an expert on Russia's growing influence in Africa. He speaks fluent Russian; advanced French, Turkish, and Georgian; and conversational Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), Chechen, German, and Sango (the lingua franca of the Central African Republic). After working in finance for several years, John decided to leverage his language skills and significant experience living abroad—especially in Russia and Europe—for a career in international affairs. After arriving in Washington DC, he took an internship with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), analyzing and publishing articles on Turkish domestic politics, security, and foreign relations. While attending Georgetown he has continued to work as a freelance journalist, covering issues related to language, history, culture, and politics in eastern Ukraine, Moldova, Turkey, the Sahel, and the Central African Republic. He is an expert on the history, languages, and politics of Central Africa, Turkey, and the former Soviet Union. You can find his articles published in Foreign Policy, War on the Rocks, Kyiv Post, The Diplomat, Africa is a Country, African Arguments, The National Interest, and Defense One, among others.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting the daily KEEN ON show, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy interview series. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Preview: Colleague Patrick Tucker of Defense One explains how General Dan Caine helped develop AI on the battlefield as early as 2017. More. 1953

DOD: GENERAL DAN CAINE AND SPECIAL FORCES. Patrick Tucker, Defense One 1923 BAGHDAD

Maj. Gen. Joseph Kunkel discusses his how his service's modernization strategy will shape the future of air combat in an increasingly complex security landscape. Guest: Air Force Maj. Gen. Joseph Kunkel, director of Force Design, Integration and Wargaming at Air Force Futures; he's interviewed by Defense One air warfare reporter Audrey Decker. Related viewing: "AI in the Skies," January 28, 2025.

It's been a massive, cold and painful week. And he hasn't even been inaugurated yet. We're hurtling towards more and more massive and painful weeks. And massive impacts. And this week the most consequential news revolved around the hearings for SECDEF and the cowardice of Republican Senators and their inability to stand up to Trump and deny Pete Hegseth. But the other party continues to be weak and feckless and sucks in its own unique ways. The Democrats put up a paltry attack. Again. They got rolled. Again. And now it looks as if Hegseth is inevitable and has set the tone for a January of bizarro world cabinet nominees and Trump momentum.  None of it is normal, none of it is acceptable and none of it is preordained. But the Democrats continue to lose. Lose power, lose control, lose the narrative, and lose whatever semblance of cohesion they had. It's time to stop investing in failure, America. The parties are the problem, and independents like you can be an important part of the solution.  Leave the herds. Declare your independence. And watch or listen up. Rieckhoff's got your weekly dose.  And another awesome, smart and unique guest. Kevin Baron is a highly experienced Pentagon and defense reporter with decades of experience in and around the Defense Department and almost a dozen Defense Secretaries. He's seen em all, and been part of the press corps that traveled with them around the world. He was the founding Executive Editor of Defense One, and a national security staff writer for National Journal, and a reporter for Stars and Stripes, the Boston Globe Washington bureau, and the Center for Public Integrity. If you haven't seen it yet, we've changed our format and we've now got full video episodes available on our YouTube page here. While you're there, like it, subscribe. All the stuff. You know what to do. -WATCH video of Paul and Kevin's conversation on our YouTube channel. -Join the movement. Sign up to get our regular breakdowns of the independent news you need to know.  -Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.  -Check the hashtag #LookForTheHelpers. And share yours.  -Find us on social media or www.IndependentAmericans.us. And get a cool, new IA hoodie sweatshirt just in time for the start of the cold season.  -Check out other Righteous podcasts like The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra, Uncle Montel - The OG of Weed and B Dorm.  Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led Righteous Media. America's next great independent media company. Ways to listen: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0F1lzdRbTB0XYen8kyEqXe Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff/id1457899667 Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/49a684c3-68e1-4a85-8d93-d95027a8ec64/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff TuneIn Radio: https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/Independent-Americans-p1214607/ Ways to watch: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@independentamericans Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/IndependentAmericansUS/ Social channels: X/Twitter: https://x.com/indy_americans BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/indyamericans.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndependentAmericansUS/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We listen back on more than a dozen guests from conversations across 2024.  Guests (in order): Fabian Hinz, research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies; Bruce Hoffman, senior fellow for counterterrorism and homeland security at the Council on Foreign Relations, and co-author of "God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America"; Karolina Hird, analyst and Russia Deputy Team Lead at the Institute for the Study of War; Elliot Ackerman, co-author of "2054: A Novel"; Mackenzie Eaglen, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where she works on defense strategy, defense budgets, and military readiness; Ankit Panda, Stanton Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Chris Blattman, economist, political scientist, and Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago, and author of the 2022 book, "Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace"; Mick Ryan, retired Australian Army major general, strategist, and author of “White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan"; Dmitri Alperovitch, chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator, a geopolitics think-tank in Washington, and author of “World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century"; Sam Skove, former Defense One staff writer; Mark Montgomery, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington and senior director of FDD's Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation; Peter Tamte, founder and CEO of Victura; And Brent Sadler, retired Navy captain and senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation.

