On January 27th 2025 President Trump signed an executive order to begin production on a missile defense system based on the design of Israel’s famous “Iron Dome.” Would the potential cost be worth it? Could something like that even work for a country as big as America? Join Amy McGrath and Denver Riggleman as they discuss this potential “boondoggle.”

 

01:42 Whiskey Of The Day

04:20 What Is A Missile Defense System?

14:00 Why Not Consider It?

23:00 What Are The Actual Logistics?

32:20 What’s In A Name?

 

*This episode was recorded on April 21, 2025, and aired on April 29, 2025.

 

 

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Amy and Denver are both military veterans, political junkies, and whiskey lovers who sit on opposite sides of the aisle but have one thing in common: they love the United States of America.

 

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