Air Force Secretary Troy Meink casually dropped the news that America had space-based weapons during the <a href="https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4601219/secaf-announces-on-orbit-space-control-weapons/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">keynote address</a> at a cyber conference. “We are increasing readiness against existing threats, and the United States has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action,” he said. But what, exactly, are those space weapons? Why has space become so important for war? How do we fight up there and what are the consequences? On this episode of Angry Planet, Bleddyn Bowen and Cameron Hunter return to the show to answer all my questions about war in space. Bowen is a professor of astropolitics at Durham University and Hunter is a researcher at the University of Copenhagen. Both are deeply knowledgeable about deterrence, lasers, missile defense systems, and the Fallout video game series. <ul><li>EMPs, jammers, and kinetics</li><li>Why missile defense (mostly) doesn’t work</li><li>GPS and GLONASS and BeiDou and Galileo</li><li>Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance from Space</li><li>Rumsfeld in space</li><li>Can lasers work?</li><li>What are we fighting for up there?</li><li>The historic folly of Golden Dome</li><li>Moscow and Beijing’s Perspective on U.S. Defense</li><li>Some Fallout talk</li></ul> <a href="https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4601219/secaf-announces-on-orbit-space-control-weapons/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SecAF announces on-orbit space control weapons</a> <a href="https://thebulletin.org/2018/10/the-ambivalent-nuclear-politics-of-fallout-video-games/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The ambivalent nuclear politics of Fallout video games</a> <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/original-sin-power-technology-and-war-in-outer-space-bleddyn-e-bowen/cc33179fd2abbd77?ean=9780197677315" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space</a> <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/war-in-space-strategy-spacepower-geopolitics-bleddyn-e-bowen/624e44528669632f?ean=9781474450492" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">War in Space: Strategy, Spacepower, Geopolitics</a>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink casually dropped the news that America had space-based weapons during the keynote address at a cyber conference. “We are increasing readiness against existing threats, and the United States has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action,” he said. But what, exactly, are those space weapons? Why has space become so important for war? How do we fight up there and what are the consequences? On this episode of Angry Planet, Bleddyn Bowen and Cameron Hunter return to the show to answer all my questions about war in space. Bowen is a professor of astropolitics at Durham University and Hunter is a researcher at the University of Copenhagen. Both are deeply knowledgeable about deterrence, lasers, missile defense systems, and the Fallout video game series. EMPs, jammers, and kineticsWhy missile defense (mostly) doesn’t workGPS and GLONASS and BeiDou and GalileoIntelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance from SpaceRumsfeld in spaceCan lasers work?What are we fighting for up there?The historic folly of Golden DomeMoscow and Beijing’s Perspective on U.S. DefenseSome Fallout talk SecAF announces on-orbit space control weapons The ambivalent nuclear politics of Fallout video games Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space War in Space: Strategy, Spacepower, Geopolitics Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink casually dropped the news that America had space-based weapons during the <a href="https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4601219/secaf-announces-on-orbit-space-control-weapons/" rel="noopener noreferrer">keynote address</a> at a cyber conference. “We are increasing readiness against existing threats, and the United States has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action,” he said. But what, exactly, are those space weapons? Why has space become so important for war? How do we fight up there and what are the consequences? On this episode of Angry Planet, Bleddyn Bowen and Cameron Hunter return to the show to answer all my questions about war in space. Bowen is a professor of astropolitics at Durham University and Hunter is a researcher at the University of Copenhagen. Both are deeply knowledgeable about deterrence, lasers, missile defense systems, and the Fallout video game series. <ul><li>EMPs, jammers, and kinetics</li><li>Why missile defense (mostly) doesn’t work</li><li>GPS and GLONASS and BeiDou and Galileo</li><li>Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance from Space</li><li>Rumsfeld in space</li><li>Can lasers work?</li><li>What are we fighting for up there?</li><li>The historic folly of Golden Dome</li><li>Moscow and Beijing’s Perspective on U.S. Defense</li><li>Some Fallout talk</li></ul> <a href="https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4601219/secaf-announces-on-orbit-space-control-weapons/" rel="noopener noreferrer">SecAF announces on-orbit space control weapons</a> <a href="https://thebulletin.org/2018/10/the-ambivalent-nuclear-politics-of-fallout-video-games/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The ambivalent nuclear politics of Fallout video games</a> <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/original-sin-power-technology-and-war-in-outer-space-bleddyn-e-bowen/cc33179fd2abbd77?ean=9780197677315" rel="noopener noreferrer">Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space</a> <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/war-in-space-strategy-spacepower-geopolitics-bleddyn-e-bowen/624e44528669632f?ean=9781474450492" rel="noopener noreferrer">War in Space: Strategy, Spacepower, Geopolitics</a>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Dreams of War in Space

