Carry On Podcast with Brad Colbert

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Two former Chinese defense ministers were sentenced to death with reprieve.

Not colonels.

This week’s Carry On Podcast SITREP breaks down what this purge really means for China’s military modernization, the Rocket Force, and Xi Jinping’s control of the PLA.

Is this proof of weakness — or preparation?

We examine:

• Corruption inside China’s missile and procurement systems

Then we pivot to:

• The strategic reactivation of Tinian and the Northern Mariana Islands

Mountains. Missiles. Militias. Modernization.

This isn’t headline analysis.

It’s structural.

Stay informed. Stay grounded. Stay frosty.

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This week on the Carry On Podcast, Brad breaks down a hard truth:

The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was designed to prevent another Vietnam.

From Lebanon to Kosovo…

Presidents of both parties have learned how to:

• Avoid the word “hostilities”

This episode walks through 50 years of precedent and explains how constitutional war-making quietly drifted into permanent discretionary force.

We also examine:

• Russia’s co-orbital anti-satellite maneuvering

This isn’t partisan.

It’s institutional.

If war powers matter — this conversation matters.

Stay informed. Stay grounded. Stay frosty.

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In this episode of the Carry On Podcast, Brad breaks down a growing strategic concern: the gap between American military capability and perceived political resolve.

The United States still fields overwhelming power. The question is whether adversaries believe it will be used.

This episode explores:

• The difference between capability and credibility

Deterrence is not just about weapons systems.

It’s about belief.

If competitors sense hesitation, miscalculation becomes more likely. If allies sense drift, alliances strain.

This episode looks at where American power stands today — and whether perception is becoming the real battlefield.

Stay informed. Stay grounded. Stay frosty.

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In this episode, Brad sits down with China scholar Dr. Moore, who lived in the PRC for 15 years, to examine one of the most serious geopolitical questions of our time:

Is Xi Jinping preparing to move on Taiwan before 2027?

Dr. Moore lays out what he calls Xi’s strategic “dashboard” — 13 key indicators that could shape Beijing’s decision timeline.

We discuss:

• Why most of those windows are closing, not opening

If Xi believes time is no longer on his side, the next two years become critical.

The Taiwan Strait is 90 miles wide.

This is a serious strategic conversation — not panic, not hype — just hard assessment.

Stay informed. Stay grounded. Stay frosty.

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This week’s SITREP breaks down three pressure fronts shaping global power in real time:

• The reported breach of China’s National Supercomputing Center — and what strategic penetration really means

If the China breach is real, this wasn’t just stolen files. It may have been access to architecture — research priorities, institutional linkages, operational seams. Not just data. Visibility.

Meanwhile, U.S. force posture in the Gulf continues to build. Ships redirected. Maritime screening enforced. Negotiations happening under visible pressure.

And in Washington, Congress debates the future of one of the most powerful foreign intelligence tools in existence. The question isn’t whether surveillance capability exists. It’s how it’s constrained.

Strategic compute is now primary terrain.

Stay informed. Stay grounded. Stay frosty.

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Modern warfare isn’t just changing tactically.

It’s changing physically — and psychologically.

In this 2 part episode of the Carry On Podcast, Brad “Iceman” Colbert sits down with Alex Lemons, author of Warbody, to discuss how evolving conflict environments reshape the human experience of war.

From endurance and performance to stress, adaptation, and identity, this conversation goes beyond geopolitics and into the lived reality of modern fighters.

This episode explores:

• The concept behind Alex Lemons’ new book Warbody

This isn’t just about strategy.

It’s about the human system inside the uniform.

If you’re interested in military performance, modern combat evolution, resilience, leadership, or the psychology of conflict, this episode delivers a deep and grounded conversation.

Check out Alex Lemons’ new book Warbody for a deeper dive into the human dimension of modern warfare.

Subscribe for weekly SITREP analysis and long-form strategic conversations.

Stay frosty.

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Modern warfare isn’t just changing tactically.

It’s changing physically — and psychologically.

In this 2 part episode of the Carry On Podcast, Brad “Iceman” Colbert sits down with Alex Lemons, author of Warbody, to discuss how evolving conflict environments reshape the human experience of war.

From endurance and performance to stress, adaptation, and identity, this conversation goes beyond geopolitics and into the lived reality of modern fighters.

This episode explores:

• The concept behind Alex Lemons’ new book Warbody

This isn’t just about strategy.

It’s about the human system inside the uniform.

If you’re interested in military performance, modern combat evolution, resilience, leadership, or the psychology of conflict, this episode delivers a deep and grounded conversation.

Check out Alex Lemons’ new book Warbody for a deeper dive into the human dimension of modern warfare.

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Stay frosty.

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The Iran ceasefire is still alive on paper. But paper doesn’t stop missiles.

In this SITREP, Brad “Iceman” Colbert breaks down the real state of the U.S.–Iran pause and why it may be more fragile than advertised.

This episode covers:

• Lebanon as the stress fracture of the ceasefire

This isn’t peace. It’s a contested pause.

If diplomacy doesn’t outrun violence quickly, this won’t be remembered as a settlement — it will be remembered as an intermission.

Stay frosty.

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Part 3 of the Carry On Podcast AMA goes deeper — personal, professional, and strategic.

In this final installment of the AMA series, Brad “Iceman” Colbert answers questions about adoption and family, religion and faith shaped by conflict, Recon selection and dive school, NATO’s future presence in Europe, lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan, drone warfare, Generation Kill realism, leadership, and what modern war is becoming.

This episode covers:

• Adoption, biological family, and what “family” really means

This is candid, reflective, and at times deeply personal — exactly what an AMA should be.

If you care about military leadership, geopolitics, alliance strategy, modern warfare, or the human side of service, this episode delivers insight you won’t hear in surface-level commentary.

This concludes the three-part AMA series.

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This week’s SITREP breaks down the real strategic picture behind the Iran conflict — the Baghdad kidnapping, the downed U.S. F-15 Strike Eagle, the Strait of Hormuz ultimatum, and what President Trump’s infrastructure threat actually signals.

Is America winning? Or is this a war of leverage and friction?

Brad “Iceman” Colbert analyzes:

– The rescue operation inside Iranian territory

This is not a headline recap. This is strategic analysis.

America still has the bigger hammer — but Iran may control the pain dial.

Stay frosty.