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Mar 2017
30m 49s

Ghost Fleet - The Shape of War to Come?

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Topics covered:

> The theme for today's episode is Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War

> Do authors Singer & Cole point to real issues with regard to the prosecution of modern war?

> Have Developed Countries, including Australia, foresworn their ability to manufacture whole high-tech weapons platforms in favour of being bit-players to and overtly dependent on defence Global Supply Chains?

> How might Developed Countries and Near-Peer Competitors slug it out on the battlefield?

> How will Less Developed Countries and Non-State Actors meet the challenge posed by high-tech military forces?

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