Podcasts about geostrategic analysis

 John Batchelor 09-03 segment 6.mp3 Guests: Gordon Chang and Peter Huessy, President of Geostrategic Analysis, a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrent Studies. China's Nuclear Ambitions and Arms Control Challenges Peter Huessy describes China's nuclear weapons as tools for coercion and hegemonic goals, a stark contrast to the US view of deterrence. He notes China's rapid nuclear buildup, exceeding Soviet Union rates during the Cold War. Huessy and Gordon Chang discuss the imminent expiration of the New Start treaty with Russia and the absence of arms control talks with China, which has historically aided proliferation. This signals a "brave new world" with zero legal restraint on nuclear weapons. 1917 PEKING YMCA

SHOW SCHEDULE  9-3-25 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Beijing, watching the trio of Xi, Putin and Kim review the display of offensive weapons and offensive battalions. FIRST HOUR 9-915 John Batchelor 09-03 segment 1.mp3 Guest: Colonel Jeff McCausland, United States Army retired artilleryman, CBS News, Dickinson College visiting professor, and Diamond 6 Leadership and Strategy CEO. Global Geopolitics and Military Displays Colonel Jeff McCausland discusses a Beijing military parade featuring Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-un, and Vladimir Putin, interpreting it as a message of strength and innovation, not peace, while downplaying the US role in WWII. He also covers the static battle lines in Ukraine, European proposals for a military force, and US involvement in Middle East conflicts in Yemen and Gaza, noting a tactical agreement with the Houthis. 915-930 : John Batchelor 09-03 segment 2.mp3 Guest: Colonel Jeff McCausland, United States Army retired artilleryman, CBS News, Dickinson College visiting professor, and Diamond 6 Leadership and Strategy CEO. Pentagon's Evolving Mission and Global Order Colonel Jeff McCausland discusses the new national military strategy emphasizing homeland defense as the primary mission for the Department of Defense, shifting from an international "cop on the beat" role to a domestic one. This is reflected in increased border forces and Caribbean operations. McCausland also touches on China's ambition to establish a new global order, returning to its perceived historical position as a superpower, utilizing organizations like BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.930-945 John Batchelor 09-03 segment 3.mp3 Guest: John Cochrane at the Hoover Institution. Federal Reserve Independence and Financial Regulation John Cochrane explores the complex debate on whether financial regulation should be integrated with or separated from monetary policy and less independent of Congress. He raises concerns about the Fed's independence, its failure to foresee the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, and the "too big to fail" phenomenon. Cochrane also discusses the risks of the Fed monetizing debt, its stance on stablecoins, and how its actions influence fiscal policy. 945-1000 John Batchelor 09-03 segment 4.mp3 Guest: John Cochrane of the Hoover Institution. Reforming the Federal Reserve's Role John Cochrane addresses proposals to reorganize the Federal Reserve, questioning whether it should become more political or have its scope narrowed to monetary policy, his preferred option. He criticizes the Fed'spandemic response, specifically its decision to print trillions of dollars for deficits, which he argues was a choice leading to the 2022 inflation. Cochrane also examines the wisdom of Quantitative Easing (QE), suggesting it had limited economic impact but expanded the Fed's political influence. SECOND HOUR 10-1015 John Batchelor 09-03 segment 5.mp3 Guests: Gordon Chang and General Blaine Holt, US Air Force General, retired. China's Historical Revisionism and Autocratic Alliances Gordon Chang and General Blaine Holtdiscuss China's military parade, led by Xi Jinping, which falsely claims Chinese victory over Japan in WWII, omitting the US and Allied contributions. Holt views the parade as theater for a crumbling Belt and Road Initiative, not a united front. They note India's absence from the parade due to animosity with China. Despite appearances, Putin and Kim Jong-un also have underlying animosity towards Xi Jinping, making their alliance one of expediency, not unity.1015-1030 John Batchelor 09-03 segment 6.mp3 Guests: Gordon Chang and Peter Huessy, President of Geostrategic Analysis, a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrent Studies. China's Nuclear Ambitions and Arms Control Challenges Peter Huessy describes China's nuclear weapons as tools for coercion and hegemonic goals, a stark contrast to the US view of deterrence. He notes China's rapid nuclear buildup, exceeding Soviet Union rates during the Cold War. Huessy and Gordon Chang discuss the imminent expiration of the New Start treaty with Russia and the absence of arms control talks with China, which has historically aided proliferation. This signals a "brave new world" with zero legal restraint on nuclear weapons.1030-1045 : John Batchelor 09-03 segment 7.mp3 Guests: Gordon Chang and Captain James Fanell, United States Navy retired, intelligence officer for the Seventh Fleet and for the Indo-Pacific Theater. Pacific Tensions: Philippines, China, and US Naval Strategy Captain James Fanell and Gordon Chang analyze China's strategic ambition to subjugate the Philippines, building militarized islands in the South China Sea. Fanell highlights Scarborough Shoal as a critical "cork in the bottle," potentially used by China as a military base. He notes the Philippines' new forward operating base with anti-ship missiles in the Bashi Channel as a counter. Fanell suggests a reinvigorated US Navymorale and a shift in the Pentagon's approach to deter China.1045-1100 John Batchelor 09-03 segment 8.mp3 Guests: Gordon Chang and Rebecca Grant, Vice President of the Lexington Institute. Venezuela, Guyana, and US Deterrence in the Caribbean Rebecca Grant discusses Guyana'sburgeoning oil