Guests: Audrey Decker, aerospace reporter for Defense One; Patrick Tucker, science and technology editor at Defense One. Related reading: Some Republicans remain unsold on Hegseth Russia in talks to send fighter jets to North Korea, INDOPACOM says ‘Multi-headed monster': Biden, Trump officials address China-Russia-Iran coordination ‘Shock the system': Startups and DOGE take over Reagan forum Defense officials hopeful incoming administration keeps funding cutting-edge tech

#ISIS: CENTCOM directs B-52s against ISIS. Patrick Tucker, Defense One 1870 Damascus

GOOD EVENING:The show begins in Damascus under the control of Jihadists... 1910 Damascus CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 Syria: Is al-Jolani Al Qaeda/ISIS? (Part 1) Guests: Bill Roggio, FDD; Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute 9:15-9:30 Syria: Is al-Jolani Al Qaeda/ISIS? (Part 2) Guests: Bill Roggio, FDD; Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute 9:30-9:45  Syria: Hezbollah and IRGC After Assad Flight Guests: David Daoud, Bill Roggio, FDD 9:45-10:00 Syria: Regional Impact After Assad Flight Guests: David Daoud, Bill Roggio, FDD SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 Syria: Regional Powers Adapt to Strategic Surprise (Part 1) Guest: Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents 10:15-10:30 Syria: Regional Powers Adapt to Strategic Surprise (Part 2) Guest: Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents 10:30-10:45 Ukraine: Kyiv Reports 400,000 Casualties (Part 1) Guests: John Hardie, Bill Roggio, FDD 10:45-11:00 Ukraine: Kyiv Reports 400,000 Casualties (Part 2) Guests: John Hardie, Bill Roggio, FDD THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 New World Report: Hezbollah in Latin America Guests: Joseph Humire, Secure Free Society; Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister of Brazil 11:15-11:30 New World Report: Paraguay Resists PRC Threat Guests: Joseph Humire, Secure Free Society; Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister of Brazil 11:30-11:45 Hong Kong: Liberty Under Prosecution Guest: Mark Clifford 11:45-12:00 Malaysia: PRC Investment Decline Guest: Charles Ortel FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 North Korea: 2026 Wargame Scenario (Part 1) Guest: Henry Sokolski, NPEC 12:15-12:30 North Korea: 2026 Wargame Scenario (Part 2) Guest: Henry Sokolski, NPEC 12:30-12:45 Canada: America's Ally's Self-Defense Guest: Conrad Black, National Post 12:45-1:00 AM ISIS: CENTCOM B-52 Operations Guest: Patrick Tucker, Defense One

PREVIEW: ISIS/CENTCOM Colleague Patrick Tucker of Defense One analyzes US airstrikes against ISIS enclaves in Syria's Badiya Desert following Assad regime's fall. More later. 1898 Damascus

Defense One staff summarize the leading developments from this year's Association of the U.S. Army conference in Washington.  Guest: Sam Skove, staff reporter; Patrick Tucker, science and tech editor. Find Defense One's complete AUSA coverage here.

Boeing's current difficult period is well-documented and acknowledged by its new CEO Kelly Ortberg, who joined in August to lead the turnaround effort.Audrey Decker essentially functions as Team GovExec's Boeing correspondent in her role as Air Force and Space Force reporter for our partner publication Defense One.For this episode, Audrey breaks down the ongoing turmoil in Boeing's defense and space segment amid a labor strike and search for a new leader after Ted Colbert left the company on Sept. 20.This discussion with Ross Wilkers also goes over some of these key priorities for the customers that Audrey covers: a robot wingman program, commercial imagery, space domain awareness and the B-21 bomber.

