28 Episodes

  1. Inside the Pentagon's nuclear war game

    Published: 20/11/2025

  2. The Generals vs The Lawyers

    Published: 13/11/2025

  3. Meet Skyfall and Poseidon, Putin’s new nuclear threats

    Published: 06/11/2025

  4. “A cauldron of pressure”, reporting from Ukraine’s frontline

    Published: 29/10/2025

  5. How does a war over Taiwan play out?

    Published: 22/10/2025

  6. Undersea cables: just how close is Russia to causing a catastrophic disaster?

    Published: 15/10/2025

  7. What does the military do when a president goes rogue?

    Published: 08/10/2025

  8. Putin’s drones probe Nato's defensive lines

    Published: 01/10/2025

  9. India the new giant: will it be forced to pick a side?

    Published: 24/09/2025

  10. Whose wars do we care about and why, with war reporter Anthony Loyd

    Published: 17/09/2025

  11. China’s power: Is Xi's strategy to supplant the West working? (Part 2)

    Published: 10/09/2025

  12. China’s power: The PLA vs the USA (Part 1)

    Published: 03/09/2025

  13. The story of Ukraine's heroic 'Iron People'

    Published: 27/08/2025

  14. Why Trump doesn't understand Putin, with Gen Sir Nick Carter

    Published: 20/08/2025

  15. What is the Israeli strategy for Gaza?

    Published: 13/08/2025

  16. The future of war, with U.S. General James Rainey

    Published: 06/08/2025

  17. Was British involvement in Afghanistan worth it?

    Published: 30/07/2025

  18. What's happening to the Ukrainian children taken by Russia?

    Published: 23/07/2025

  19. Andriy Yermak: The second most powerful man in Ukraine

    Published: 16/07/2025

  20. Where will Russia attack next?

    Published: 09/07/2025

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How wars start, how they are won and what they leave behind them.


General Sir Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn first met in a war zone. Drawing on their real-life experience of armed conflict, they bring you the latest from Ukraine, Gaza and the dozens of other bitter struggles being fought across our increasingly divided planet.


From interviews with key people on the frontlines of modern warfare to discussing the future of nuclear weapons and where Russia will attack next, this podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times also faces up to the biggest question - how ready are we for war, right now, if we had to fight one?

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