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