wealth and Venezuela's threatening territorial claims under Maduro, who also opposes democracy. She and Gordon Chang analyze a significant US Navy presence off Venezuela's coast, including destroyers and a Marine Expeditionary Unit, as a strong deterrent against Maduro's actions and his alliances with Russia and China. Grantindicates improving morale and combat readiness within the US Navy, emphasizing its vital role in global operations. THIRD HOUR John Batchelor 09-03 segment 9.mp3 Guest: Brett Arends of Market Watch (Return on Investment). Bond Market Anxiety and Federal Reserve Pressures Brett Arends explains the bond market's current unhappiness stems from unsustainable national debt and uncertainty surrounding President Trump's tariffs. He clarifies that the Fedcontrols short-term rates, while the bond market sets long-term rates. Arends warns that Trump's pressure on the Fed to cut short-term rates could paradoxically cause long-term rates, including mortgage rates, to rise, hurting the economy and exacerbating market nervousness. He emphasizes the need for fiscal sustainability. 1100-1115 : John Batchelor 09-03 segment 9.mp3 Guest: Brett Arends of Market Watch (Return on Investment). Bond Market Anxiety and Federal Reserve Pressures Brett Arends explains the bond market's current unhappiness stems from unsustainable national debt and uncertainty surrounding President Trump's tariffs. He clarifies that the Fedcontrols short-term rates, while the bond market sets long-term rates. Arends warns that Trump's pressure on the Fed to cut short-term rates could paradoxically cause long-term rates, including mortgage rates, to rise, hurting the economy and exacerbating market nervousness. He emphasizes the need for fiscal sustainability. 1115-1130 John Batchelor 09-03 segment 10.mp3 Guest: Brett Arends of Market Watch. Addressing Bond Market Turmoil Brett Arends explains that the troubled bond market stems from unsustainable national debt and recent court rulings questioning President Trump's tariffs. He advises Donald Trump to support Federal Reserve independence, abandon attacks on Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook, and work with Congress on tariffs to ensure fiscal sustainability and calm market anxieties. Arends notes that gold's all-time high reflects a lack of market confidence.1130-1145 John Batchelor 09-03 segment 11.mp3 Guest: Bob Zimmerman who keeps the website Behind the Black. New Discoveries in Space and Planetary Science Bob Zimmerman highlights new solar research using the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter probe, improving predictions of solar events that impact Earth's technology. He discusses the uniqueness of stars, Juice's Venus flyby en route to Jupiter, and Mars' chaotic mantle structure. Zimmermanemphasizes Mars' ample near-surface ice, making it attractive for colonization, and presents an exoplanet found in an accretion disc, challenging planetary formation theories.1145-1200 John Batchelor 09-03 segment 12.mp3 Guest: Bob Zimmerman who keeps the website Behind the Black. NASA Unionization and SpaceX Milestones Bob Zimmerman addresses the recent executive order by President Trumpeliminating unions at NASA and other agencies, arguing that government unions are inefficient and costly. He then praises SpaceX's achievements, including a Falcon 9 first stage completing its 30th flight—a new reuse record. Zimmerman notes SpaceX is significantly reducing launch costs and enabling new space technologies like Starlink, also mentioning the reuse of a Starship super heavy booster. FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 John Batchelor 09-03 segment 13.mp3 Guest: Simon Constable writing for The Wall Street Journal and other distinguished publications. European Politics, Commodities, and Digital Identity Debates Simon Constable reports on pleasant weather in the South of France and seasonal produce. He reviews commodity prices, noting gold's all-time high, coffee's surge, and orange juice's decline. Constable discusses political crises in France, with President Macronfacing a no-confidence vote, and the UK, where Keir Starmer struggles with spending cuts and migration. He advocates for digital national ID cards as the only reasonable solution to migration.1215-1230 : John Batchelor 09-03 segment 14.mp3 Guest: Simon Constable writing for The Wall Street Journal and other distinguished publications. The Rise of AI in Romance Simon Constable shares surprising polling data from the Kinsey Institute on romantic engagement with AI. He reveals that 16% of single adult Americans romantically interact with AI, with Gen Z being the most likely cohort at 33%. Furthermore, 44% of single Americans dating AI believe emotional support from an AI partner is superior to human support, highlighting a stark generational shift in romantic relationships.1230-1245 John Batchelor 09-03 segment 15.mp3 Guest: Janatyn Sayeh from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Iran's Nuclear Dilemma and Regional Threats Janatyn Sayeh discusses the looming snapback mechanism of the 2015 JCPOA, which could reinstate UN sanctions on Iran if it fails to comply with demands. Iran's non-compliance has its currency hitting new lows, yet Tehran threatens regional war and exiting the NPT if sanctions return. Sayeh notes Iran seeks rearmament, primarily from China, with Belarus and North Korea acting as potential intermediaries for Russian weapons.1245-100 AM John Batchelor 09-03 segment 16.mp3 Guest: Ivana Stradner from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. Autocracy and Protests in the Western Balkans Ivana Stradner reports on mass protests in Belgrade demanding snap elections following a fatal accident and criticizing President Alexander Vučić's autocratic regime, which she likens to "Belarus 2.0". Vučić is accused of corruption and suppressing free media, while fostering close military and economic ties with China and Russia to maintain power and "blackmail" the West. Stradner expresses concern over the repression against Serbian people.

