Jul 08 2021 37 mins
David describes the escalation of kinetic weapons back in the Cold War where fear drove a panic that no country dare be left behind or perceived as weak and vulnerable in the arms race. In his conversations with defense contractors, atomic war fighters, Pentagon policy guys, and Russian civilians, there’s a sense that despite the impending tragedy of a new world war, fear makes the most illogical choices appear sane and reasoned. With vivid and powerful stories across a spectrum of nationalities and self-interests, David explores the options of de-escalating the immense costs and pervasive panic driving kinetic war and the real cost of fear.