propman Consider This from NPR
Hahaha, I was recently called an NPRadical. Loved it, thinking about changing my user name. But that would require changing this threads title, again.
Interesting special this afternoon about our 'administration' - the mini-station. One piece was about how this POTUS just won't listen to what were "the gray suits" - qualified, competent folks who work in intelligence. We're familiar with this.
Y'know, Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Jared Kushner, et al...
The scary piece was more in-depth and detailed. It was about the differences in American military strategy and equipment in comparison and contrast to Iran's. Yes, vastly different. But they can launch 500 drones at one of our carriers and even if we knock out 450, that's 50 strikes.
The program was "On Point" from WBUR produced in Boston.
The guest for the in-depth segment on military technology and drone warfare was James Patton Rogers, a professor and the Executive Director of the Brooks Tech Policy Institute. Part of what he spoke to was Global Proliferation: Drones are no longer just tools for superpowers but are being mass-produced by countries like Iran and Turkey, disrupting traditional military hierarchies. The "Two-Tier" War: Modern conflicts now involve a high-tech "over-the-horizon" battle and a low-tech, constant "under-the-radar" drone presence.
And, fascinating and frightening, I'll try to summarize. The U.S. has the best, most expensive, and most precise of all weapons and military. But, it costs over a million for a Tomahawk missile to take out a $3000 drone. As this goes on and over time, we are looking at what the Executive Director called a 'Negative Expense Curve'. U.S. munitions can't keep pace economically with the "chosen" enemy. Yes, we're behind on the learning curve. It's why we're begging Ukraine even though we've been stabbing them in the back.
