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Samuel Bendett said, “If [Garpiya’s wreckage] is happening, it could indicate that Russia can now rely more on domestic development as well as, obviously, on China, since both sides in this war depend on many Chinese components for drone production

Dmitry Gorenburg writes, “In launching its offensive into Kursk, Ukraine took a serious risk by shaking up the war narrative and improving its position in a potential future negotiation. On the ground, the offensive has developed in a highly favorable way for Ukraine. However, it is still too early to tell whether that will result in strategic benefits for Ukraine’s overall war effort.”

Michael B. Petersen writes, “Scholarly explanations for why Russia would not invade Ukraine varied but tended to rely on utilitarian or instrumental factors. The invasion would be too costly to Moscow; international sanctions would annihilate the Russian economy; President Vladimir Putin’s domestic support would crumble; Russia would finally and fully become a pariah state; and Putin himself was not such a risky gambler.”

Some changes to the Alert Carolina system are based on the after-action report the University received from research and analysis organization, the Center for Naval Analyses, in May.

Samuel Bendett said, “I have not seen that particular drone application before, but [I'm] not surprised that Ukrainians are leading the charge once again since they have been the first to utilize many drones in novel ways throughout this conflict.”

Samuel Bendett said, “I do think once the weather changes, in the fall and the winter there won't be foliage to begin with, but right now as long as there's foliage that allows soldiers to hide under it, to place equipment under, to establish positions, storage facilities, this drone could be quite dangerous.”

While a Center for Naval Analyses report rightly notes the difficulty of quantifying Russia's nuclear threshold, it is in Washington's interest to avoid violating red lines that could allow the conflict in Ukraine to spiral out of control.

Decker Eveleth said, "[Satellite imagery identifying nine horizontal launch pads] are located in three groups inside high berms to shield them from attack or to prevent an accidental blast in one from detonating missiles in the others."

Samuel Bendett said, “I have not seen that particular drone application before, but [I’m] not surprised that Ukrainians are leading the charge once again since they have been the first to utilize many drones in novel ways throughout this conflict”

Decker Eveleth writes, “The Burevestnik is not a wonder weapon, and the challenges it poses for NATO security are neither new nor unmanageable. It may seem scary on paper, but the technical infeasibility of its mission limits its threat.”

Samuel Bendett said, “[the Ukranians] will probably get there before the Russians and possibly other militaries around the world.”

Decker Eveleth said, “[the site is designed] for a large, fixed missile system - and the only large, fixed missile system that they're currently developing is the Skyfall."

Jessica Dockstader said, "Once we know the scale of the problem, we can do something more about it. Once we know who's impacted, we can provide targeted programming, targeted interventions."

Decker Eveleth joins the podcast to discuss where exactly North Korea’s missile program stands today, and why it presents a security problem not only for Asia and the U.S. but for the entire globe.

Steven Wills said, "In a world where the U.S. Navy cannot guarantee consistent amphibious ready group presence in the Mediterranean and Red Sea/Persian Gulf region, the (expeditionary sea bases) have proven to be valuable stand in ships and should not be sidelined."

Samuel Bendett explains, "At any given moment, there are probably tens of thousands of FPV drones operating in the skies over Ukraine."