PRC: NUKES:  Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL 1937 JAPANESE WARSHIP

Good evening: The show begins in Russia with the three major demands by the Kremlin for war end: regime change; annexation of Donbass, no NATO... 1945 YALTA CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor FIRST HOUR 9-9:15 - UKRAINE: Iron Pants Molotov Then and Now. Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (Retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol 9:15-9:30 - Ukraine: NATO Plans w/wo USA. Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (Retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol 9:30-9:45 - 1/2: Titanic: Carpathia to the Rescue. Charlie Pellegrino, "Farewell Titanic." "The Californian Incident." 9:45-10:00 - 2/2: Titanic: Carpathia to the Rescue. Charlie Pellegrino, "Farewell Titanic." "The Californian Incident." SECOND HOUR 10-10:15 - PRC: Alan Tonelson, independent economic policy analyst who blogs at RealityChek and tweets at @AlanTonelson, @gordongchang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://fortune.com/2025/04/14/trump-trade-war-china-tariffs-imports-imbalance/ 10:15-10:30 - PRC: Nukes: Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, @gordongchang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill 10:30-10:45 - Canada: Charles Burton, senior fellow at Sinopsis, @gordongchang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/chinese-government-mark-carney-messages 10:45-11:00 - Brandon Weichert, author of Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower, @gordongchang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/moon-vs-mars-trumps-nasa-pick-faces-tough-questions-agencys-future-2025-04-09/ THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 - 1/2: Japan: Dealing. Grant Newsham, "When China Attacks." 11:15-11:30 - 2/2: Japan: Dealing. Grant Newsham, "When China Attacks." 11:30-11:45 - PRC: Submarine Cables, Jack Burnham, FCC. 11:45-12:00 - Russia: Trump Tariff Talk Crushes Russian Oil. Michael Bernstam, Hoover FOURTH HOUR 12-12:15 - France: Sound Barrier. Simon Constable, Occitanie. 12:15-12:30 - Atoms for Peace; Quiz, Simon Constable, Occitanie. 12:30-12:45 - VAST: Commercial Space Stations. Bob Zimmerman, behindtheblack.com 12:45-1:00 AM - Mars: Curiosity Abides. Bob Zimmerman, behindtheblack.com

#NUKES: Costs. Pause. Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-orders-halt-some-work-sentinel-icbm/   UNDATED

JAPAN: Talking nukes:  Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, on the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.reuters.com/world/japans-nihon-hidankyo-wins-2024-nobel-peace-prize-2024-10-11/. 1903 Japanese bus

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Rafah at the discovered corse of the Hamas henchman Sinwar,. 1890 Jerusalem CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #GAZA: After Sinwar. Bill Roggio, FDD. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute 915-930 #INDIA: What appears positive new regarding the Indian-PRC standoff in the Himalayas. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute. 930-945 #GAZA: Intelligence leaks. Seth Frantzman, FDD, Jerusalem Post. 945-1000 #Lebanon: Hezbollah drone war. Seth Frantzman, FDD, Jerusalem Post. SECOND HOUR 10-1015 1/2: #UKRAINE: Kursk Salient fail. Manpower crisis on both sides. John Hardie, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD 1015-1030 2/2: #UKRAINE: Kursk Salient fail. Manpower crisis on both sides. John Hardie, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD 1030-1045 #NewWorldReport: Tren de Aragua and the narco-terror invasion of American cities. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 1045-1100 #NewWorldReport: #BRAZIL: Lula da Silva unable to attend BRICS in Kazan. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 #StateThinking: The Biden State Department and ceasefire thinking. @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. 1115-1130 #StateThinking: The Border in 2025. @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. 1130-1145 1/2: #HEZBOLLAH: Targeting the cash. David Daoud, FDD. @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness. Bill Roggio, FDD. 1145-1200 2/2: #HEZBOLLAH: Targeting the cash. David Daoud, FDD. @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness. Bill Roggio, FDD. FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #UKRAINE: No resolution before the Election. Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation. 1215-1230 #MOLDOVA: The Kremlin objects to the EU-joining vote. Ivana Stradner, FDD 1230-1245 #KOREAS: Million man Army for rent to the Kremlin. David Maxwell, vice president of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy 1245-100 am #JAPAN: Talking nukes. Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Afghanistan, lessons learned and not learned, three years after the tragic exit... 1900  On the Khyber Road CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 1/2: AFGHANISTAN: THREE YEARS LATER: LESSONS LEARNED. BILL ROGGIO, FDD; HUSAIN HAQQANI, HUDSON INSTITUTE 915-930 2/2: AFGHANISTAN: THREE YEARS LATER: LESSONS LEARNED. BILL ROGGIO, FDD; HUSAIN HAQQANI, HUDSON INSTITUTE 930-945 1/2: UKRAINE: The loitering munition targeting. John Hardie, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD 945-1000 2/2: UKRAINE: The loitering munition targeting. John Hardie, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD SECOND HOUR 10-1015 #IRAN: The Big Lies. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness 1015-1030 #INDIANA HOENLEIN and the 1800-year-old Lost Christian mosaic. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness 1030-1045 #PRC: US nuclear posture updated toward China and Russia Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hillhttps://www.reuters.com/world/biden-approved-secret-nuclear-strategy-focusing-chinese-threat-new-york-times-2024-08-20/ 1045-1100 #PRC: Counting tactical nukes, Rick Fisher, senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center, on this: https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/08/22/if-a-china-and-america-war-went-nuclear-who-would-win THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 #RUSSIA: Hostage swaps for sanctions release. Katrina Vanden Heuvel, The Nation. Washington Post 1115-1130 #USAF: Preparing for war with PRC in the Indo-Pacific. GENERAL BLAINE HOLT, USAF (RET). @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL  https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/08/22/if-a-china-and-america-war-went-nuclear-who-would-win 1130-1145 1/2: #HEZBOLLAH: Terror Barrage. IAF counter strike. David Daoud, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD. 1145-1200 2/2: #HEZBOLLAH: Terror Barrage. IAF counter strike. David Daoud, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD. FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #NewWorldReport: Venezuela arresting journalist and deploying lawfare. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 1215-1230 #NewWorldReport: Lawfare in Brazil. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 1230-1245 #NewWorldReport: Lawfare in Mexico. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 1245-100 am #NewWorldReport: Do either presidential candidate have an answer to the Darien Gap? Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire

#PRC: US nuclear posture updated toward China and Russia Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-approved-secret-nuclear-strategy-focusing-chinese-threat-new-york-times-2024-08-20/ 1952 CREW B-36 PEACEMAKER

GOOD EVENING: The show begins tonight in an Al Qaedaa camp in Afghanistan, reading the news of the plea deal for GITMO killers that has now been revoked by the DoD... 1915 JP Morgan Building CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 1/2: #AlQaeda: The known and unknown of plea dealing with AQ: Bill Roggio, FDD 915-930 2/2: #AlQaeda: The known and unknown of plea dealing with AQ: Bill Roggio, FDD 930-945 1/2: #IRAN: #HEZBOLLAH: Antony Blinken and war warning, David Daou, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD 945-1000 2/2: #IRAN: #HEZBOLLAH: Antony Blinken and war warning, David Daou, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD SECOND HOUR 10-1015 #NewWorldReport: The arrest warrants. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 1015-1030 #NewWorldReport: Brazil, Colombia and Mexico look for compromise. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 1030-1045 #NewWorldReport: US and EU reject Maduro Regime count and turn toward the Opposition. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 1045-1100 #NewWorldReport: Farmers attack Indigenous Peoples. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 1/2: MrMarket: Global sell-off and AI buying. Brett Arends, MarketWatch ROI. 1115-1130 2/2: MrMarket: Global sell-off and AI buying. Brett Arends, MarketWatch ROI. 1130-1145 #DETERRENCE: The cost of the Sentinel upgrade. Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill 1145-1200 #RU: Those bombers off Alaska for show. Blaine Holt, retired Air Force general who served as deputy military representative to NATO, on a pilot's view of the Chinese and Russian aerial intrusion near Alaska last month. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #Ukraine: The long awaited F-16s arrive & What is to be done? Katrina Vanden Heuvel 1215-1230 #PRC: American citizens questionably jailed in China & What is to be done? 1230-1245 #DETERRENCE: THE PRC AND RUSSIA RUSH AHEAD WITH STRATEGIC WEAPONS. Henry Sokolski, NPEC. 1245-100 am #ISRAEL: Netanyahu in the political battle in Israel and the US. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution

#DETERRENCE; The cost of the Sentinel upgrade. Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4703104-congressional-group-on-nuclear-arms-sets-july-hearing-for-embattled-missile-program/   1948 B-36

##NUKES: Is testing required for new weapons designs?  Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/05/science/nuclear-testing-trump.html 1957 PLUMBBOB

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in North Gaza where the Hamas gunmen have gone to hide and to retrieve old weapons in yet more tunnels that were missed the first time the IDF patrolled in the neighborhood... Berlin 1945 FIRST HOUR 9-915  #GAZA: Raiding North Gaza as Rafah combat ebbs. Seth Frantzman, FDD. Bill Roggio FDD https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/07/idf-operations-in-northern-gazas-shejaiya-neighborhood-eliminate-dozens-of-terrorists.php 915-930 #HEZBOLLAH: Not ready for the War in the North but when? Seth Frantzman, FDD. Bill Roggio FDD https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/07/hezbollah-rocket-barrage-on-israel-wounds-several-including-a-us-citizen.php 930-945  #IMMUNITY: The strange unmooring of Sarbanes-Oxley. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/07/justices-rule-trump-has-some-immunity-from-prosecution/ 945-1000 #SCOTUS: "Chevron" is gone except. well-written regulations? .. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/06/supreme-court-strikes-down-chevron-curtailing-power-of-federal-agencies/ SECOND HOUR 10-1015 #HAMAS: President Sisi may speak of the tunnels beneath the Philadelphi Route. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/07/idf-operations-in-northern-gazas-shejaiya-neighborhood-eliminate-dozens-of-terrorists.php 1015-1030 #IndianaHoenlein and the Lost 1500 year-old ship drawings in the Negev. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1@ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness 1030-1045 #CANADA: Defending the Arctic & What is to be done? Charles Burton, Sinopsis. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill. Charles Burton, senior fellow at Sinopsis, on this: https://breakingdefense.com/2024/07/canadian-defence-minister-our-commitment-to-nato-is-growing-in-europe-and-the-arctic/ 1045-1100 #NUKES: Is testing required for new weapons designs? Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 #NewWorldReport: #BRAZIL: #ARGENTINA: Milei hugs Bolsonaro. Ernest Araujo. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/brazilian-industry-reps-travel-with-lula-bolivia-bid-obtain-cheaper-gas-2024-07-05/ 1115-1130 #NewWorldReport: Lula goes to Bolivia. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-bolsonaro-formally-accused-over-saudi-gifts-sources-say-2024-07-04/ 1130-1145 #NewWorldReport: Milei is a rock star. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentinas-milei-speak-right-wing-rally-brazil-2024-07-07/ 1145-1200 #NATO: Globalizing NATO to the IndoPacific. Katrina Vanden Heuvel https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nato-leaders-are-descending-on-washington-heres-what-to-know/ar-BB1pBRXa#fullscreen FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #AFGHANISTAN: $2Trillion of gemstones and metals and marble in mines & what is to be done? Bill Roggio, FDD. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute https://ig.ft.com/afghan-mining/ 1215-1230 #ISIS: Vs Taliban & what is to be done? Bill Roggio, FDD. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute https://ig.ft.com/afghan-mining/ 1230-1245 #LASVEGAS Gets a spaceport. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/las-vegas-space-related-resort-claiming-it-will-be-a-spaceport-gets-faa-airport-license/ 1245-100am #Artificial Gravity on ISS & What is to be done? Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/centrifuge-research-on-iss-suggests-some-artificial-gravity-can-mitigate-negative-effects-of-weightlessness/