Audrey Decker explains some of the top developments out of this year's AFA conference outside Washington. Guest: Audrey Decker, Defense One's air warfare reporter. Extra reading: China's aggressive regional moves open doors for the US, PACAF chief says Air Force wants NGAD to cost no more than an F-35. Is that even possible? Lessons from Ukrainian F-16 crash will shape US training: Air Force general Air Force's Ospreys will return to forward-deployment within 'weeks' Test B-21 flying up to twice a week, Northrop reports

Next to satellite imagery, drones have been the major technological focal point for the war in Ukraine and U.S. Army leaders have been looking to learn quickly from how the systems are being used there.Sam Skove, who covers the Army and Marine Corps for our partner publication Defense One, has seen much of this action first-hand from visits to bases in the U.S. where the drones are tested and in Eastern Europe where they are fielded.In this episode, Sam takes our Ross Wilkers through his reporting on how the Army's desire to bring more small drones into its fold does not necessarily match up with the U.S.' industrial capacity to make them in large quantities.The reasons for that disconnect are myriad as Sam explains, as are some of the solutions he has heard from informed observers on how to bridge that gap.Wartime need for drones would outstrip US production. There's a way to fix thatArmy puts new unit loaded with cutting-edge tech to the testUS shouldn't learn the wrong lessons about Ukraine's drones, expert saysWhat Estonian drone companies are learning from UkraineAcross the Army, units lean into drone experimentationArmy brass opposes drone branchFPVs, tethered drones could become formal Army programs in 2025

Guest host, Jim Howe, interviews Andrew Metrick and Phil Shears from the Center for New American Security (CNAS) on escalation management in a protracted war with China. They discuss the implications of a potential conflict with China and the need for the US to adapt its deterrence strategies. The researchers conducted tabletop exercises to explore different scenarios and found unsettling logics that could compel the use of nuclear weapons. They also highlight the importance of alliance management and the need for the US to engage in discussions with allies like Japan and Australia.Andrew Metrick is a Fellow with Defense Program at CNAS. His research focuses on the linkages between strategic objectives and operational plans with a specific interest in understanding the implications of protracted, global conflict against peer states. In this capacity, he employs a range of qualitative and quantitative research tools to include operations research, GIS analysis, OSINT collection, and wargaming. Prior to joining CNAS, he was a campaign analyst and wargamer at Northrop Grumman. In this role, he conducted strategic and theater level analysis to quantify munitions, posture, and logistics implications of peer conflict. This analysis and the associated models received multiple awards for innovation. Early in his career, he was an Associate Fellow with the International Security Program at CSIS where he published several studies focused on maritime issues in Asia and Europe. Metrick holds a MA in security studies from Georgetown University and a BA in international affairs from the George Washington University with an academic interest in military innovation theory and technology diffusion. His writing has appeared in Proceedings, War on the Rocks, Defense One, and CIMSEC.Philip Sheers is a Research Assistant for the Defense Program. His research focuses on escalation management, protracted war, force posture, and nuclear deterrence. Sheers also supports the CNAS Gaming Lab and the CNAS Mission Brief speaker series. Prior to joining CNAS, he worked as a Risk Analyst at IPSOS Public Affairs and served as a Research Assistant to Dr. Alfred Connable. Sheers graduated from Kenyon College with a BA in International Studies and is completing his MA in Security Studies at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, where he has also contributed to the Georgetown Security Studies Review.Socials:Follow on Twitter at @NucleCastFollow on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/nuclecastpodcastSubscribe RSS Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/nuclecast-podcast/Rate: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nuclecast/id1644921278Email comments and topic/guest suggestions to NucleCast@anwadeter.org

We revisit some of the bigger takeaways from this year's Farnborough International Airshow.  Guest: Dan Darling, vice president of market insights at Forecast International, a research and consulting firm owned by Defense One's parent company. You can see all of our Farnborough Airshow coverage, here.

We conclude our 2024 Tech Summit coverage with an interview featuring DARPA Director Stefanie Tompkins. Guest: Stefanie Tompkins, Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. You can see all of our interviews from the 2024 Tech Summit at Defense One's YouTube page, here.

Our 2024 Tech Summit coverage continues with a discussion about the future of hypersonic missile research and development. Guest: Frank Peterkin, Principal Director of Directed Energy at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies; And Jarret Lafleur, Senior Advisor to the Principal Director for Hypersonics for Strike Systems Strategy and Policy Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. You can see all of our interviews from the 2024 Tech Summit at Defense One's YouTube page, here.

