It’s All about Those (Military) Bases

Dartmouth College's Daryl Press and George Washington University's Nicholas Anderson discuss their modeling of an outbreak of war on the Korean Peninsula, assess the balance of power between the North and South, and explore the implications for the US military alliance with South ... Show More

Rosemary Kelanic, Director of the Middle East Program at Defense Priorities, discusses the Israel-Iran war, U.S. involvement, whether regime change is the objective, and the risks of escalation. Show NotesRosemary Kelanic, “A U.S. War With Iran Would Be a Catastrophe ,” New York ... Show More

Samuel Seitz, a fellow at MIT’s Security Studies Program, explores so-called “madman behavior” in international politics and whether it’s effective in gaining leverage in international confrontations. He explains why problems of signaling, credibility, and reassurance tend to mak ... Show More

Immigration raids are being reported at farms and factories in California and Nebraska. We'll tell you what the latest data says about inflation in May. Elon Musk is walking back some of his comments about President Donald Trump. Scientists have been mapping out what could happen ... Show More

Pete Hegseth came into the job as U.S. defense secretary vowing reform. The unprecedented staff cuts he says are designed to maximize "strategic readiness" have instead created an air of fear and distrust, according to insiders. Some military experts warn they could handicap oper ... Show More

Michael’s guest this week is Australian Retired General Mick Ryan. Mick is a military analyst who served in the ADF for more than 35 years and was commander of the Australia Defence College. He is the author of War Transformed and an adjunct fellow at the Centre for Strategic and ... Show More

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. ... Show More

We've all seen the space-age secret bases in science fiction and blockbuster films, but could a government or corporation really build a secret, permanent deep-sea base? Where would they do it? Why? Join the guys as they dive into (get it?) the murky world of militaries beneath t ... Show More

With a major war raging in Europe, a seemingly more expansionist Trump in the Whitehouse, and China’s long held desire to invade Taiwan, is Britain prepared militarily?   It’s hard to tell. The current Labour government is still refusing to set out in detail its plans for Defence ... Show More

As today's show begins, Elon Musk has just arrived at the Pentagon. The question is: Why is he there? According to The New York Times, the original plan was to brief him on the military's top-secret plan for a potential war with China. But President Trump and the Pentagon are fla ... Show More

US President Donald Trump has deployed hundreds of troops to Los Angeles in response to protests against immigration raids. It’s been widely considered to be an illegal deployment. Meanwhile, hotlines to support service members have been seeing an uptick in complaints and questio ... Show More