#RUSSIA: Putin mentionS nukes in order to intimidate not to deter. Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-says-russia-does-not-need-to-use-nuclear-weapons-for-victory-in-ukraine/ar-BB1nP8Sl https://www.businessinsider.com/us-considering-bigger-nuclear-arsenal-deter-russia-china-n-korea-2024-6 1953 ATOMIC CANNON NEVADA TEST RANGE

#Nukes: "No First Use" and aggression. Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies,@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-questions-chinas-no-first-use-nuclear-call-given-buildup-2024-05-15/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-xi-issue-one-sentence-warning-on-nuclear-war/ar-BB1mwlcH 1953 Nevada Test Range

In this episode of NucleCast, host Adam Lowther interviews Peter Hussey, a senior fellow at the National Institute for Deterrent Studies, about Annie Jacobson's book 'Nuclear War, A Scenario.' They discuss the flaws in Jacobson's arguments and mischaracterizations of American nuclear policy. Hussey points out that Jacobson's scenario is unrealistic and rigged to lead to all-out nuclear war. He also refutes her claims about Ronald Reagan's views on nuclear weapons. The conversation highlights the importance of deterrence in maintaining peace and the dangers of advocating for nuclear disarmament.Mr. Huessy has been President of Geostrategic Analysis, a defense consulting firm he founded, since 1981. This organization is dedicated to analysis of the strategic nuclear posture of the United States and its nuclear-armed adversaries, particularly in support of ICBMs and US nuclear modernization. He was with the Hudson Institute as a Senior Fellow from December 2021-2023 while previously from 2011 was both a Consultant and Director of Strategic Deterrent Studies at the Air Force Association/Mitchell Institute. In August 2023, he joined the National Institute for Deterrent Studies as a Senior Fellow.

#PRC: #DPRK: Proliferators galore.  Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies,@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://highergroundtimes.com/higher-ground/2024/feb/29/chinas-nuclear-expansion-is-breathtaking-in-number/ 1955 Nevada Test Site

#PRC: Counterforce and Countervalue.  Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://highergroundtimes.com/higher-ground/2024/feb/29/chinas-nuclear-expansion-is-breathtaking-in-number/ 1955 OPERATION PLUMBBOB NEVADA TEST

#RUSSIA: #UK: #NUKES: Back to the future with B-61 nuclear gravity bombs. Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies,. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/26/us-nuclear-bombs-lackenheath-raf-russia-threat-hiroshima/ 1951 COLD WAR

#Nukes: Strategic Posture Commission determines that the US has no deterrence against a Russian or Chinese tactical nuke attack.  Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies,.  @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://thebulletin.org/2023/12/the-nuclear-year-in-review-a-renewed-interest-in-nuclear-weapons-for-and-against/ 1953 Nevada Proving Grounds

#PRC:  Concessions first.  Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill: https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3241082/us-must-adapt-its-nuclear-arms-control-policies-get-china-board 1900 US officer

#NuclearWeapons: Rebuilding begins. Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill. https://news.usni.org/2023/10/20/new-russian-chinese-weapons-prompt-u-s-to-rethink-strategic-laydown-says-new-report-to-congress 1875

#PRC: #Russia: Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis,.  The minimal prospect of nuclear weapon arms control. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.heritage.org/defense/report/russia-and-china-are-running-nuclear-arms-race-while-the-united-states-jogging-place 1950 China

PREVIEW: Tonight on the show (East Coast Start 9 pm ET), answering the question, What use Nuclear Weapon deterrence in the 21st Century?  Peter Huessy, Geostrategic Analysis. https://www.heritage.org/defense/report/russia-and-china-are-running-nuclear-arms-race-while-the-united-states-jogging-place 1916 Verdun

Peter Hussy Geostrategic and Expert on China. Peter Huessy is Director of Strategic Deterrent Studies at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and President of his own defense consulting firm, GeoStrategic Analysis. His 40 years' experience has also included serving at the National Defense University Foundation, the AFPC and the Air Force Association. He specializes in developing and implementing public policy campaigns to secure support for important national security objectives. Peter Huessy is Director of Strategic Deterrent Studies at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and President of his own defense consulting firm, GeoStrategic Analysis.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Peter Huessy, Geopolitical Strategist  Peter Huessy is Director of Strategic Deterrent Studies at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and President of his own defense consulting firm, GeoStrategic Analysis. His 40 years' experience has also included serving at the National Defense University Foundation, the AFPC and the Air Force Association. He specializes in developing and implementing public policy campaigns to secure support for important national security objectives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Issues dealing with COVID-19 and the vaccines are occurring quickly. According to writings from the guest on this Crosstalk, France passed a measure for vaccine passes that must be shown to visit public venues. Italy has mandatory COVID vaccines for people over 50 with few exceptions. Austria is set to enact mandatory vaccinations on February 1 for anyone over 14. Those who refuse face a fine or jail time if unable to pay. Germany is soon voting on a near universal mandate. Greece has announced mandatory vaccines for all citizens over 60. It's also been reported in Quebec, Canada, that the premier has announced that his province will implement monetary penalties in the form of health contributions for unvaccinated citizens. Other steps are being taken in nations such as Australia, New Zealand and China.--Joining Jim for a closer look at the latest surrounding COVID-19 was Veronika Kyrylenko -Kare-uh-lenk-oh-. Veronika is a contributor to the New American magazine. She's a research associate at a defense consulting firm -GeoStrategic Analysis- located in Arlington, VA. She has contributed commentary on various international and domestic political topics for the last 8 years. Her work has appeared in the Western Journal, American Thinker, The Hill and other publications. She holds a Ph.D in Political Science.

