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October 27, 2022

Title: Averting Nuclear Armageddon
Topic: War

Discussed by Dr. Paul Kengor
with The Institute for Faith and Freedom (www.FaithAndFreedom.com)

Part 1 of 3

Dr. Kengor is a Professor of Political Science at Grove City College and the Executive Director of their Institute for Faith and Freedom. Today, Dr. Kengor discusses the Cuban missile crisis of 1962 and if we should be preparing for another nuclear Armageddon today.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

When and how were the Soviet missile sites discovered in Cuba? Were the missiles armed? Why were the missiles in Cuba such a threat? Dr. Kengor explains how Kennedy struggled to communicate to Americans just how alarming the situation was without overly-alarming them.

Was the world on the verge of nuclear Armageddon October 1962? Dr. Kengor describes the panic across America.

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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Averting Nuclear Armageddon
Topic: War

Discussed by Dr. Paul Kengor
with The Institute for Faith and Freedom (www.FaithAndFreedom.com)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Why did Kennedy call the “blockade” a “quarantine”? Did some in the media still call it a blockade, igniting fear in Americans?

Who were the two lunatics in Cuba welcoming Armageddon in October 1962? Did they want to die for the cause? Did Russian officials share the same willingness? When did the Russian leader, Nikita Khrushchev, realize he was dealing with lunatics?

Would the 1962 nuclear attack have been limited to Cuba, America, and the USSR? How many people would have died? Dr. Kengor explains that approximately 80 million people would have died worldwide, not including the millions upon millions of people who would have been wounded. BUT this would have only been the initial death/injured toll. Listen as he reveals more…

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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Averting Nuclear Armageddon
Topic: War

Discussed by Dr. Paul Kengor
with The Institute for Faith and Freedom (www.FaithAndFreedom.com)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Did the USSR remove the missiles from Cuba in 1962? Was this a complicated and crucial situation? Dr. Kengor tells the true story!

From 1962 to the fall of the USSR in 1991, the two super powers (the US and the USSR) were literally in a stalemate. What happened to calm the stormy seas?

Now, Biden has warned of a possible nuclear Armageddon. Why is Biden saying this? Dr. Kengor says: “There is no such thing as a small mushroom cloud… They should not be used in combat.”

If both sides work together, can we avoid a nuclear Armageddon?

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April 9, 2021

Title: The Dawn of the American Twilight
Topic: War

Discussed by Professor Dr. Earl Tilford
with Center for Vision and Values (www.VisionAndValues.org)

Part 1 of 2

Professor Dr. Earl Tilford is a top expert on war and military strategy. He served as Director of Research at the U.S. Army’s Strategic Studies Institute from 1993 to 2001. Dr. Tilford then left government service to teach military history, national security, and international and domestic terrorism and counter-terrorism at Grove City College.

Today, Dr. Tilford discusses a true story from his time in Vietnam – a time he calls the Dawn of the American Twilight.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

Did soldiers of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam invade Laos under air cover from the US Air Force?

Dr. Tilford was charged with preparing the morning intelligence briefings for the Major General. Did the MG run the air operations in Northern Laos?

Was he actually in charge of this? If not, who was? Were they qualified to run this?

Did Dr. Tilford face political correctness in his word choices for the intelligence briefings?

Did the battles to control the Ho Chi Minh Trail epitomize American folly and hubris? Dr. Tilford calls it a “magnificent failure”.

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Title: Part 2 of 2 -The Dawn of the American Twilight
Topic: War

Discussed by Professor Dr. Earl Tilford
with Center for Vision and Values (www.VisionAndValues.org)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Fifty years ago, Dr. Tilford witnessed and lived thru the Dawn of the American Twilight. Listen as he reveals more from this experience.

Do great powers go to war to withdraw their forces and leave an ally in the breach?

After Vietnam, Dr. Tilford served as Director of Research at the U.S. Army’s Strategic Studies Institute. How did he use history to make a better future?

Are those who do not know history bound to repeat/relive its mistakes?

If the Vietnam war constituted the “Dawn of the American Twilight” as a great power, is our nation now at the edge of an American nightmare from which there will be no morning after?
 

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December 6, 2017

Title: Wars of the Future
Topic: War

Discussed by Professor Dr. Earl Tilford
with Center for Vision and Values (www.VisionAndValues.org)

War is a conflict of forces in which the goal is to compel the enemy to do your will. Since the Civil War, American Generals have brought overwhelming power in countless battles. However, Dr. Earl Tilford says it will take more than just power to defeat terrorists like ISIS. It is going to take intelligence. America is going to need a strategic plan to fight and ultimately defeat them.

Dr. Earl Tilford is a top expert on war and military strategy. He served as Director of Research at the U.S. Army’s Strategic Studies Institute from 1993 to 2001. Dr. Tilford then left government service to teach military history, national security, and international and domestic terrorism and counter-terrorism at Grove City College.

Listen in as Dr. Tilford explains the different types of wars we have fought, are currently fighting, and will face in the future, specifically cyber warfare. For example, an electromagnetic pulse can be caused by nuclear detonations in the atmosphere and could shut down all aspects of electric power in a country. China and Russia can definitely pull off this type of attack; it is even possible that North Korea and Iran could very soon. Scary stuff, people. Scary, scary stuff.

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February 17, 2015

Title: Wars of the Future
Topic: War

Discussed by Professor Dr. Earl Tilford
with Center for Vision and Values (www.VisionAndValues.org)

War is a conflict of forces in which the goal is to compel the enemy to do your will. Since the Civil War, American Generals have brought overwhelming power in countless battles. However, Dr. Earl Tilford says it will take more than just power to defeat terrorists like ISIS. It is going to take intelligence. America is going to need a strategic plan to fight and ultimately defeat them.

Dr. Earl Tilford is a top expert on war and military strategy. He served as Director of Research at the U.S. Army’s Strategic Studies Institute from 1993 to 2001. Dr. Tilford then left government service to teach military history, national security, and international and domestic terrorism and counter-terrorism at Grove City College.

Listen in as Dr. Tilford explains the different types of wars we have fought, are currently fighting, and will face in the future, specifically cyber warfare. For example, an electromagnetic pulse can be caused by nuclear detonations in the atmosphere and could shut down all aspects of electric power in a country. China and Russia can definitely pull off this type of attack; it is even possible that North Korea and Iran could very soon. Scary stuff, people. Scary, scary stuff.

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