The Flash Traffic Podcast

In this episode of the Flash Traffic Podcast, we discuss the second ATACMS strike into Russia, ICBMs and nuclear escalation, the Red Line Argument, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the falling ruble, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, and more! Videos: A Syrian rebel in Western Aleppo shoots down an FPV with a shotgun. https://x.com/grandparoy2/status/1860757438510825683?s=46 The Russians on a Chinese buggy knocks down a...

It’s Land Mine Friday! In this episode of the Flash Traffic Podcast, we discuss land mines, of course, DEI in the Russian Army, explosively formed penetrators, desertions in the Russian Army, Russia recruiting former Afghani Special Forces, and more! Videos: M128 Ground Emplaced Mine Scattering System (GEMSS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNQIE-D8uwY German Schrapnellmine (S-mine) AKA "Bouncing...

In this episode of the Flash Traffic Podcast, we discuss the ICBM strike on Dnipro City, Rods from God, Valerii Zaluzhnyi and WWIII, Storm Shadow strike on Ukraine’s #1 target in Kursk, and more! Video: ICBM strike on Dnipro City: https://x.com/AnthonyLTingle/status/1859615332249330083 Saturday Night Live George Washington’s Dream Sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqfVE-fykk

In this episode of the Flash Traffic Podcast, we discuss Storm Shadow/SCALP/ATACMS/Tomahawk (all the missile things!), elections in Ukraine after martial law, a Westerner’s view of Ukrainian politics, conditions-based support to Ukraine, mothership drones, and more!

In this episode of the Flash Traffic Podcast, we discuss the 1,000 days of the war, political denial and over-optimism in war, Zelensky’s Resilience Plan, the timing of “total war” in Ukraine, the defenestration of a Russian ballet dancer, and more!

In this episode, we discuss ATACMS, the end of the Ukraine war, electronic warfare, chronic traumatic encephalopathy and war, tanks crushing infantry, Czar Nicholas, Kursk, and more!

In this episode, we discuss Tulsi Gabbard and intelligence support to Ukraine, US politics and the two party system, the Deep State and ignoring political appointees, flame-throwing drones, and more!

In this episode, we discuss Russia using studio-prop tanks on the battlefield, Deathonomics, and more! Articles: The ‘Deathonomics’ Powering Russia’s War Machine https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-ukraine-war-military-death-pay-6cfe936e Conscription Is Breaking Ukraine https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/28/conscription-ukraine-military-men-russia-war/ Russians maimed in war are denied payments...

In this episode, we discuss partisans killing Russians, the Ukraine peace settlement, a Leopard 2 tank attack, and more! Articles: OPINION: Team Ukraine Is Blowing It With Team Trump https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/42163 Ukraine’s European allies eye once-taboo ‘land-for-peace’ negotiations https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/13/europe-ukraine-russia-negotiations-trump/ Blinken Heads to...

In this episode, we discuss the value of reconnaissance-in-force on the modern battlefield, Russia’s 1,950 casualties in one day and the Dead Russian Fallacy, Marco Rubio, killing Russian military leaders in the field, US intelligence support to Ukraine, and more! Videos: Results of the 11/07/2024 failed Russian counteroffensive in the area of Pogrebki in the Kursk AO: https://x.com/ukikaski/statu...

In this episode, we discuss the impending Kursk offensive, life in a Sumy village, Shahed tactics, FPV drones, personal electronic warfare suites, and more! Articles: 50,000 Russian and North Korean Troops Mass Ahead of Attack, U.S. Says https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/10/us/politics/russia-north-korea-troops-ukraine.html Russian drone damages Estonian ambassador's apartment building in Kyiv https...

John Spencer is the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies for the Modern War Institute at West Point. Lt Col Jahara “FRANKY” Matisek is currently a professor at the U.S. Naval War College. In this episode, we discuss technology, tunnels, the future of Gaza, and the future of the Israeli war. Biographies: John W. Spencer currently serves as the chair of urban warfare studies at the Modern War Institute, c...

