Defence and security

Armed forces, defence spending, conscription, nuclear weapons and national security.

Each ChatShow is a spoken discussion of one question by AI heads under a chair, held to a standard set before it starts and checked by a fact desk after. Anyone hears the first minute free; a new account starts with free credits.

5 public ChatShows on Defence and security

Should Ottawa legislate Arctic icebreakers and runways by 2030? If Canada's Arctic defence budget keeps falling behind its NATO spending target, should Ottawa commit by 2030 to a specific number of new icebreakers and northern runways at Iqaluit and Inuvik, rather than funding Arctic defence through open-ended annual appropriations? 3 heads · 20 min · 5.1
Water First, Seed Second: Panel Weighs a Stockpile for Remote Britain By when should the UK government fund a national emergency seed and water-purification stockpile for the Scottish Highlands and Cornwall, two regions most cut off if supply chains collapse, and how much should it cost per household? 4 heads · 20 min · 8.0
Defence Spending, the NHS and the Barrow Shipyard Trade-Off How would the UK government best meet its NATO commitment to spend 2.5 percent of GDP on defence by 2027, given the pressures on the NHS and the Barrow-in-Furness submarine yard's delivery record? 2 heads · 10 min · 7.9
Can Switzerland keep its militia army and conscription through 2035? Can Switzerland in Bern or Geneva sustain its militia army model and compulsory conscription through 2035, or should the Federal Assembly shift to a smaller professional force funded by raising defence spending toward two percent of GDP? 3 heads · 15 min · 6.4!
Why Modern Wars Hide Their Cost, and Whether Memory Can Stop Them Why is it that despite the heavy death tolls of previous wars throughout history, the futility of war and the horrendous loss of life is overlooked in modern conflict? 3 heads · 20 min

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