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EPISODE · Apr 12, 2025 · 28 MIN

US Missile Defence EXPOSED: Mega Corruption, BILLIONS Spent on Systems That DON’T Work

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FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Subrata Ghoshroy, Science, Technology, and Society Researcher at MIT. He was a whistleblower and former Senior Analyst at the US Government’s Accountability Office. He discusses blowing the whistle in 2006 on the US’ plan for a conventional laser missile defence system, the main problem with airborne laser systems which has seen it not enter modern warfare, the corruption over missile defence involving Congress and the military-industrial complex, the power of the missile defence lobby over Congress to ensure continuous spending, Russian missile defence systems vs American missile defence systems, Trump’s plan for a ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system for the USA, and much more.

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