This Is Not A Drill
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Exploring the threats that are making our world increasingly dangerous. Presented by Gavin Esler. Listen ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod Support us and get early episodes ➡️ http://patreon.com/thisisnotadrill
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This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 5d agoPutin is ramping up his hybrid warfare against NATO allies. Just how far is he willing to go to test Europe? @gavinesler.bsky.social talks to @rikefranke.eu about the dangers of Russian drones in NATO airspace and how Europe might counter the threat ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Putin is ramping up his hybrid warfare against NATO allies. Just how far is he willing to go to test Europe? @gavinesler.bsky.social talks to @rikefranke.eu about the dangers of Russian drones in NATO airspace and how Europe might counter the threat ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Drug companies wouldn’t pitch their products as “I’m selling poison”. So why are tech companies so keen to warn us that AI could wipe out humanity? Hear @naomiaklein.bsky.social in conversation with @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social on The Bunker. ➡️ https://linktr.ee/bunker_pod
A real eye-opener from @elisabethkendall.bsky.social on yet another result of Trump’s war with Iran - Houthi forces in Yemen seizing land on the Red Sea coast and potentially affecting shipping heading to the Suez Canal Zone. Worth a listen (link below) @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social
This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 2w agoA surge in violence in Yemen has seen Houthi forces seize land on the Red Sea coast – reigniting a war with Saudi Arabia and threatening a further energy shock. Where next in the latest escalation in the Middle East? @gavinesler.bsky.social asks @elisabethkendall.bsky.social ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
A surge in violence in Yemen has seen Houthi forces seize land on the Red Sea coast – reigniting a war with Saudi Arabia and threatening a further energy shock. Where next in the latest escalation in the Middle East? @gavinesler.bsky.social asks @elisabethkendall.bsky.social ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
The civil war in Myanmar is Asia’s deadliest ongoing conflict – yet it rarely dominates international headlines. @ozkaterji.bsky.social talks to Matthew Campbell, of Bloomberg Businessweek, about the drivers of this conflict ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Is your phone the only one that really understands you? @alexisconran.com tells @emmakennedy.bsky.social what your iPhone is actually up to when it’s in your pocket, and just how much it could be listening to more than just your conversations. ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod
As Burnham heads to meet Trump for the first time, what do you think he should say to the US president? 👀
As AI leaders begin to confirm some of our worst fears about the technology, @misszing.bsky.social asked AI expert and author of The Thinking Machine Stephen Witt what happens next... Listen to the full conversation with Stephen on our episode 'AI has finally gone rogue'. ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod.
In the wake of Farage and Reform’s record-breaking £36m donation from Ben Delo, @seththevoz.bsky.social looks back at some of British politics' biggest donations. Hear the full conversation via ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod
Completing the four-part series... Artificial Intelligence is reshaping everything and its effects on warfare are already profound. Will A.I.-augmented warfare outrun human control and the rules of war? @gavinesler.bsky.social explores the issues in our latest episode ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
What was astonishing from the drone experts is to realise how quickly drone technology changes - in weeks not months. A real eye-opener - And worth a listen
This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · last mo.For the latest episode in our mini-series @gavinesler.bsky.social explores what happens when missiles and drones become cheaper and more widely-available? What does it mean when expensive interceptors like the Patriot go up against swarms of cheap, disposable Shahed drones? ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
For the latest episode in our mini-series @gavinesler.bsky.social explores what happens when missiles and drones become cheaper and more widely-available? What does it mean when expensive interceptors like the Patriot go up against swarms of cheap, disposable Shahed drones? ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 In an age of brutal medium-sized regional conflicts, nuclear deterrence is suddenly less important – and missiles are back. @gavinesler.bsky.social discusses the developments and what the mean in episode two of our new series ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
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This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · last mo.Putin thought he could conquer Ukraine with a tank, air and infantry-led attack. Instead Kyiv turned the tables... Our new mini-series with @gavinesler.bsky.social explores the fastest transformation of warfare for half a century. Listen ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Putin thought he could conquer Ukraine with a tank, air and infantry-led attack. Instead Kyiv turned the tables... Our new mini-series with @gavinesler.bsky.social explores the fastest transformation of warfare for half a century. Listen ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
America's military needs to be worried. @mchorowitz.bsky.social explains why in our latest series with @gavinesler.bsky.social ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Drones have transformed warfare. Operator Illya Sekirin explains the fear they strike on the battlefield. Listen to our new series with @gavinesler.bsky.social here ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
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This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 2mo ago☢️ OUT NOW ☢️ ‘New Weapons for New Wars’ – How attack and defence tech is evolving at warp speed. ☢️ Today: How DRONES have changed everything. ☢️ Listen to Part 1 of new 4-episode series from TINAD: linktr.ee/DrillPod
From Ukraine to the Middle East the face of warfare has changed and will change more rapidly in the immediate future. Find out how in our latest 4 episode series New Weapons for New Wars OUT NOW @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social
This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 2mo ago☢️ OUT NOW ☢️ ‘New Weapons for New Wars’ – How attack and defence tech is evolving at warp speed. ☢️ Today: How DRONES have changed everything. ☢️ Listen to Part 1 of new 4-episode series from TINAD: linktr.ee/DrillPod
☢️ OUT NOW ☢️ ‘New Weapons for New Wars’ – How attack and defence tech is evolving at warp speed. ☢️ Today: How DRONES have changed everything. ☢️ Listen to Part 1 of new 4-episode series from TINAD: linktr.ee/DrillPod
A USAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster III flew directly from Riga, Latvia to Moscow landing at around 0700 GMT today. Neither US nor Russian authorities will say why or acknowledge the flight. What are the Americans up to?
OSINT Mirror Feed@osint-mirrors.bsky.social · 2mo agoSource: @defencegeek on X US government vehicles in convoy with seemingly Latvia-issued diplomatic registration plates (red background, black writing) seen in Moscow after REACH4555's arrival earlier @MATA_osint @ArmchairAdml
The best way to prepare your brain for a strenuous political autumn.
Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast@ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 2mo ago🎟️ Don’t miss our old pals @iandunt.bsky.social & @dorianlynskey.bsky.social LIVE onstage in London on Tue 1 Sept! 🎫 Tickets out now: www.gigantic.com/origin-story...
Star Wars? For real? Not quite - but the idea of space as a potential battleground is already part of military thinking. Have a listen (link below)
This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 2mo agoSpace is now an essential part of military planning and operations. Joining @gavinesler.bsky.social to discuss the implications and the dangers of this new potential battleground is Dr Mark Hilborne, senior lecturer in the School of Security Studies at King’s College London ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Space is now an essential part of military planning and operations. Joining @gavinesler.bsky.social to discuss the implications and the dangers of this new potential battleground is Dr Mark Hilborne, senior lecturer in the School of Security Studies at King’s College London ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Does Putin truly know how badly the war in Ukraine is going for Russia? @gavinesler.bsky.social and @nigelgould-davies.bsky.social discuss in our latest episode ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
🚨ICYMI🚨 Trump’s failing war on Iran has emboldened China. Beijing is trying to build relationships to counter Washington, as it looks to fill a vacuum in power globally left by the US. @gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by Ryan Hass of @brookings.edu ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod
How is Xi exploiting Trump's failures in the Middle East? @gavinesler.bsky.social and Ryan Hass of @brookings.edu discuss in our latest episode ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Who is really in charge in Iran? Want to know more? @gavinesler.bsky.social and Prof. Ali Ansari get into the details in our latest episode ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod