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Iran, Robot (ft. Will Thibeau)
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1:01:03Now PlayingThis week on Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Will Thibeau, Director of the American Military Project at Claremont's DC Center for the American Way of Life, for a wide-ranging conversation on the wars reshaping American foreign policy right now.
They cover the Iran deal vs. the JCPOA, why the nuclear threat has always been more complicated than neocons made it sound, and Will explains the helpful concepts of “battlefield geometry” and “battlefield algebra” that have fundamentally changed modern warfare.
They break down why Ukraine has been able to hold Russia at bay and evaluate how Iran's cheap drones mean that destroying 90% of their combat power still leaves dangerous residual capability. They also get into autonomous weapons, the Anthropic vs. Department of War dispute, and what D.C. staffers making policy in right now need to understand about all of it.
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(00:00) Welcome to Moment of Truth
(02:47) The Iran Deal vs. the JCPOA — What Is Actually Different
(07:07) Was Iran Actually Six Weeks From a Nuclear Weapon?
(13:40) Mark Levin and the Neocons Who Want a Nice Easy War
(18:24) The Barbary Pirates Case for Protecting the Strait of Hormuz
(22:45) Battlefield Geometry — From 2.5 Kilometers to 30 Kilometers
(25:35) Battlefield Algebra — From $350,000 Per Shot to $900 Per Drone
(28:30) Iran Has Mastered Cheap Drone Warfare
(31:00) The Role of Cyber Warfare
(38:10) How Should the Defense Industry Respond
(42:32) Autonomous War-Fighting Robots
(45:56) The Anthropic vs. Department of War Dispute
(52:16) We Do Not Need to Invent New Rules of Engagement for Autonomous Weapons
(55:00) What Staffers Making Policy Right Now Need to Understand
(59:30) Where to Find Will Thibeau and the Claremont Institute
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