A lot of people are afraid right now. I’ve lost track of the times OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta have announced they lost control of their AI. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wants to <a href="https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“pace the frontier”</a> and Bill Gates is warning there’s a non-zero chance that <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/09/25/bill-gates-ai-deaths-doom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI will kill billions</a>. The US military has embraced AI and it’s leading to grave mistakes. In Ukraine, an <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/russia-drones-autonomous-ai-kill-ukraine-war.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI-controlled drone</a> has killed three people. Something is bothering me about all these stories and it’s not the thought that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity. It’s the distance AI has given human designers from the consequences of their actions. This week on the show <a href="https://www.cyberneticforests.com/about" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eryk Salvaggio</a> stops by to talk about intentionality, design, AI doom, and the messy way we’re all talking about this new technology. Salvaggio is a Gates Scholar at Cambridge University. <ul><li>A bad frame from the jump</li><li>Defining AI</li><li>What the Hugging Face attack was and wasn’t</li><li>Who’s accountable?</li><li>Our anthropomorphic media narrative</li><li>Design vs intentionality</li><li>Language loses its magic</li><li>Spin not marketing</li><li>Geopolitical stakes</li><li>Prompts and outputs</li><li>The future of regulation</li></ul> <a href="https://thebulletin.org/2026/09/rogue-ai-didnt-breach-hugging-face-human-decisions-did/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rogue AI didn’t breach Hugging Face, human decisions did</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say</a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-school-attack/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ that Destroyed an Iranian School</a>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A lot of people are afraid right now. I’ve lost track of the times OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta have announced they lost control of their AI. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wants to “pace the frontier” and Bill Gates is warning there’s a non-zero chance that AI will kill billions. The US military has embraced AI and it’s leading to grave mistakes. In Ukraine, an AI-controlled drone has killed three people. Something is bothering me about all these stories and it’s not the thought that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity. It’s the distance AI has given human designers from the consequences of their actions. This week on the show Eryk Salvaggio stops by to talk about intentionality, design, AI doom, and the messy way we’re all talking about this new technology. Salvaggio is a Gates Scholar at Cambridge University. A bad frame from the jumpDefining AIWhat the Hugging Face attack was and wasn’tWho’s accountable?Our anthropomorphic media narrativeDesign vs intentionalityLanguage loses its magicSpin not marketingGeopolitical stakesPrompts and outputsThe future of regulation Rogue AI didn’t breach Hugging Face, human decisions did US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ that Destroyed an Iranian School Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A lot of people are afraid right now. I’ve lost track of the times OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta have announced they lost control of their AI. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wants to <a href="https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier" rel="noopener noreferrer">“pace the frontier”</a> and Bill Gates is warning there’s a non-zero chance that <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/09/25/bill-gates-ai-deaths-doom" rel="noopener noreferrer">AI will kill billions</a>. The US military has embraced AI and it’s leading to grave mistakes. In Ukraine, an <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/russia-drones-autonomous-ai-kill-ukraine-war.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">AI-controlled drone</a> has killed three people. Something is bothering me about all these stories and it’s not the thought that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity. It’s the distance AI has given human designers from the consequences of their actions. This week on the show <a href="https://www.cyberneticforests.com/about" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eryk Salvaggio</a> stops by to talk about intentionality, design, AI doom, and the messy way we’re all talking about this new technology. Salvaggio is a Gates Scholar at Cambridge University. <ul><li>A bad frame from the jump</li><li>Defining AI</li><li>What the Hugging Face attack was and wasn’t</li><li>Who’s accountable?</li><li>Our anthropomorphic media narrative</li><li>Design vs intentionality</li><li>Language loses its magic</li><li>Spin not marketing</li><li>Geopolitical stakes</li><li>Prompts and outputs</li><li>The future of regulation</li></ul> <a href="https://thebulletin.org/2026/09/rogue-ai-didnt-breach-hugging-face-human-decisions-did/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rogue AI didn’t breach Hugging Face, human decisions did</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship" rel="noopener noreferrer">US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say</a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-school-attack/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ that Destroyed an Iranian School</a>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Human Decisions Are Behind Every ‘Rogue’ AI

