Peter Huessy discusses the history of “tactical” nuclear weapons and the 1950s Desert Rock exercises

1957 U.S. atmospheric nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site

Senior Fellow Peter Huessy joined The John Batchelor Show to discuss the history and doctrine of “tactical” nuclear weapons.

On The John Batchelor Show, Peter Huessy traces the history and doctrine of so-called “tactical” nuclear weapons, including the 1950s U.S. Desert Rock exercises that deliberately exposed troops to nuclear detonations, the health risks those tests carried, and how they compared with contemporaneous Soviet maneuvers.

Peter Huessy is a Senior Fellow at the Gold Institute for International Strategy, a Washington D.C. based foreign policy and defense think tank.

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Peter Huessy explains that Russia views low-yield, tactical nuclear weapons as usable battlefield tools

Russian 9K720 Iskander short-range ballistic missile system

Senior Fellow Peter Huessy joined The John Batchelor Show to discuss Russian nuclear doctrine.

On The John Batchelor Show, Peter Huessy explains how Russian doctrine treats low-yield, tactical nuclear weapons as usable battlefield tools for coercion and warfighting, in contrast to the U.S. approach of keeping such weapons under central command, and warns of the limited transparency surrounding Russian and Chinese arsenals.

Peter Huessy is a Senior Fellow at the Gold Institute for International Strategy, a Washington D.C. based foreign policy and defense think tank.

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Peter Huessy details China’s growing non-strategic nuclear arsenal and dual-use delivery systems

Chinese DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile on parade

Senior Fellow Peter Huessy joined The John Batchelor Show to discuss China’s nuclear buildup.

On The John Batchelor Show, Peter Huessy details the growth of China’s theater-range and dual-use delivery systems, Beijing’s belief that it can control escalation to keep the United States out of the Western Pacific, and the gaps this opens in U.S. and allied posture in Asia.

Peter Huessy is a Senior Fellow at the Gold Institute for International Strategy, a Washington D.C. based foreign policy and defense think tank.

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Peter Huessy discusses US plans to deploy nuclear-capable F-35s in Europe to counter Russian threats

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II in flight

Senior Fellow Peter Huessy joined The John Batchelor Show to discuss NATO nuclear posture in Europe.

On The John Batchelor Show, Peter Huessy discusses U.S. plans to deploy nuclear-capable F-35s in Europe, Russia’s “escalate to win” doctrine built on low-yield battlefield weapons, and how Russia’s large non-strategic stockpile compares with NATO’s theater capabilities.

Peter Huessy is a Senior Fellow at the Gold Institute for International Strategy, a Washington D.C. based foreign policy and defense think tank.

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Frontlines Show: LTG Michael Flynn & Hana Yazdanpana – Iran Uprising & ISIS Prison Escape

LTG Michael Flynn & Hana Yazdanpana – Iran Uprising & ISIS Prison Escape.

Spot Reports – Our fake allies attacked our real allies (the Kurds) in Syria, thousands of ISIS detainees released, US carrier groups assembling near Iran.

Special Guest #1 – Hana Yazdanpana, daughter of Gen Hussein Yazdanpana who commands the Kurdistan National Army (SMK), joins us on the heels of an assassination attempt against her father to give us the latest on the uprising in Iran.

Special Guest #2 – LTG, US ARMY (Ret) Michael T. Flynn (former NSA to Pres Trump) joins us to discuss strategy in Iran as well as the developing situation in Syria involving ISIS and the terrorist govt.