We're sharing some of our notable exchanges from the 2024 Defense One Technology Summit, beginning with the Pentagon's Maynard Holliday. Guest: Maynard Holliday, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies at the Defense Department. You can see all of our interviews from the 2024 Tech Summit at Defense One's YouTube page, here.

Defense One's Audrey Decker interviews Gen. David Allvin and Air Mobility Command's Gen. Mike Minihan (at the 32:42 mark). You can also catch all of our 2024 State of Defense interviews on Defense One's YouTube page, here.

Defense One Executive Editor Bradley Peniston speaks with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti; and Defense One's Patrick Tucker sat down with Fourth Fleet commander Rear Adm. James Aiken (at the 28:09 mark). You can watch both of these interviews on Defense One's YouTube page, here.

Defense One's Sam Skove speaks to Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George; and Defense One's Jennifer Hlad speaks with Gen. Charles Flynn, commander of U.S. Army Pacific. You can watch both of these interviews on Defense One's YouTube page, here.

Defense One's Sam Skove speaks to Assistant Commandant Gen. Christopher Mahoney; and Defense One's Jennifer Hlad interviews Marine Corps Combat Development Command's Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl. You can also watch either of these interviews on Defense One's events page, here.

Defense One's Audrey Decker speaks to America's Chief of the Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman; and Defense One's Lauren Williams interviews Air Force Col. Michelle Idle, deputy commander of Space Systems Command. You can also watch either of these interviews on Defense One's events page, here.

#ESTONIA: #RUSSIA: Hybrid warfare attacks include vandalizing autos of public offcials. Patrick Tucker Defense One https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/02/russian-hybrid-operations-rise-estonia-moldova/394318/ 1919 Estonia

#RUSSIA: What do we know of anti-satellite weapons in LEO? Also, Drone Fleets of the Pacific. Patrick Tucker Defense One https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2024/02/russia-putting-anti-satellite-nuke-space/394198/ https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/02/navy-envisions-hundreds-thousands-drones-pacific-deter-china/394266/ 1957

PREVIEW: #ANTI-SATELLITE: #RUSSIA:  Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Patrick Tucker of Defense One re the report from the US Government that Russia has launched or may launch an anti-satellite weapon of some nuclear nature into LEO.  Many unknowns.  More of this later today. 1959

In this episode, Zachary Kallenborn discusses the arguments made in his article on why a nuclear weapons ban would threaten humanity. He highlights that while nuclear weapons present an existential threat, there are other existential risks such as extreme biological weapons, planet killer asteroids, artificial intelligence, and super volcanoes. Removing nuclear weapons could potentially lead to a return of great power war, which would worsen these other risks. The breakdown of global cooperation, diversion of resources, damage to infrastructure, and potential renuclearization are some of the concerns discussed. The interdependencies between nuclear weapons and nuclear power, as well as the need for a better understanding of second and third order effects, are also emphasized.Zachary Kallenborn is an adjunct fellow (non-resident) with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a policy fellow at the Schar School of Policy and Government, a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, a research affiliate with the Unconventional Weapons and Technology Division of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), an officially proclaimed U.S. Army "mad scientist," and a national security consultant. He has published over 50 articles on autonomous weapons, drone swarms, weapons of mass destruction, and apocalyptic terrorism in a wide range of peer-reviewed, wonky, and popular outlets, including the Brookings Institution, Foreign Policy, Slate, Defense One, War on the Rocks, the Modern War Institute at West Point, Terrorism and Political Violence, and Parameters. Journalists have written about and shared that research in the New York Times, the AP, NPR, Forbes, Popular Mechanics, Politico, al Jazeera, the Independent, Newsweek, the New Scientist, WIRED, and the BBC, among dozens of others in dozens of languages. He is on the board of advisers of the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies at the University of Akron.Article: https://thebulletin.org/2024/01/why-a-nuclear-weapons-ban-would-threaten-not-save-humanity/Socials:Follow on Twitter at @NucleCastFollow on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/nuclecastpodcastSubscribe RSS Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/nuclecast-podcast/Rate: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nuclecast/id1644921278Email comments and topic/guest suggestions to NucleCast@anwadeter.org

We review how the Iran-backed Houthis are disrupting global shipping in the Red Sea, and we look back at similar dynamics near the end of the so-called tanker wars of the late 1980s. Guests: Fabian Hinz, research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies; Patrick Tucker, science and technology editor at Defense One; And Bradley Peniston, Defense One executive editor.

