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  • Most of Russia's military still 'rubbish' despite Ukraine, Syria deployments

    The annexation of Crimea, the war in eastern Ukraine and the military operation in Syria present the image of a confident Russian President Vladimir Putin willing to expend military power for political gain. The truth, according to Dr. Mark Galeotti of New York University, is far more complex.

     

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    34 min
  • How the machine gun brought modern war to the world

    None of the world’s great powers were ready for the carnage World War I. The armies of 1914 looked a lot like the armies of 1814 … but they didn’t go to war with 19th century weapons. The modern world was born in blood on the battlefields of Europe during the Great War … and the machine gun cut the umbilical cord. This week on War College, we sit down with Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons as he walks us through the Maxim Gun -- one of the earliest machine guns -- and how it changed the pace of war forever.

     

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    31 min
  • The AK-47, a weapon so simple, even a child can use it - and they do

    It’s the world’s most famous weapon, popular with soldiers, insurgents and video gamers alike. As many as 100 million of the world's guns are descended from Mikhail Kalashnikov's original Avtomat Kalashnikova, first prototyped in 1947. How many lives they've taken is unknown.

     

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    29 min
  • Who are Europe’s migrants, and do they pose a threat?

    War College talks to author and journalist Robert Young Pelton talks about the waves of immigrants washing up on the shores of Europe and why things have gotten worse in the last few months. 

     

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    31 min
  • Just how strong is Iran’s military?

    This week’s War College examines the state of Iran’s conventional military, as well as its guiding strategies. Jason Fields, Matthew Gault and Robert Beckhusen also discuss the likely impact of the nuclear treaty on its regular forces.

     

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    31 min
  • What a real war in space might look like

    There are approximately 1,000 satellites currently in orbit, but how many of them are really weapons in disguise?

     

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    34 min
  • What nuclear strategy? World powers play dangerous game by ear

    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.

     

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

    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. 

     

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

    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.

     

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    27 min

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