What a real war in space might look like
There are approximately 1,000 satellites currently in orbit, but how many of them are really weapons in disguise?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
2 Sep 201533min
What nuclear strategy? World powers play dangerous game by ear
This week’s War College looks at nuclear threats around the world and whether U.S. strategy has kept up. Thomas Nichols, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College, says it hasn’t and explains why that...
25 Aug 201529min
Weird weapons of Vietnam: Combat tree houses, a nuclear rifle and more
This week War College looks at some of the weirdest weapons that the U.S. military came up with for use during the Vietnam War. While the nuclear rifle didn’t go anywhere, another invention can be fou...
18 Aug 201533min
How China’s military might matches up with the United States
To understand just how strong China’s military really is, it’s important to understand its true mission and objectives. And those are very different from what the United States is trying to accomplish...
12 Aug 201526min
Drones of war: How smart will they get?
Drones linger over battlefields all over the world, and over places that don’t realize that they’re battlefields until the Hellfire missiles strike. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warco...
4 Aug 201533min
America’s Joint Strike Fighter flies into a world of trouble
The United States plans to replace all of its fighter jets with the F-35 in the next decade or so, at a cost estimated to be at least $1 trillion. But the plane’s development hasn’t been smooth. So, i...
28 Juli 201539min