Issues dealing with COVID-19 and the vaccines are occurring quickly. According to writings from the guest on this Crosstalk, France passed a measure for vaccine passes that must be shown to visit public venues. Italy has mandatory COVID vaccines for people over 50 with few exceptions. Austria is set to enact mandatory vaccinations on February 1 for anyone over 14. Those who refuse face a fine or jail time if unable to pay. Germany is soon voting on a near universal mandate. Greece has announced mandatory vaccines for all citizens over 60. It's also been reported in Quebec, Canada, that the premier has announced that his province will implement monetary penalties in the form of health contributions for unvaccinated citizens. Other steps are being taken in nations such as Australia, New Zealand and China.--Joining Jim for a closer look at the latest surrounding COVID-19 was Veronika Kyrylenko -Kare-uh-lenk-oh-. Veronika is a contributor to the New American magazine. She's a research associate at a defense consulting firm -GeoStrategic Analysis- located in Arlington, VA. She has contributed commentary on various international and domestic political topics for the last 8 years. Her work has appeared in the Western Journal, American Thinker, The Hill and other publications. She holds a Ph.D in Political Science.

Peter Huessy, President at GeoStrategic Analysis joined Jen Charlton host of Success Happens for a conversation about China - Russia alliance. Huessy outlined the risks to North America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Huessy is Director of Strategic Deterrent Studies at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and President of his own defense consulting firm, GeoStrategic Analysis. His 40 years’ experience has also included serving at the National Defense University Foundation, the AFPC and the Air Force Association. He specializes in developing and implementing public policy campaigns to secure support for important national security objectives. Peter Huessy is Director of Strategic Deterrent Studies at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and President of his own defense consulting firm, GeoStrategic Analysis.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

About the lecture: When we accept certain narratives on which national security policy rests, and those narratives are incorrect, we get ourselves into serious trouble. One is reminded about a debate in the British parliament between Winston Churchill and Mr. Chamberlain, with the latter arguing that rearming Britain to take on Germany would probably result in a diminution of free trade with Nazi Germany. To which Winston Churchill said, “shouldn't that be the idea?” The United States in 1969-70 adopted detente and peaceful coexistence as descriptors of American security policy. At the end of World War II, we adopted the idea of containment of the USSR. We also adopted “Vietnam” to conjure up a quagmire to describe the feared end result of the use of American military force. Today, we have adopted “peaceful rise“ as the way to describe the growing military and economic strength of China; we have long held out the idea that a successful foreign policy in the Middle East had to go through the “peace process”; and successful response to 9-11 required the USA to win the “global war on terror or GWOT”. This lecture will examine how such narratives were developed and what political forces such narratives served. This lecture will also explore each of these narratives and what dead ends they led us to reach, or are still leading us, and compare them to President Reagan's “peace through strength” strategy. We will also discuss the current administration's policy with respect to China, the Middle East, and Russia/NATO. Reagan's peace through strength is often described —wrongly—as no more than simple bullying—a narrative we will also address. Part of this discussion will include my own part in these foreign policy fights over the 1975-2020 period. About the speaker: Mr. Peter Huessy is President of his own defense consulting firm, GeoStrategic Analysis, founded in 1981, and since 2016, Director of Strategic Deterrent Studies at the Mitchell Institute on Aerospace Studies. He was the senior defense consultant at the National Defense University Foundation for 22 years. He was the National Security Fellow at the AFPC, and Senior Defense Consultant at the Air Force Association from 2011 Mr. Huessy has served as an expert defense and national security analyst for over 45 years, helping his clients cover congressional activities while monitoring budget and policy developments on terrorism, counter-terrorism, immigration, state-sponsored terrorism, missile defense, weapons of mass destruction, especially US-Israeli joint defense efforts, nuclear deterrence, arms control, proliferation, as well as tactical and strategic air, airlift, space, and nuclear matters and such state and non-state actors as North Korea, China, Iran, Syria, Venezuela and Hezbollah, Hamas and Al Qaeda. This also includes monitoring activities of think tanks, non-governmental organizations, and other US government departments, as well as projecting future actions of Congress in this area. His specialty is developing and implementing public policy campaigns to secure support for important national security objectives.

