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Oct 2024
17m 39s

The Mysterious Drones Flying Over U.S. M...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
About this episode

For 17 days last year, unidentified drones swarmed an area in Virginia that is home to a military base and other sensitive intelligence sites. WSJ’s Gordon Lubold looked into why it was so difficult for U.S. officials to stop them. 


Further Reading:

-Mystery Drones Swarmed a U.S. Military Base for 17 Days. The Pentagon Is Stumped. 


Further Listening:

-How Ukraine Built a Weapon to Control the Black Sea 

-Cheap Drones Are Transforming the Battlefield 

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