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  New heat science and the future of soldiering 11.03.2026 43min

  An Army researcher unpacks new initiatives to expand research into human performance. Guest: Lt. Col. David deGroot, director of the U.S. Army Heat Center at Fort Benning, Ga. See also Patrick Tucker's related recent reporting on the topic, here.
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  "Until the Last Gun Is Silent" by Matthew Delmont 27.02.2026 25min

  Guest: Matthew Delmont, professor of history at Dartmouth College and an award-winning author of several books including Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad, and his latest, Until the Last Gun Is Silent: A Story of Patriotism, the Vietnam War, and the Fight to Save America's Soul.
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  Fictional intelligence 20.02.2026 39min

  Guests: Peter W. Singer, strategist at New America and the author of multiple books on technology and security, including Wired for War, Ghost Fleet, Burn-In, and LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media; And August Cole, non-resident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Center on Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council, and associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute working on AI and future warfare. With Singer, he is the co-author of Ghost Fleet and Burn In.  Both authors have teamed up again for a new monthly series on Defense One called "Fictional Intelligence," which explores the future of technology and warfare through the lens of short speculative fiction. The first story, "Mission ahead, heavens above," was published in February. 
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  The known perils of regime change 23.01.2026 18min

  A scholar of civil wars warns against repeating the past mistakes from U.S. military interventions abroad.  Guest: Monica Duffy Toft, director of the Center for Strategic Studies and a professor of international politics at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; her essay "Can the US 'run' Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy" was published earlier this month in The Conversation.
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  Conflicts to watch in 2026 18.12.2025 22min

  CFR's Paul Stares unpacks the latest annual survey of foreign policy experts bracing for what might lie ahead.  Guest: Paul Stares, General John W. Vessey senior fellow for conflict prevention and director of the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations. Read the 2026 Preventive Priorities Survey results published this week at CFR here.
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  Paul Scharre explains the global AI arms race 12.12.2025 54min

  The former Army Ranger explores how AI might reshape drone warfare, America's tech race with China, Russia's war in Ukraine, and much more. Guest: Paul Scharre, executive vice president at the Center for a New American Security and author of several books, including "Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," and "Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War."
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  Rep. Rob Wittman 26.11.2025 28min

  The Virginia Republican discusses the Pentagon's acquisition reforms, the defense secretary's legislative-affairs bottleneck, and his priorities for the upcoming spending bills. Guest: Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, in conversation with Defense One Executive Editor Bradley Peniston. 
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  Jon Wolfsthal and "A House of Dynamite" 07.11.2025 46min

  A veteran of the National Security Council shares what the movie got right and wrong on U.S. missile defense and nuclear command and control.  Guest: Jon Wolfsthal, Director of Global Risk at the Federation of American Scientists.
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  Europe's "drone wall" 30.10.2025 37min

  Patrick Tucker explains what he learned during a recent trip to Eastern Europe.
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  "The Wounded Generation" by David Nasaw 13.10.2025 31min

  A celebrated historian shares years of research into the quiet and not-so-quiet struggles of millions of American veterans returning home from World War II.  Guest: David Nasaw, historian, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and author of "The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After World War II." 
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  Europe's growing defense industry 26.09.2025 18min

  The EU's ambassador to the U.S. underscores the importance of the bloc's $910 billion defense plans known as Readiness 2030.  Guest: European Union Ambassador to the United States Jovita Neliupšienė.
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  Highlights from AFA's Air, Space & Cyber Conference 24.09.2025 29min

  Our editors explore the vibe, the headlines, the aircraft, the drones, and the other news coming out of the Air Force Association's big annual conference at National Harbor, Maryland. Guests: Tom Novelly, Defense One senior reporter covering air and space warfare; And Lauren C. Williams, Defense One senior editor.
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  How drone warfare is changing 10.09.2025 1u 9min

  A researcher unpacks recent adaptations in drone technology after more than three years of Russia's ongoing Ukraine invasion.  Guests: Sam Bendett, advisor in Russia Studies at the Virginia-based research organization CNA; And Patrick Tucker, Defense One science and technology editor.
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  Alpine Eagle's Jan-Hendrik Boelens 29.08.2025 14min

  A Munich-based developer with a new air-to-air counter-drone system shares insights into Europe's growing defense industry and recent lessons from Russia's Ukraine invasion.  Guest: Jan-Hendrik Boelens, co-founder and CEO of Alpine Eagle. 
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  "Primal Intelligence" with Angus Fletcher 27.08.2025 35min

  A researcher uses his work with U.S. special operations forces to explain a new neuroscientific approach to intuition, imagination, emotion, and common sense. Guest: Angus Fletcher, Professor of Story Science at Ohio State University's Project Narrative. His latest book is called, "Primal Intelligence: You Are Smarter Than You Know," from Penguin Random House. 
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  The Pentagon's Golden Dome clampdown 19.08.2025 45min

  Guest: Patrick Tucker, Defense One science and technology editor.  Read Tucker's recent reporting on the topic below:  Related reading: "New Golden Dome details emerge from industry day," Tucker reported on August 14;  "Pete Hegseth Doesn't Want to Talk About Golden Dome," former Naval War College professor Tom Nichols wrote for The Atlantic on August 8; "Lockheed Martin aims to test a missile-killing satellite by 2028," also via Tucker, reporting August 5; "Effects of Lower Launch Costs on Previous Estimates for Space-Based, Boost-Phase Missile Defense," May 5, via the Congressional Budget Office with an estimated total price tag for Golden Dome somewhere between $831 billion to $542 billion;  See also, "Trump wants a Golden Dome over America. Here's what it would take," via NPR's Geoff Brumfiel, reporting April 22.   Watch the futuristic, satirical news clips from 1987's "Robocop," via YouTube, here.  And you can find a trailer for the 1985 film, "Real Genius," also via YouTube, here. 
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  The U.S. military vs. drug cartels 12.08.2025 20min

  Guest: Journalist and writer Kevin Maurer, whose work focuses on U.S. special operations forces around the world. Read Maurer's report for Rolling Stone, "Here's What Trump's Mexico Invasion Plan Could Look Like."
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  Tech Summit talks: The venture capitalists' perspective 06.08.2025 43min

  Panelists: Susanne Hake, General Manager of U.S. Government Business for Maxar Intelligence;  Greg Little, Senior Counselor at Palantir Technologies;  Sarah Pearson, Director of Commercial Engagement at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU);  David Rothzeid, Principal Investor at Shield Capital; And moderator Lauren Williams, Senior Editor at Defense One. View more of this year's Tech Summit discussions on YouTube here. 
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  Tech Summit talks: The Space Rush 16.07.2025 47min

  Panelists: Derek M. Tournear, Ph.D., Director, Space Development Agency; Bill Vass, CTO, Booz Allen; And Frank Konkel, Editor-in-Chief, Government Executive. View more of this year's Tech Summit discussions on YouTube here. 
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  Tech Summit talks: Anduril's Chris Brose 10.07.2025 39min

  Speakers: Christian Brose, President and Chief Strategy Officer, Anduril Industries; And Patrick Tucker, Defense One's science and technology editor. View more of this year's Tech Summit discussions (registration required) here.