Peter Huessy is Director of Strategic Deterrent Studies at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and President of his own defense consulting firm, GeoStrategic Analysis. His 40 years’ experience has also included serving at the National Defense University Foundation, the AFPC and the Air Force Association. He specializes in developing and implementing public policy campaigns to secure support for important national security objectives. Dean Cheng brings detailed knowledge of China's military and space capabilities to bear as The Heritage Foundation's research fellow on Chinese political and security affairs. He specializes in China's military and foreign policy, in particular its relationship with the rest of Asia and with the United States. Cheng has written extensively on China's military doctrine, technological implications of its space program and "dual use" issues associated with the communist nation's industrial and scientific infrastructure. He previously worked for 13 years as a senior analyst, first with Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), the Fortune 500 specialist in defense and homeland security, and then with the China Studies division of the Center for Naval Analyses, the federally funded research institute. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

About the lecture: Since 1972, the nuclear disarmament community —led by major self-described arms control organizations— hasn't supported any serious nuclear arms control ideas. They've supported dangerous ideas such as the nuclear freeze, opposed American strategic nuclear and missile defense modernization efforts, and denounced the most revolutionary and beneficial agreements such as INF, Start 1, and 2. Nearly 50 years after the SALT 1 nuclear agreement, it has become increasingly difficult to secure genuine and verifiable nuclear agreements such as Start 1 and INF. The United States has entered into nuclear deals with Iran, North Korea, and Russia that do little to improve America's security. In many respects, the global zero campaign has significantly distorted the debate on nuclear security issues. America's enemies are increasingly expanding their nuclear arsenals and adopting strategies of using nuclear weapons for coercive and hegemonic objectives. A growing narrative among the media, academia, and some politicians is that nuclear arms control is on the ropes. That's true, but the reason is not the Trump administration, it is the fault of the US disarmament community and global zero advocates that have effectively killed arms control and repeatedly pushed the USA into bad nuclear deals. About the speaker: Mr. Peter Huessy is President of his own defense consulting firm, GeoStrategic Analysis, founded in 1981, and since 2016, Director of Strategic Deterrent Studies at the Mitchell Institute on Aerospace Studies. He was the senior defense consultant at the National Defense University Foundation for 22 years. He was the National Security Fellow at the AFPC, and Senior Defense Consultant at the Air Force Association from 2011 Mr. Huessy has served as an expert defense and national security analyst for over 45 years, helping his clients cover congressional activities while monitoring budget and policy developments on terrorism, counter-terrorism, immigration, state-sponsored terrorism, missile defense, weapons of mass destruction, especially US-Israeli joint defense efforts, nuclear deterrence, arms control, proliferation, as well as tactical and strategic air, airlift, space and nuclear matters and such state and non-state actors as North Korea, China, Iran, Syria, Venezuela and Hezbollah, Hamas and Al Qaeda. This also includes monitoring activities of think tanks, non-governmental organizations, and other US government departments, as well as projecting future actions of Congress in this area. His specialty is developing and implementing public policy campaigns to secure support for important national security objectives. He is on the Board of the InSeries Theater in Washington; EMPACT, the organization devoted to protecting the US from EMP threats; and MTA, the Maryland Taxpayers Association. He authored legislation calling for the divestment of US pensions from any company doing business with Iran and testified before a number of state legislatures on this subject and on counter-terror policy, including whether or not drivers licenses should be made available to those illegally in the US. He is also a member of Secure American Energy, an organization devoted to breaking the back of OPEC and providing the US with American sources of energy. He has lectured around the world and across the USA on nuclear terrorism, nuclear deterrence, missile defense, homeland security, counter-terrorism policy, and strategic threats to the US and its allies.

This event is part of the China Series sponsored by The Institute of World Politics. About the lecture: The Chinese seek to supplant the US as the world's top military and economic power. As Tom Reed noted in his book The Nuclear Express, China is a major proliferator of nuclear weapons technology—to Pakistan, North Korea, Iran, Libya and Iraq. Its own nuclear arsenal is projected to double this decade according to DIA intelligence reports. China rejects even discussing arms control nor does it provide any information about its nuclear arsenal, although it does assert it has adopted a no first use nuclear policy. DIA also believes the PRC has recently tested nuclear weapons, contrary to China's pledges under the NNPT and CBT. The presentation will explore these issues as well as the use of nuclear weapons—particularly the threat of their use—to contest the US and its allies in the Pacific. Especially ROK, ROC, and Japan. About the speaker: Mr. Peter Huessy is President of his own defense consulting firm, GeoStrategic Analysis, founded in 1981, and since 2016, Director of Strategic Deterrent Studies at the Mitchell Institute on Aerospace Studies. He was the senior defense consultant at the National Defense University Foundation for 22 years. He was the National Security Fellow at the AFPC, and Senior Defense Consultant at the Air Force Association from 2011 Mr. Huessy has served as an expert defense and national security analyst for over 45 years, helping his clients cover congressional activities while monitoring budget and policy developments on terrorism, counter-terrorism, immigration, state-sponsored terrorism, missile defense, weapons of mass destruction, especially US-Israeli joint defense efforts, nuclear deterrence, arms control, proliferation, as well as tactical and strategic air, airlift, space and nuclear matters and such state and non-state actors as North Korea, China, Iran, Syria, Venezuela and Hezbollah, Hamas and Al Qaeda. This also includes monitoring activities of think tanks, non-governmental organizations, and other US government departments, as well as projecting future actions of Congress in this area. His specialty is developing and implementing public policy campaigns to secure support for important national security objectives. He is on the Board of the InSeries Theater in Washington; EMPACT, the organization devoted to protecting the US from EMP threats; and MTA, the Maryland Taxpayers Association. He authored legislation calling for the divestment of US pensions from any company doing business with Iran and testified before a number of state legislatures on this subject and on counter-terror policy, including whether or not drivers licenses should be made available to those illegally in the US. He is also a member of Secure American Energy, an organization devoted to breaking the back of OPEC and providing the US with American sources of energy. He has lectured around the world and across the USA on nuclear terrorism, nuclear deterrence, missile defense, homeland security, counter-terrorism policy, and strategic threats to the US and its allies including (1) leading a great power competition and nuclear workshop at the Louisiana Tech Research Institute in cooperation with USAF Global Strike Command, (2) speaking on China's security threats to the US at the annual strategic conference in Omaha, Nebraska hosted by Strategic Command, (3) speaking annually at the Exchange Monitor Nuclear Summit, (4) lecturing at the Prague Security Institute in the Czech Republic, (5) teaching at Yonsei University in Seoul, ROK, (6) speaking to the Israeli MOD missile defense experts, (7) reviewing terrorist threats to the US for the California Public Policy Foundation, and (8) annually being a guest lecturer at the Naval Academy on the subject of the history of American nuclear deterrent policy.

