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

About this episode

Christine Wormuth discusses the unseen threats to national security that America may not be prepared for.

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.

People in this episode

Host: Lynn Thoman

Guest: Christine Wormuth

Topics covered

• war
• national security
• threat assessment
• military strategy
• detection of threats

Keywords

• war
• threats
• military
• security
• Nuclear Threat Initiative

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nuclear Threat Initiative

Places: America

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