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Dr. Brent Ziarnick joins Chris to discuss a recent report on America's GPS constellation and whether or not we as a nation are falling behind in great power competition with China in the field of space based positioning, navigation and timing (PNT)

This second episode in Maj. Gen. USAF (Ret.) Don Alston's Leadership Series, Don discusses the importance of setting expectations, incentivizing behaviors and enforcing standards to drive a self-critical culture essential to success in nuclear alert missions. Alston shares stories and examples to illustrate how culture can be cultivated and improved within an organization.

In this episode, Christopher Stone speaks with Dr. Kathleen Ellis about her paper on China’s version of GPS and its strategic impacts upon those peoples falling under the Belt and Road Initiative. Disclaimer: The thoughts, opinions and statements of the host and the guest are those and are not to be viewed as those of their employers or the Department of Defense.

Guest Dr. Casey Ellis https://nipp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Vol.-3-No.-3.pdf

Carl hosts David Ochmanek to discuss deterring a potential invasion of Taiwan. Likely scenarios are discussed, military challenges are identified, and technological and operational solutions are proposed.

Christopher Stone explores the background and significance of U.S. policy and strategy changes regarding the Russian-made RD-180 engine and the US's former reliance on it. The episode discusses the decision to import the RD-180 engine and the movement away from it following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014.

Carl, Christine, and Natalie discuss preparedness, transparency, and acquisition in relation to deterrence. The Australian Triad also discuss Australia’s purchase of loitering munitions, its recent role in cyber deterrence, and the importance of readiness and sustainment to deterrence.

Guest, Jim Cooper, of COMSPOC, a commercial leader in space situational awareness (SSA) technology, shares his views regarding the past, present, and future of commercial sector space domain awareness and supporting the government with space traffic management.

The first in a series on leadership, Maj. Gen. USAF (Ret) Don Alston explains the part that risk, trust, and consequence plays in nuclear deterrence.

Dr. Peter Layton joins Carl, Christine, and Natalie to discuss Australia's National Defense Strategy and the concept of deterrence within an alliance. The strategy emphasizes conventional deterrence and working with the US and key partners to maintain a favorable regional strategic balance and explores the challenges of building a force to contribute to an alliance versus deterring independently, the role of offense and defense in the modern era, and the concept of integrated deterrence.

The views of the hosts and the guests are their own and not those of any organization that we are affiliated with

Dr. Peter Layton joins Carl, Christine, and Natalie to discuss Australia's National Defense Strategy and the concept of deterrence within an alliance. The strategy emphasizes conventional deterrence and working with the US and key partners to maintain a favorable regional strategic balance and explores the challenges of building a force to contribute to an alliance versus deterring independently, the role of offense and defense in the modern era, and the concept of integrated deterrence.

The views of the hosts and the guests are their own and not those of any organization that we are affiliated with.