I Sing of Arms and the Man

Arms Control Wonk

• Episode: I Sing of Arms and the Man
• Website: Arms Control Wonk
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• Duration: 00:30:47
• Published: 2021-07-29 00:02

American weapons systems need better names.

Tom Karako, Director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins Jeffrey to talk about just what it is that inspires soldiers: Legendary, heroic, and historical names, not descriptive acronyms and jargon. What, are ALCM and JASSM not as sexy as Hades or Pluton?

Tom explains his philosophical and classical background, and the inspiration for his article in War on the Rocks about giving U.S. weapons systems respectable names more befitting of their purpose. 

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