A Military History of Metal Gear Solid
War. War never changes.Except … that’s not exactly true is it? I’d argue that war has changed demonstrably in the past two decades. It’s gotten longer, somehow less deadly, and far weirder. Also. Desp...
13 Mar 202047min
Space Force Is Boring
Space Force. It’s here. It’s the newest branch of the U.S. military and it’s got it’s own uniforms and a snazzy new patch that looks a lot like the emblem for the United Federation of Planets. But it’...
4 Mar 202040min
When the Allies Burned a German City to Cinders
In the closing days of World War II, the British Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Force dropped more than 3,900 tons of high explosives and fire bombs on the city of Dresden. It was not, str...
21 Feb 202043min
America’s Low Yield Nukes and the New Atomic Scare
From the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty to, probably, New START, all the old treaties are failing. Nuclear weapons are back in the public consciousness in a big way and old Cold War ideas th...
14 Feb 202034min
The Fight Over 5G and Chinese Spies
There’s a battle raging for the future of the internet. No, it has nothing to do with net neutrality or broadband access. This is about 5G, the shadowy world of global intelligence agencies, and a tel...
3 Feb 202024min
What Iraq's Protestors Want and Why it Matters
Iraq. Since October of last year, a protest movement has taken hold of the country. After 16 years of conflict, Iraq is tired. Its people want political and economic reforms.America didn’t pay attenti...
24 Jan 202046min
American Troops Navigate Complicated Political Realities in Iraq
This week, producer Kevin Knodell walks us through his recent reporting in Iraq.https://coffeeordie.com/american-troops-iraq/You can listen to War College on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or follow ou...
17 Jan 202024min
How to Down a Drone
Drones are everywhere. Military drones buzz war zones dropping missiles; surveillance drones hover above neighborhoods, looking for anything out of place; even now, commercial drones hide in holiday w...
8 Jan 202038min
