Imposing Costs in the Indo-Pacific: Lessons from Operation Spider Web

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This episode examines Operation Spider Web, Ukraine’s drone strike on Russian bases, and the lessons it offers for imposing strategic costs on China using drones and AI-enabled conventional weapons.

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Join us as we analyze Operation Spider Web, Ukraine’s unprecedented drone strike operation, and explore how the U.S. could leverage drones to impose costs on China’s strategic and nuclear infrastructure while exploiting asymmetric vulnerabilities.

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