Episode 21: The Cold War

Interviewer

Jon O'Gorman

Guest

Michael Dennis, Daniel Post

Files

Description

In this Episode Jon O'Gorman hosts Michael Dennis and Daniel Post from the Strategy and Police Department and they discuss nuclear weapons in the context of the Cold War. They start by talking about nuclear diplomacy and its meaning in the Cold War. Next, they discuss how nuclear weapons change the calculus in the military to include wargaming the problems. They also talk about the economic impact of maintaining a nuclear stockpile and how that might have meant the death knell of the Soviet economy. Lastly, they discuss how technology does not replace sound strategic thinking in the contemporary world.

Episode Length

1:00:00

File Size

137 MB

File Format

MP3

Release Date

2-2023

Keywords

The Cold War, diplomacy, nuclear weapons, Soviet Economy, strategy

Recommended Citation

O'Gorman, Jon, "Episode 21: The Cold War" (2023). Profiles in Strategy Podcast. 21.
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/profiles-in-strategy/21