Journalist Jasper Craven joins the show today to talk about his new book God Forgives, Brothers Don’t. The book is a deep dive into the history of the American military academy and how it has shaped the country’s conception of manhood. Craven’s investigation led him from Valley Forge to West Point, uncovered a strange 20th century Joe Rogan who changed his name so it sounded like a lion’s roar, and landed him multiple interviews with Graham Platner. <ul><li>A brief history of Jasper Craven</li><li>Where lost boys fly</li><li>The Nancy Mace skeleton key</li><li>From West Point to the Citadel</li><li>“The gentleman soldier”</li><li>Army engineers as public relations campaign</li><li>Bernarr Macfadden</li><li>Masculinity, American style</li><li>The Scabbard and the Blade</li><li>Officers versus enlisted</li><li>“Send me”</li><li>“What the military does is create powerful bonds between men.”</li></ul> <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/god-forgives-brothers-don-t-the-long-march-of-military-education-and-the-making-of-american-manhood-jasper-craven/ff6d1cf46c2d9b69?ean=9781668087190&bkshp-astro=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">God Forgives, Brothers Don’t</a> <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/the-complications-of-graham-platners-veteran-identity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Complications of Graham Platner’s Veteran Identity</a> <a href="https://thebaffler.com/salvos/battle-of-the-sexes-craven" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Battle of the Sexes</a>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Journalist Jasper Craven joins the show today to talk about his new book God Forgives, Brothers Don’t. The book is a deep dive into the history of the American military academy and how it has shaped the country’s conception of manhood. Craven’s investigation led him from Valley Forge to West Point, uncovered a strange 20th century Joe Rogan who changed his name so it sounded like a lion’s roar, and landed him multiple interviews with Graham Platner. A brief history of Jasper CravenWhere lost boys flyThe Nancy Mace skeleton keyFrom West Point to the Citadel“The gentleman soldier”Army engineers as public relations campaignBernarr MacfaddenMasculinity, American styleThe Scabbard and the BladeOfficers versus enlisted“Send me”“What the military does is create powerful bonds between men.” God Forgives, Brothers Don’t The Complications of Graham Platner’s Veteran Identity Battle of the Sexes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist Jasper Craven joins the show today to talk about his new book God Forgives, Brothers Don’t. The book is a deep dive into the history of the American military academy and how it has shaped the country’s conception of manhood. Craven’s investigation led him from Valley Forge to West Point, uncovered a strange 20th century Joe Rogan who changed his name so it sounded like a lion’s roar, and landed him multiple interviews with Graham Platner. <ul><li>A brief history of Jasper Craven</li><li>Where lost boys fly</li><li>The Nancy Mace skeleton key</li><li>From West Point to the Citadel</li><li>“The gentleman soldier”</li><li>Army engineers as public relations campaign</li><li>Bernarr Macfadden</li><li>Masculinity, American style</li><li>The Scabbard and the Blade</li><li>Officers versus enlisted</li><li>“Send me”</li><li>“What the military does is create powerful bonds between men.”</li></ul> <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/god-forgives-brothers-don-t-the-long-march-of-military-education-and-the-making-of-american-manhood-jasper-craven/ff6d1cf46c2d9b69?ean=9781668087190&amp;bkshp-astro=t" rel="noopener noreferrer">God Forgives, Brothers Don’t</a> <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/the-complications-of-graham-platners-veteran-identity" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Complications of Graham Platner’s Veteran Identity</a> <a href="https://thebaffler.com/salvos/battle-of-the-sexes-craven" rel="noopener noreferrer">Battle of the Sexes</a>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Cult of the American Military Academy

