The American Iron Dome Is an Expensive Boondoggle That Won’t Work

Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.comPresident Donald Trump wants to build an American Iron Dome. He even signed an executive order to make it happen. It’s a terrible idea, one we’ve tried before, and one that will make America less safe.In this episode, Joseph Cirincione returns to the program to detail his personal history with complicated and costly missile defense systems.It all starts during a snowstorm in 1982 and with the High FrontierZombie defense pitchesIt’s almost impossible to knock a bullet out of space with a bulletHow Israel’s Iron Dome worksSlow and hot vs fast and coldLasers don’t work, thanks TellerPitch: lasers in space. Reality: missile batteries in AlaskaThese systems only work half the time and only under perfect conditionsSpaceX contracts abound!A Pentagon Powerpoint slide enters chatJason’s Superman reverie, starring Gene Hackman as Lex LuthorHow do China and Russia react?“The enemy gets a vote.”The last arms control treatyRonald Reagan: anti-nuclear advocateHow SDI kept us from eliminating nuclear weaponsAnatomy of an arms raceAI is coming to nuclear command and controlProject 2025 and Trump Are Cooking Up a Recipe for a New Nuclear Arms RaceThe Iron Dome for America Executive OrderThe national missile defense fantasy—againProliferated Warfighter Space ArchitectureWhy the US General In Charge of Nuclear Weapons Said He Needs AISupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.