Friday, August 28, 2026
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Ben and Guy discuss the “economic D-Day” sanctions against Iran, whether the U.S. could be driving Beijing and Tehran closer together, CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s surprise visit to Russia, and the Army’s move to bring nuclear microreactors to five bases.

Then, Lt. Gen. John Rafferty, the commander of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, joins the show from the recent Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Alabama.

Plus, the “Threat of the Week.”

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