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#1278: The 14 Percent: Iran’s New Ballistic Warhead Doctrine
As interception rates climb, a new "heavy-hitter" doctrine emerges. Discover why Iran is swapping precision for massive 1.8-ton warheads.
#1201: Can Your Air Defense Handle the Math of a 400-Missile Salvo?
Discover how high-cadence ballistic strikes are breaking defense math and forcing a shift toward "economic optimization" in modern warfare.
#1157: Unconstrained: The New Global ICBM Arms Race
With the New START treaty expired, the world enters a dangerous new era of unconstrained nuclear competition and rapid ICBM expansion.
#1046: Breaking the Arc: The High-Stakes World of MaRV Tech
Discover how MaRVs are breaking the predictable math of missile defense and shifting the global balance of power.
#997: The Human Shield: Inside the Arrow Missile Defense System
Explore the high-stakes engineering and human psychology behind the Arrow missile system, Israel's cutting-edge exo-atmospheric shield.
#995: Democratizing Intelligence: From PDFs to Policy
How can AI transform dense government reports into actionable intelligence? Explore the physics of Iranian missiles and the future of OSINT.
#964: Iran's Ballistic Arsenal: A Strategic A-Z Audit
A clinical audit of the ballistic inventory facing Israel, exploring fuel types, re-entry speeds, and the shift to solid-fuel technology.
#945: The Ring of Fire: Inside Iran's New Strike Doctrine
Analyzing the technical evolution of Iranian long-range strikes, from massive drone swarms to the "ring of fire" strategy.
#941: Missile Frontiers: Decoding Hezbollah and Houthi Threats
From saturation rockets in Lebanon to long-range strikes from Yemen, we break down the sophisticated Iranian-backed tech targeting Israel.
#936: The Physics of Interception: Why Missile Debris Still Falls
What happens when a missile the size of a building is hit in space? Explore the physics of kinetic kills and why falling shrapnel remains a threat.
#915: Living Under the Strikes: Mapping Iran's Nuclear Machine
Herman and Corn break down the strategic map of Iran’s nuclear sites, from the depths of Pickaxe Mountain to the weaponization labs of Parchin.
#914: Under the Mountain: Engineering Iran's Subterranean Launch Systems
Explore the massive engineering behind Iran's subterranean missile bases and why they are nearly impossible to destroy from the air.
#909: Why Air Defense Is Never Hermetic
Why isn't air defense 100% effective? Herman and Corn break down the high-stakes game of physics and decoys happening at the edge of space.
#697: The Nuclear Truck: Iran’s Unified Missile Machine
Are Iran’s missiles just for conventional war? Explore how their ballistic program and nuclear goals are two parts of the same machine.
#694: Why Deeper Bunkers Can't Win
Can you really hide from a 30,000-pound steel spear? Herman and Corn explore the physics and strategic impact of the GBU-57 MOP.