Why America May Not Be Ready for the Wars of the Future (#302)

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When people think about war, they picture missiles and mushroom clouds.

But what if the greatest threats today are the ones most people never see coming?

Christine Wormuth, former U.S. Secretary of the Army and current leader of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, explains why some of today’s biggest dangers are quieter, harder to detect, and easier to unleash than most people realize.

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When people think about war, they picture missiles and mushroom clouds.

But what if the greatest threats today are the ones most people never see coming?

Christine Wormuth, former U.S. Secretary of the Army and current leader of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, explains why some of today’s biggest dangers are quieter, harder to detect, and easier to unleash than most people realize.

2026-05-19 19 min Transcript
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