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    Ep 109: John Noonan on Nuclear Weapons and Policy

    Ep 109: John Noonan on Nuclear Weapons and Policy

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    Ep 109: John Noonan on Nuclear Weapons and Policy

    FromSchool of War

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    Length:
    55 minutes
    Released:
    Feb 6, 2024
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    John Noonan, senior advisor at POLARIS National Security, joins the show to talk about all things nuclear; the life of a missileer, the current U.S. arsenal and its production problems, the strategy of deterrence, and how Congressional oversight helps/hinders good government. 
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        •      01:34 Introduction 
        •      02:04 VMI and the Air Force
        •      05:13 Missileers 
        •      11:25 Targets of significance 
        •      16:33 Atrophy 
        •      22:18 Production problems 
        •      27:46 Congressional oversight 
        •      34:30 An unfocused military
        •      44:17 Not getting it done 
        •      47:05 “Raw and abject stupidity”

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    Released:
    Feb 6, 2024
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    This podcast seeks to learn what war teaches. There’s a steady decline in the study of military history and its associated theoretical discipline, strategy. Avoiding the knowledge of war is dangerous. This podcast solves that problem by diving into military and diplomatic history.  We study strategy, and the words and deeds of significant battlefield commanders, diplomats, strategists, policymakers, and statesmen who have trained directly in the school of war.   This podcast is primarily an interview show. The subject of any given episode may be the story of an historical battle, campaign, or conflict; the conduct of policy in the course of a major international competition; the work of a famous strategist; the nature of a famous weapon; the legacy of an important military commander or political leader in wartime.