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The National Security Hour
America Out Loud Network © – The National Security Hour features intelligence analysts and military experts presenting the tough conversations and hard-nosed reality checks that the American people need to hear in order to fully understand the true picture of the evolving status of U.S. national security.
Episodes
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The urgent need for innovation in military procurement
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – In modern conflicts of the past few years, battlefield tactics, techniques, and technologies are radically…
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No one left behind! Combat rescue and America’s resolve
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – This is more than a rescue mission. It is a statement of doctrine: “No one left behind.” While the air…
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America on the brink: The Iran war that won’t stay contained
The National Security Hour with Brandon Weichert – Perhaps the most consequential warning is that this war may not remain confined to the Middle East. The…
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The dark side of Trump’s deadline and the moon
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – Trump issued a strong deadline to Iran. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back…
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The most stupid and dangerous interventionist war! What next?
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – What to do about this mess while the Trump administration seems to be building toward an invasion of…
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Long-term costs of rebuilding Iran’s damaged utilities
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – We must be blunt. Destroying electricity, water processing, and refinery capability is not a surgical…
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War and negotiations under fire: The US, Israel, and Iran at the edge
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – This is no longer just a war; it is war and diplomacy happening simultaneously. U.S. and Israeli forces…
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The Middle East war is exposing America’s weakness
The National Security Hour with Brandon Weichert – Iran approached this conflict with a clear understanding of its strengths and limitations. Its strategy…
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Demanding an end to human organ harvesting
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – The process is highly regulated by federal policies, such as those of the UNOS (United Network for Organ…
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Is this a war, or a reminder to US and Israel that hubris kills?
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – The Iranians claim they have chased multiple U.S. aircraft carriers from their waters or waters…
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The cascading effects of the Iranian war
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – Like the British, the Crusaders, the Romans, the Hellenic, the Egyptians, the Persians, the Assyrians, the…
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Iran war update: Operations, casualties, Hormuz, and the information battlefield
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – The Strait of Hormuz—where nearly one-fifth of the world’s oil flows—is now under threat. Shipping has…
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Israel pushed US to war in Iraq for cheap oil. Are they doing it again in Iran?
The National Security Hour with Brandon Weichert – Former oil official Gary Vogler recounts how energy interests shaped the Iraq War and suggests similar…
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The danger of governing by headlines not principle
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – America drifts between spectacle and sabotage as leaders chase headlines over principle. Weak staffing…
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Joe Kent on strategic collapse and America’s drift to war
The National Security Hour with Brandon Weichert – We are sliding toward a war the United States did not need and cannot afford. A small circle of hawks sold a…
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Middle East update: War, oil, and the fight for the narrative
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – The growing homeland risk environment — where adversaries exploit chaos across multiple domains: cyber…
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America is repeating the Iraq mistake in Iran
The National Security Hour with Brandon Weichert – Iran, like so many asymmetric adversaries before it, never intended to fight America straight up. Its real…
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Is another interventionist war being lost amidst an urgent to-do list?
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – America is again involved in what surely looks like another ride down the highway of failed…
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America at war: What it means for US security, economy, and homeland
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – What does “America at war” actually mean — not just on the battlefield, but for Americans at home? Iran’s…
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If federalism does not work in Iraq, why do we think it can work in Iran?
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – Drones change the math of conflict. A weapon worth tens of thousands can force defenses that cost far…
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Cognitive Combat! The information war for the American mind
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – America and the West are facing a sustained information warfare campaign designed to demoralize…
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The Iran War is exposing the cracks in America’s Middle East strategy
The National Security Hour with Brandon Weichert – My fear is that this war ends not with order restored, but with America strategically diminished. U.S. bases…
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Moonrise: The dawn of a new space age begins
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – This is a moment to choose what kind of country we will be. We must harden our commitment to steady…
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The cruel revenge of the cult of World War II is now on stage
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Indeed, the close relationship between American leaders and Israel contributes nothing to American…
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Iran is not the final exam! The real test is CCP’s unrestricted warfare
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Just last week, we discussed the high probability of a massive joint American and Israeli air, naval, and…
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Trump’s “two weeks” war is about to break America
The National Security Hour with Brandon Weichert – Iran knows something else, too: they don’t have to “win.” They just have to outlast us. They can wait…
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Fury over Operation Epic Fury
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – Do the media and the public really understand the nature of the threat? Timing? Coordination with Israel?…
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America’s Iran war and the real cost of Israel first
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – There probably is not a lot of time before U.S. leaders have to decide if they will conduct a land war…
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The most consequential national security moment of the year
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – What would a post-theocracy Iran look like — reformist state, military junta, or hardened IRGC stronghold?…
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From Tehran to Tijuana, America is sleepwalking into two wars of choice
The National Security Hour with Brandon Weichert – The danger is not simply that the United States could stumble into war with Iran or be drawn deeper into…
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Chaos in Mexico, Americans trapped!
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – What does this mean for Americans unable to leave? Some are stuck in airports, many are fearful, and some…
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War in Iran wastes US dollars and lives solely to benefit Israel
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Isn’t it odd that on what seems to be the eve of a U.S. attack on Iran, violent demonstrations and…
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Pritzker’s 2026 budget proposal is a reflection of why the Chicago Bears may leave Illinois
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – A stadium is not a charity. It is private capital and local jobs. If policy chases headline projects for…
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Munich 1938 was about appeasement. Munich 2026 is about paralysis.
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – While Russia wages war in Europe and China expands its industrial and military dominance, Western leaders…
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Blackmail is the real currency of power
The National Security Hour with Brandon Weichert – Here’s the uncomfortable truth: secrecy is built into power. Intelligence agencies need it. Diplomacy…
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When “collegial” became “clickbait Congress”
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – A classic film meets modern politics as the filibuster takes center stage in today’s congressional battles…
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Is John Brennan the string to pull to expose the tyranny and treason of the Obama and Biden era
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Author Ian Trottier argues that former CIA Director John Brennan sits at the center of sweeping…
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Speed kills! Why drones decide the next war
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Unmanned aerial systems now provide persistent surveillance, precision strikes, and loitering munitions…
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Bombs, bravado, and blowback – Trump style!
The National Security Hour with Brandon Weichert – Trump went full Truth Social: “locked and loaded,” red lines, moral theatrics. Then the regime allegedly…
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Tackling the fraud in our elections and how to combat it
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – There has always been a concern and outcry of voter fraud in the past. What is different and potentially…
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Greenland’s position in NATO and transatlantic security
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – While the issue has yet to play itself out, Mr. Helegesen said he thought there was room for a…