29: A Fragile Nuclear Deterrent in a Dangerous World
In part two of their discussion, Warships Pod host Iain Ballantyne and guest Doug Littlejohns touch on numerous things, not least nuclear deterrent matters. As in the previous episode, the situation ...
18 Mar 202445min
28: On the Brink of World War Three?
In the first part of a discussion with Captain Doug Littlejohns, who commanded a nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarine against the Russians during the old Cold War, the primary topic is whether or n...
11 Mar 202431min
27: UK Defence Troubles & the New Cold War
A National Audit Office (NAO) report on ‘The Equipment Plan 2023 - 2033’ in the UK makes for grim reading, revealing a massive so-called ‘black hole’ in the Defence budget, which means there is appare...
12 Des 202335min
26: Guyana War Clouds & Houthi Attacks
This episode begins with a discussion by host Iain Ballantyne and guests Dr Gary Blackburn and Dr James Bosbotinis about the bid by Venezuela to annex a major part of neighboring Guyana. How might na...
8 Des 202335min
25: Red Sea Missile Shoot-down
In a fascinating and absorbing discussion host Iain Ballantyne and guest Tom Sharpe discuss the US Navy destroyer USS Carney shooting down cruise missiles and drones over the Red Sea. As a former wars...
30 Okt 20231h 9min
24: Cold War Secret Diesel Submarine Missions
Our special guest for a deep dive into British naval espionage during the Cold War is Mike Hurley, a veteran of undersea deployments in dangerous waters. As a very young submariner in the late 1950s ...
17 Okt 20231h 2min
23: ‘Oppenheimer’ Movie Review & US Navy Versus UFOs Latest
In part two of their podcast discussion Iain Ballantyne and Gary Blackburn provide their opinions on the Hollywood movie ‘Oppenheimer’, about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the so-called ‘father of the atom b...
25 Aug 202329min
22: UK Defence Word Salad & War in the Black Sea
In part one of this discussion between Dr. Gary Blackburn and host Iain Ballantyne, they investigate the recently published UK Defence Command Paper (DCP). It was meant to lay out how British nation...
17 Aug 202343min