The vast majority of Chinese people come from a single ethnic group—the Han. So what’s life like for the millions of people who aren’t Han? Tough, it’s fair to say. Ask any Tibetan. But one group has been singled out for particular persecution, the Uyghurs. There are about 12 million Uyghurs, they mostly live in a province called Xinjiang and mostly Muslim. And the Chinese appear to be trying to wipe out at least their culture. Many countries have condemned the Chinese for this, but the United Nations has been slow, slow, slow to take any action. That’s finally changed with a new report. Joining us to talk about the situation are two people working for Human Rights Watch, Louis Charboneau, at the UN, and Sophie Richardson, who works on issues in China. Angry Planet has a substack!<a href="https://angryplanet.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Join the Information War</a> to get weekly insights into our angry planet and hear more conversations about a world in conflict. <a href="https://angryplanet.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://angryplanet.substack.com/subscribe</a> You can listen to Angry Planet on<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/war-college/id1023774600?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> iTunes</a>,<a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jason-fields/war-college" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a>,<a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ioueaqtuifyfrxlbf6e6ec6difm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Google Play</a> or follow our<a href="http://rss.acast.com/warcollege" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> RSS directly</a>. Our website is<a href="http://angryplanetpod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> angryplanetpod.com</a>. You can reach us on our Facebook page:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/angryplanetpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/angryplanetpodcast/</a>; and on Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/angryplanetpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @angryplanetpod</a>.Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The vast majority of Chinese people come from a single ethnic group—the Han. So what’s life like for the millions of people who aren’t Han? Tough, it’s fair to say. Ask any Tibetan. But one group has been singled out for particular persecution, the Uyghurs. There are about 12 million Uyghurs, they mostly live in a province called Xinjiang and mostly Muslim. And the Chinese appear to be trying to wipe out at least their culture. Many countries have condemned the Chinese for this, but the United Nations has been slow, slow, slow to take any action. That’s finally changed with a new report. Joining us to talk about the situation are two people working for Human Rights Watch, Louis Charboneau, at the UN, and Sophie Richardson, who works on issues in China. Angry Planet has a substack! Join the Information War to get weekly insights into our angry planet and hear more conversations about a world in conflict. https://angryplanet.substack.com/subscribe You can listen to Angry Planet on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or follow our RSS directly. Our website is angryplanetpod.com. You can reach us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/angryplanetpodcast/; and on Twitter: @angryplanetpod. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The vast majority of Chinese people come from a single ethnic group—the Han. So what’s life like for the millions of people who aren’t Han? Tough, it’s fair to say. Ask any Tibetan. But one group has been singled out for particular persecution, the Uyghurs. There are about 12 million Uyghurs, they mostly live in a province called Xinjiang and mostly Muslim. And the Chinese appear to be trying to wipe out at least their culture. Many countries have condemned the Chinese for this, but the United Nations has been slow, slow, slow to take any action. That’s finally changed with a new report. Joining us to talk about the situation are two people working for Human Rights Watch, Louis Charboneau, at the UN, and Sophie Richardson, who works on issues in China. Angry Planet has a substack!<a href="https://angryplanet.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Join the Information War</a> to get weekly insights into our angry planet and hear more conversations about a world in conflict. <a href="https://angryplanet.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://angryplanet.substack.com/subscribe</a> You can listen to Angry Planet on<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/war-college/id1023774600?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer"> iTunes</a>,<a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jason-fields/war-college" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Stitcher</a>,<a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ioueaqtuifyfrxlbf6e6ec6difm" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Google Play</a> or follow our<a href="http://rss.acast.com/warcollege" rel="noopener noreferrer"> RSS directly</a>. Our website is<a href="http://angryplanetpod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"> angryplanetpod.com</a>. You can reach us on our Facebook page:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/angryplanetpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> https://www.facebook.com/angryplanetpodcast/</a>; and on Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/angryplanetpod" rel="noopener noreferrer"> @angryplanetpod</a>.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Report the U.N. Didn't Want You to See

