Ep 082 "The CG Mailbag: Question Time"

Ep 082 "The CG Mailbag: Question Time"

From Chasing Ghosts: An Irregular Warfare Podcast by Bill Buppert

May 11, 2026 · 36 min · Season 1 · Episode 82

About this episode

Bill Buppert addresses five curated questions related to irregular warfare and military strategy.

It's been quite some time since I have responded to "mail" so I have curated five questions to address:. What should the USAF do now? Is fraud a form of irregular warfare? What should the DoW do with 1.5 trillion dollars? References: Unauthorized History of the Pacific War Podcast RAND wish-casting on drones in 2015. Slaughterbots (2017) Slaughterbots: if human: kill() (2021) How are Drones Changing Modern Warfare? Sun Tzu The Art of War Carl von Clausewitz On War Miyamoto Musashi A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy H. John Poole The Last Hundred Yards: The NCO’s Contribution to Warfare Christian Brose The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare Qiao Liang & Wang Xiangsui Unrestricted Warfare: China's Master Plan to Destroy America My Substack Email at cgpodcast@pm.me

People in this episode

Host: Bill Buppert

Topics covered

  • military strategy
  • irregular warfare
  • USAF
  • defense spending
  • drones
  • historical analysis

Keywords

  • irregular warfare
  • USAF
  • defense budget
  • drones
  • military strategy
  • Slaughterbots
  • Sun Tzu

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RAND

Books & works: The Art of War, On War, A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy, The Last Hundred Yards: The NCO’s Contribution to Warfare, The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare, Unrestricted Warfare: China's Master Plan to Destroy America, Slaughterbots, Slaughterbots: if human: kill()

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