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- Admiral Arleigh Burke: The Convenor of the Modern US Navy...52:12Four stages of Polaris submarine constructionNotable Point
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- Why are Modern Warships getting bigger? (Live)1:58:33Availability cycles limit what fewer ships can deliverNotable Point
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- Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:35:59Science-fiction ship names for real naviesQ&A
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- Bruships 193: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:10:11Missile-tube rows and the limits of extending VirginiaNotable Point
- Bruships 193: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:50:33Russia's continuing bastion strategyQ&A
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- Bruships 188: Naval History Questions Answered Liven & Birthday Party...49:51Would nuclear-armed aircraft strengthen Britain's deterrent?Notable Point
- Bruships 188: Naval History Questions Answered Liven & Birthday Party...55:22Can British Trident submarines launch from alongside?Q&A
- Bruships 188: Naval History Questions Answered Liven & Birthday Party...1:23:22Why dual-capable missiles complicate deterrenceNotable Point
- Bruships 188: Naval History Questions Answered Liven & Birthday Party...1:28:04Public patrol numbers and nuclear deterrenceNotable Point
- Bruships 187: Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:59:26Why Columbia-class missile-tube counts come in modulesQ&A
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- Bruships 176: Christyear or Newmas?45:48Carrier battle groups push toward Soviet bastionsQ&A
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- Anti Submarine Warfare, a primer history & overview1:56:09From convoy protection to oceanic homeland defenseNotable Point
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- Bruships 123: Naval History Questions and Books on Strategy & Tactics1:33:25Testing Trident claims against British deterrent optionsQ&A
- Bruships 123: Naval History Questions and Books on Strategy & Tactics3:38:38Book watch point: life aboard a nuclear submarineChapter
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- Bruships 114: Alternate Histories, What Ifs & Questions from Chat1:14:43Why ballistic-missile submarines suit a second strikeQ&A
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- Cold War Goes Hot: Red Storm Norway 19801:16:26How to read Cold War submarine letter codesNotable Point
- Red Storm Rising: The GIUK Gap in a 1980 conventional war between the Warsaw Pact & NATO(Patreon 77)1:43:04Longer-range missiles turn Soviet home waters into bastionsChapter
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- Soviet Navy 1918-19913:28:10SSBNs insured both nuclear retaliation and the navy's statusChapter
- Soviet Navy 1918-19914:18:06Typhoon and Delta reveal parallel Soviet SSBN prioritiesNotable Point
- Soviet Navy 1918-19914:24:14Can a Typhoon launch ballistic missiles from the pier?Q&A
- Soviet Navy 1918-19914:36:17Pier-side launch raises a personal objection about hull damageNotable Point
- Soviet Navy Part 3/3: 1965-1991 - Trying to Win Cold War before it turned Hot?53:09Typhoon and Delta as status procurementNotable Point
- Soviet Navy Part 3/3: 1965-1991 - Trying to Win Cold War before it turned Hot?1:19:14Naval strategy as procurement strategyChapter
- Soviet Navy Part 3/3: 1965-1991 - Trying to Win Cold War before it turned Hot?1:19:36Delaying NATO and the question of a seaborne deterrentNotable Point
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- Bruships 90: Books From the Road1:28:31The Warspite name carries an independent fighting spiritQ&A
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- Columbia (1892) Class: 19th Century Cruisers (+ Star Trek & SSBNX) part 111:06:32Submarine strength is difficult to display in peacetimeNotable Point
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- Patreon 53: Comparison of Future Warships for the RN/RAN/RCN/RNZN3:27:35Dual crewing for continuous at-sea deterrenceQ&A
- Patreon 53: Comparison of Future Warships for the RN/RAN/RCN/RNZN3:29:27Why an attack on an SSBN risks immediate escalationQ&A
- Bruships 79: Eight New Books, plus Discussions of a Naval Nature7:42Capital-ship names suit submarines - except perhaps WarspiteQ&A
- Bruships 79: Eight New Books, plus Discussions of a Naval Nature2:08:01One ship is a prestige asset; several create availabilityNotable Point
- Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...2:16:43How submarine letter codes separate missions and propulsionQ&A
- Bruships 73: Some Old, Some New, None Borrowed, but Some Blue44:58Why attacking a nuclear force can accelerate escalationNotable Point
- Cutting through some Cutters of the US Coast Guard (Long Patrol)25:18The Hamilton name across cutters and submarinesNotable Point
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- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (7)4:44:55The missed British SSGN opportunityQ&A
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- Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?2:55:30Naval doctrine speaks to the fleet, the enemy, and the governmentNotable Point
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