Lt. (j.g.) Andrea Howard, USN, talks to Bill and Ward about the history of tactical nuclear weapons and the state of current thought with respect to their use.

Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/april/tactical-nuclear-weapons-are-back

Bill and Ward talk to Lt. Joseph Hanacek, USN, about his article in the April PROCEEDINGS titled, "Presence is Not Deterrence," in which he makes a distinction between "active" and "latent" suasion and suggests the Navy is doing too much of the latter while assuming it covers the former.

Read the article at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/april/presence-not-deterrence

Bill and Ward talk to retired Navy Capt. Sam Tangredi about his article in the April PROCEEDINGS dealing with the future of amphibious warfare.

Read it at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/april/amphibs-sea-control-and-power-projection

In this episode, Bill and Ward talk to U.S. Coast Guard commanders Timothy Kerze and Dana Brooke Reid about their article in the March PROCEEDINGS about how cutters might be mod'd to fight the "home game" against peer threats.

Read it at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/march/rewrite-playbook-maritime-homeland-defense

Capt. John Cordle, USN (Ret.) talks to Bill and Ward about his most recent PROCEEDINGS article, titled "It's All About the Sailors," which deals with the challenges of training at sea and making sure sailors get enough rest to be effective and safe.

Read it at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/march/it-all-about-sailors

In this episode of the PROCEEDINGS Podcast, Bill and Ward talk to Lt(j.g.) Daniel Stefanus, USN, a surface warfare officer who's won several USNI essay contests in recent years, on his techniques for writing about issues facing the Navy and leadership in the fleet in general.

In this episode Navy SEAL Colin Supko talks about his combat experience and how it's served him as he created Patriot List, his startup business. Colin also discusses innovation with Bill and Ward and gives his recommendations for how DoD could improve its warfighting capability by being more business-friendly.

Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/january/industry-vs-government-tech-innovation-winter-coming

This week CAPT Pete Pagano, USN (Ret.) joins Bill and Ward to talk about how the Navy needs to update its training process to prepare for near-peer threats. And Meagan of the Naval Institute Press stops by to preview the USNI Press spring catalog.

Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/february/have-we-forgotten-how-fight

USNI News senior writer Megan Eckstein joins Bill and Ward to talk about the roll-out of the DoD budget and the U.S. Navy's latest shipbuilding plan.

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In this episode Bill and Ward talk to VADM Tom Moore, USN, NAVSEA Commander, live from WEST 2018. Admiral Moore discusses the status of CVN 78, the future of LCS, how NAVSEA has supported 7th Fleet in the wake of last summer's mishaps, and the need for a defense budget.