This week’s War College looks at nuclear threats around the world and whether U.S. strategy has kept up. Thomas Nichols, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College, says it hasn’t and explains why that makes the world a more dangerous place.Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

This week’s War College looks at nuclear threats around the world and whether U.S. strategy has kept up. Thomas Nichols, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College, says it hasn’t and explains why that makes the world a more dangerous place. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s War College looks at nuclear threats around the world and whether U.S. strategy has kept up. Thomas Nichols, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College, says it hasn’t and explains why that makes the world a more dangerous place.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

What nuclear strategy? World powers play dangerous game by ear

This week War College looks at some of the weirdest weapons that the U.S. military came up with for use during the Vietnam War. While the nuclear rifle didn’t go anywhere, another invention can be found at raves around the world. Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

This week War College looks at some of the weirdest weapons that the U.S. military came up with for use during the Vietnam War. While the nuclear rifle didn’t go anywhere, another invention can be found at raves around the world. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week War College looks at some of the weirdest weapons that the U.S. military came up with for use during the Vietnam War. While the nuclear rifle didn’t go anywhere, another invention can be found at raves around the world.&nbsp;Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Weird weapons of Vietnam: Combat tree houses, a nuclear rifle and more

To understand just how strong China’s military really is, it’s important to understand its true mission and objectives. And those are very different from what the United States is trying to accomplish around the globe.Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

To understand just how strong China’s military really is, it’s important to understand its true mission and objectives. And those are very different from what the United States is trying to accomplish around the globe. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To understand just how strong China’s military really is, it’s important to understand its true mission and objectives. And those are very different from what the United States is trying to accomplish around the globe.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How China’s military might matches up with the United States

Drones linger over battlefields all over the world, and over places that don’t realize that they’re battlefields until the Hellfire missiles strike.  Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Drones linger over battlefields all over the world, and over places that don’t realize that they’re battlefields until the Hellfire missiles strike. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Drones linger over battlefields all over the world, and over places that don’t realize that they’re battlefields until the Hellfire missiles strike.&nbsp;&nbsp;Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Drones of war: How smart will they get?

The United States plans to replace all of its fighter jets with the F-35 in the next decade or so, at a cost estimated to be at least $1 trillion. But the plane’s development hasn’t been smooth. So, is the Pentagon’s plan the smart way to go?Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The United States plans to replace all of its fighter jets with the F-35 in the next decade or so, at a cost estimated to be at least $1 trillion. But the plane’s development hasn’t been smooth. So, is the Pentagon’s plan the smart way to go? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The United States plans to replace all of its fighter jets with the F-35 in the next decade or so, at a cost estimated to be at least $1 trillion. But the plane’s development hasn’t been smooth. So, is the Pentagon’s plan the smart way to go?Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

America’s Joint Strike Fighter flies into a world of trouble

Conversations about conflict on an angry planet. Created, produced, and hosted by Matthew Gault and Jason Fields 781951Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Conversations about conflict on an angry planet. Created, produced, and hosted by Matthew Gault and Jason Fields 781951 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conversations about conflict on an angry planet. Created, produced, and hosted by Matthew Gault and Jason Fields 781951Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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