Booze, Bribes, and Prostitutes: How Fat Leonard Seduced the U.S. Navy
It’s the greatest story you probably don’t know anything about. Or, at least, you have no idea how bad it actually is. The U.S. 7th Fleet is the most powerful Navy in the history of the world. Its are...
17 Dec 202137min
How Assad Clings to Power
Is the Syrian civil war over? Did Bashar al Assad win it? And if he did, what does winning even mean for a country of rubble?And most importantly, what’s next for the dictator and the people who live ...
10 Dec 202139min
ICYMI: The Air Force's Chicken Gun
When the United States Air Force tests a new aircraft it needs to make sure it won't crash should a stray bird slam into the plane's side. Thankfully, the military has an artillery piece with a 60-foo...
26 Nov 202130min
Ukraine on the Brink
Ukraine. It started with pro European protests in the Winter of 2013. Then came the annexation of Crimea, the little green men, Igor Strelkov, the Donbas, and a long simmering war in the Eastern Ukrai...
20 Nov 202142min
UNLOCKED: Inside Europe’s 3D Printed Gun Scene
Guns. Guns. Guns. We Americans love them, don’t we folks?But the culture is different in other parts of the world and people who want to build their own weapons, make their own Ammo, and fire down ran...
12 Nov 20211h 5min
How Militaries Camouflage Their Carbon Emissions
Militaries around the world are preparing for climate change. That’s true even in countries where politicians are indifferent to global warming.But what about the emissions being spewed by those milit...
5 Nov 202134min
Hawaii's Place at the Crossroads of Empire
Hawaii. America’s latest state is a tropical paradise, a vacation hotspot, and an important strategic military asset. If you’ve never been to Hawaii you might be shocked at how much of a presence the ...
29 Okt 202123min
Patrolling the Seven Seas Isn't Cheap
Sea power was the secret of the Phoenicians, the Greeks - even the landlubber Romans when they took the upper hand against Carthage. More recently - which isn’t hard - the British Empire was won on th...
25 Okt 202139min