FOLLOW THE PIVOT PODCAST: MERCH | https://pivotpodcast.com  YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/thepivotpodcast INSTAGRAM | https://instagram.com/thepivot TWITTER | https://twitter.com/thepivot TIKTOK | https://tiktok.com/@thepivot FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/thepivotpodcast FOLLOW HAPPY DAD: https://www.instagram.com/happydad FIND HAPPY DAD: https://www.happydad.com/find Don't miss out on all the action this week at DraftKings! Download the DraftKings app today! Sign-up using https://dkng.co/pivot or through our promo code: Defense  One of football's most decorated players at the professional and collegiate levels, Woodson played 18 seasons in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers, racking up a list of accolades including Super Bowl XLV champion, 2009 Defensive Player of the Year, 1998 Defensive Rookie of the Year and the 2015 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021, his first year on the ballot, and enshrined in Canton that August.  Ryan starts the conversation off by quoting Charles on an important message that he shared during his Hall of Fame speech, and asking the significance of the line, "They say a woman can't raise a man, I call bullcrap, because my mom raised two men." Charles shares why it was important for him to put that message out to the world and let him serve as proof that strong men can be raised in single mother households and talks about his own experience of being raised by his mother and how his work ethic and his will to never give up is all from watching his mom and the values she instilled in him. As hard as the NFL is and as many ups and downs, injuries, bad days and the days that make you want to walk away, Charles always remained grounded by his mother's efforts and life approach which he used to sustain his own success. Channing doesn't miss a moment in poking a little fun at Charles' singing comparing him to Demarcus Ware's recent performance, as Charles chose to sing a tribute for his mother at his Hall of Fame induction which gives the guys some material for a fun conversation.  Prior to his professional career, Woodson was a two-time All-American at Michigan and led the Wolverines to an undefeated season and national championship in 1997, the same year he became the only individual to win the Heisman Trophy while playing on both sides of the ball. Fred asks about playing with Tom Brady during those years at college and what type of player he was then and the difference in Brady during the early years vs becoming one of the best to ever play in the NFL. With all the surrounding controversy around Michigan football today, Woodson remains loyal to the program and doesn't find any foul play with the information he is aware of that's gone on.  Woodson goes on to talk about his own NFL career and later on playing against his college teammate sharing how a day doesn't go by where someone doesn't ask him about the infamous loss to Brady in the 2002 postseason, where Charles sacked Tom who fumbled to seal the win for the Raiders yet, it was overturned due to the "Tuck rule" and the Patriots went onto win. A moment that haunted Woodson for years which is why winning the Super Bowl with Green Bay Packers meant so much to him later on in his NFL tenure. Talking about how some of the greatest cornerbacks are often compared to Woodson, he reiterates how and why people view him as one of the greatest defensive players to step on the field with no argument on this from Ryan, Fred or Channing as they reiterate Woodson's achievements and go on to say that he himself often looks back at some of the things he did, and can't believe he did it either.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#Israel: How did Hamas adapt drones? What has the IDF ldiscovered about drones and urban warfare? Patrick Tucker, Defense One https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/10/next-drone-war-coming-gaza/391277/1873 Jerusalem

#Preview: Fom a much longer conversation with Patrick Tucker, Defense One, re the IDF plans for drones in urban warfare. 1953 Tehran

