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Russia’s nuclear bomb threat to satellites - Head of US Space Command

From Russia's nuclear threat to satellites, the prospect of a permanent lunar station, and the hopes of Artemis, Patrick and Tom could barely contain their space-geek excitement at speaking with General Whiting, head of US Space Command.'There cannot be anybody on the planet who ... Show more

. 28min 42sec

A rescue mission behind enemy lines, f-bomb posts and 'a whole civilisation will die'

Having first demanded that Iran 'open the fucking strait', President Trump followed up with a post vowing 'an entire civilisation will die tonight' if it did not do so. But could any such order ever be legal, and would the American military even agree to carry it out?Patrick and ... Show more

. 35min 41sec

Q&A: From Xi's PLA purges to Trump's Nato threats, your biggest questions answered

For their Easter special, Tom and Patrick turn the entire show over to you. They answer as many listener questions as possible that have landed in the General & Journalist inbox since Christmas. Among them: whether Europe could defend itself in the events of an immediate Russian ... Show more

. 34min 39sec

Fear and loathing in Moscow - ⁠Putin, Iran and a coup?

The Kremlin's treasury runneth-over with oil revenues, Moscow's military is being treated to a lesson in the latest US warfare in real time, and the world's eyes are averted from Ukraine. Trump's war with Iran has been a boon for President Putin. And yet rumours of paranoia, dese ... Show more

. 29min 38sec

'As big as the Berlin Wall and 9/11', Peter Frankopan on the Iran war

World-renowned historian Peter Frankopan joins Tom and Patrick to dissect the escalating conflict in Iran through the lens of ancient history and shifting civilisations. The Silk Roads author argues the war is less a standalone event and more the continuation of a century-long st ... Show more

. 37min 22sec