Ep 109: John Noonan on Nuclear Weapons and Policy

School of War · Feb 6, 2024 · 55m

John Noonan, senior advisor at POLARIS National Security, joins the show to talk about all things nuclear; the life of a missileer, the current U.S. arsenal and its production problems, the strategy of deterrence, and how Congressional oversight helps/hinders good government.

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Times

• 01:34 Introduction

• 02:04 VMI and the Air Force

• 05:13 Missileers

• 11:25 Targets of significance

• 16:33 Atrophy

• 22:18 Production problems

• 27:46 Congressional oversight

• 34:30 An unfocused military

• 44:17 Not getting it done

• 47:05 “Raw and abject stupidity”

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