Peter Huessy, ICAS Fellow, is President of GeoStrategic Analysis, founded in 1981, and the senior defense consultant at the Air Force Association and National Security Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council. For the past three decades, Peter has hosted the Congressional Breakfast Seminar Series on Capitol Hill. He specializes in securing support for key defense policy initiatives. From 1981-2011, Peter helped the U.S. Air Force with strategic assessments of the threats facing the U.S. He has lectured at the U.S. Naval Academy, the Joint Military Intelligence College, U.S. National War College, Johns Hopkins SAIS, the Institute of World Politics, and the University of Maryland. Peter has served as a consultant monitoring budget and policy developments on missile defense, nuclear deterrence, terrorism and a wide range of proliferation, arms control and homeland security issue. He has written for National Review, Human Events, National Interest, Family Security Matters, Big Peace, Fox Forum and Stonegate Institute, and has appeared frequently on television and radio discussing key national security issues. Peter also is Fellow of Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA).

Peter Huessy, ICAS Fellow, is President of GeoStrategic Analysis, founded in 1981, and the senior defense consultant at the Air Force Association and National Security Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council. For the past three decades, Peter has hosted the Congressional Breakfast Seminar Series on Capitol Hill. He specializes in securing support for key defense policy initiatives. From 1981-2011, Peter helped the U.S. Air Force with strategic assessments of the threats facing the U.S. He has lectured at the U.S. Naval Academy, the Joint Military Intelligence College, U.S. National War College, Johns Hopkins SAIS, the Institute of World Politics, and the University of Maryland. Peter has served as a consultant monitoring budget and policy developments on missile defense, nuclear deterrence, terrorism and a wide range of proliferation, arms control and homeland security issue. He has written for National Review, Human Events, National Interest, Family Security Matters, Big Peace, Fox Forum and Stonegate Institute, and has appeared frequently on television and radio discussing key national security issues. Peter also is Fellow of Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA).

Peter Huessy is President of his own defense consulting firm, PRH&CO, and its subsidiary, GeoStrategic Analysis, both founded in 1981, was for 22 years senior defense consultant at the National Defense University Foundation. He now is also Director of Strategic Deterrent Studies at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies of the Air Force Association. Mr. Huessy has served as a consultant to a number of defense clients, helping to cover congressional activities, monitoring budget and policy developments on missile defense, nuclear deterrence, defense policy, proliferation, terrorism, energy, space and related matters.

Peter Huessy is President of his own defense consulting firm, PRH&CO, and its subsidiary, GeoStrategic Analysis, both founded in 1981, was for 22 years senior defense consultant at the National Defense University Foundation. He now is also Director of Strategic Deterrent Studies at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies of the Air Force Association. Mr. Huessy has served as a consultant to a number of defense clients, helping to cover congressional activities, monitoring budget and policy developments on missile defense, nuclear deterrence, defense policy, proliferation, terrorism, energy, space and related matters.

Paul Ingram and Peter Huessy shared strategic perceptions on Trident in the United Kingdom and the United States, and discussed what possible changes could mean for alliance security. The debates around replacement of the UK nuclear weapons submarines have been heating up in the United Kingdom, and with the historical cooperation between the two allies on Trident, and the Mutual Defence Agreement, decisions could have an impact in the United States too. These speakers assessed how the different possible outcomes might be viewed on both sides of the Atlantic. Paul Ingram is the Executive Director of BASIC in the United Kingdom. Peter Huessy is President of GeoStrategic Analysis in the United States. Both speakers have addressed nuclear weapons issues in their work for over 20 years. The event was introduced by BASIC's Chair, Dr. Trevor McCrisken. The discussion was held on November 12, 2013 at the Capitol Hill Club. The event was part of a series of "Strategic Dialogues" that BASIC has put together during the past two years in order to bring together speakers with different views on strategic nuclear and arms control issues, in an effort to find commonalities on often contentious issues, especially for audiences in Washington, DC. Visit the event page on BASIC's website: http://www.basicint.org/news/events/2013/cost-and-benefits-us-strategic-interests-uk-renewal-trident

Dr. Oliver Meier, Associate in the International Security Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs; and François Rivasseau, Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to the US discuss European perspectives on nuclear burden sharing. The dialogue is moderated by Rebecca Cousins, Program Director at BASIC. Both speakers presented in their independent capacities and are not representing their respective organizations. The event took place on July 26, 2013 at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington DC. BASIC would like to thank Peter Huessy, President of GeoStrategic Analysis and the Air Force Association, for facilitating the event.

Jeff Nyquist interviews Peter Huessy, President of GeoStrategic Analysis, a Potomac, Maryland national security consulting firm.