TONIGHT: The show begins in Detroit at the UAW strike for wages, benefits and job security in the face of the EV subsidies meant to replace Detroit's machines. From Lampedusa, Italy, overrun by Tunisian migrants, to Beijing and the accusations agains the Defene Minister. From nuclear weapons in  to State Departmen documents in the Tehran Times.  From Boca Chica, Texas to the South Pole of the Moon. Time travel to 1973 Santiago and the fall of Allende.  And a flight to the Bering Sea to prep for conflict with both Russia and China. 1890 Chile CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #PacificWatch:  Ransomware & What is to be done? Las Vegas https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366552124/Las-Vegas-mainstay-Ceasars-Palace-likely-paid-off-ransomware-crew 915-930 #Italy: Lampedusa Island overwhelmed by migrants from Tunisia. Lorenzo Fiore, ansaldo Foundation https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/italy-s-lampedusa-island-hit-with-migrant-crisis-as-7000-arrive-in-two-days/ar-AA1gLESR 930-945 #PRC: "And Then There Were None" Charles Burton, MacDonald Laurier Institute.  https://www.ft.com/content/d0fa10c5-303c-4129-8283-a147639f70b3?shareType=nongift 945-1000 #Ukraine: #Russia: Nukes over Europe. Henry Sokolski https://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-comments/2023/polands-bid-to-participate-in-nato-nuclear-sharing/ SECOND HOUR 10-1015 #UAW: Striking in protest of a Green future. SalenaZito.com https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/the-political-and-economic-impact-of-a-potential-uaw-strike 1015-1030 #Pittsburgh: US Steel departing. SalenaZito.com https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/will-the-last-steelworker-out-of-pittsburgh-please-turn-out-the-light 1030-1045#SpaceX: Starship postponed and unstacked. Bob Zimmerman, Behindtheblack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/starship-superheavy-2nd-test-launch-likely-delayed-until-next-year-by-federal-bureaucracy-and-white-house/ 1045-1100 #Moon: No water ice found on the South Pole. Bob Zimmerman, Behindtheblack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/new-analysis-of-chandrayaan-1s-lunar-orbital-data-might-explain-its-detection-of-widespread-surface-hydrogen-on-the-moon/ THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 #Iran: #USA: The puzzling case of the State Department and the Tehran Times. Josh Rogin, Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/06/rob-malley-iran-security-clearance-investigation/ 1115-1130 #MrMarket: Who can raise rates in an Election year? Jim MCTague, Former Washington Editor, Barrons. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/no-inflation-rest-for-the-federal-reserve/ar-AA1gG7V9 1130-1145 1/2: #Russia: #SouthCaucasus: The vision of a trade route from China and India to Turkey to Europe though Azerbaijan and Armenia. Ekaterina Zolotova, GPFutures https://geopoliticalfutures.com/tensions-escalate-in-nagorno-karabakh/?tpa=MTlhZDY3NDE3MmVkYzY3MjVmNWFjNDE2OTUzMTA5MzdjMDE4NTY&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https://geopoliticalfutures.com/tensions-escalate-in-nagorno-karabakh/?tpa=MTlhZDY3NDE3MmVkYzY3MjVmNWFjNDE2OTUzMTA5MzdjMDE4NTY&utm_content&utm_campaign=PAID%20-%20Everything%20as%20its%20published     1145-1200 2/2: #Russia: #SouthCaucasus: The vision of a trade route from China and India to Turkey to Europe though Azerbaijan and Armenia. Ekaterina Zolotova, GPFutures https://geopoliticalfutures.com/tensions-escalate-in-nagorno-karabakh/?tpa=MTlhZDY3NDE3MmVkYzY3MjVmNWFjNDE2OTUzMTA5MzdjMDE4NTY&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https://geopoliticalfutures.com/tensions-escalate-in-nagorno-karabakh/?tpa=MTlhZDY3NDE3MmVkYzY3MjVmNWFjNDE2OTUzMTA5MzdjMDE4NTY&utm_content&utm_campaign=PAID%20-%20Everything%20as%20its%20published   FOURTH HOUR 12-1215#POTUS Three scenarios for Biden to step aside. Bill Whalen  https://www.hoover.org/research/coming-grips-slavery-reparations-and-weak-democratic-ticket 1215-1230 #Covid19: The new booster arrives for 6 month-olds plus. HenryMillerMD.org https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/your-acip-cliff-notes?utm_campaign=email-post&r=g47nk&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email 1230-1245 #Chile: Salvador Allende and the Soviet Union. Mary Anastasia O'Grady, @WSJOpinion 1245-100 AM #Arctic: Training for two  in the peer adversaries in the Arctic Ocean. Patrick Tucker, Defense One. https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2023/09/eye-toward-russia-and-china-northcom-concludes-special-mission-arctic/390302/

#Arctic: Training for two  in the peer adversaries in the Arctic Ocean. Patrick Tucker, Defense One. https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2023/09/eye-toward-russia-and-china-northcom-concludes-special-mission-arctic/390302/ 1877 Jules Verne

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 1912 #PRC: #IndoPacific:Urgency prep for 2027 war start. Patrick Tucker, Defense One. https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/07/china-ramps-military-activity-pentagon-looks-accelerate-networked-warfare-tech-and-exercises/388315/

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 1912 #Ukraine; Zelensky's complaint. Patrick Tucker, Defense One https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2023/07/ukraine-disappointed-natos-summit-produces-progress-several-fronts/388393/