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Sep 2025
1h 6m

News - AI and Drone Warfare in Ukraine, ...

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison
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Subscribe now to skip the ads, get more content, and generally support us! Danny is in talks with the Kremlin to unfreeze his accounts, so Derek is joined instead by the Quincy Institute’s Alex Jordan to bring you the news. This week: a new study warns that the Atlantic circulation system could collapse (2:32); Ukraine introduces AI-driven drone swarms, rai ... Show More
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