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I Sing of Arms and the Man
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31 minutes
Released:
Jul 28, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
American weapons systems need better names. Tom Karako, Director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins Jeffrey to talk about just what it is that inspires soldiers: Legendary, heroic, and historical names, not descriptive acronyms and jargon. What, are ALCM and JASSM not as sexy as Hades or Pluton? Tom explains his philosophical and classical background, and the inspiration for his article in War on the Rocks about giving U.S. weapons systems respectable names more befitting of their purpose. Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!
Released:
Jul 28, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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