John Spencer is the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies for the Modern War Institute at West Point. Lt Col Jahara “FRANKY” Matisek is currently a U.S. Naval War College professor. In this episode, we discuss classified leaks, drones in Gaza, exploding pagers, commercial technology in war, and more! Biographies: John W. Spencer currently serves as the chair of urban warfare studies at the Modern War Ins...

In this episode, we discuss the Georgian Dream and Russian hybrid warfare, helo crashes Bryansk invasion, Ukrainian versus Russian enlistment contracts, negotiations on energy infrastructure attacks, “useless tanks,” and a Tomahawk update! Articles: Ex-Google CEO urges US to buy drones instead of 'useless' tanks, cites Ukraine experience: https://kyivindependent.com/ex-google-ceo-urges-us-to-buy-m...

In this episode, we discuss Zelenksy requesting US Tomahawk missiles, the dangers of recovering tanks on the battlefield, the US Army’s future IFV, shotguns, the Garbage 600, and a Wildberries update! Articles: US Army’s Future XM30 Combat Vehicle to Redefine IFV with a 50mm Cannon and AI Technologies: https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/army-news-2024/us-armys-future-xm30-to-redefine-ifv-c...

In this episode, we discuss Elon Musk, Henry Ford and the Nazis, North Koreans, Russia’s war funding, and more! Articles: No new limits on Ukraine's use of US arms if North Korea joins fight, Pentagon says: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-chief-says-he-can-confirm-north-korean-troops-are-russias-kursk-2024-10-28/

In this episode, we discuss what happens when a pick-up truck hits an anti-tank mine, Ukraine’s worst week, jet drones, robots, and more! Articles: Manufacturer of Turkish Bayraktar Drone Signs Agreement with Ukraine https://www.kyivpost.com/post/41039 Putin’s Rising Price for Peace in Ukraine https://www.wsj.com/opinion/putins-rising-price-for-peace-in-ukraine-79ad1531 Videos: Robot machine gun:...

In this episode, we discuss our Ukrainian desertion and possible revolt, North and South Korea, a Romanian conspiracy theory, and more! Articles: They Came for the Music. They Left With Draft Officers for Ukraine’s Army: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/world/europe/ukraine-draft-concert-army.html A Soldier Chose a Radical Way to Publicize Troop Fatigue: He Deserted: https://www.nytimes.com/2024...

In this episode, we discuss Hamas and FPV drones, SOCOM versus Big Army acquisitions, the Skydio X10D, AI versus elementary on-board computing in drones, the 1884 Maxim machine gun, and more.   Video: “AI” final targeting on FPV drone: https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1847938818273358323?s=46 The Skydio X10D https://petapixel.com/2023/09/20/skydios-new-x10-drone-looks-amazing-but-you-cant-buy-...

In this episode, we discuss Loyd Austin’s visit to Kyiv, the Dmitry Golenkov murder, SBU hitting an explosives factory 900 km away, Kursk, Moldova, burning Russians, and more! Videos: Russian tank crew abandons ship: https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1847570105154093363 AI drone targeting https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1847938818273358323?s=46 Baba Yaga destroying $100m Russia Buk ADA sys...

In this episode, we discuss Zelensky’s victory plan, NATO or nukes, surviving on the modern battlefield, reinventing the FPV drone, and more!

Don Bowser is a law enforcement and security expert with over twenty-five years of experience in governance issues, mainly in transition and conflict countries. He has three decades of experience in the post-Soviet space with the bulk of it in Ukraine including most of the last ten years. Since mid-2022, Don has been engaged as founder of the Support to Ukraine Recovery Initiative, an organization...

In this episode, we discuss last night’s massive Shahed attack, Europe’s rising “Ukraine fatigue,” how not to disarm a TM-62 anti-tank mine, the fog of war, Baba Yagas, and more.    Show Notes Article. Financial Times. Finland’s foreign minister warns of the dangers of rising fatigue among Western states regarding assistance to Ukraine: https://www.ft.com/content/47055a08-7058-40bc-adfe-facd4371a7...

In this episode, we discuss North Korean soldiers in Ukraine, Russia suspending production of its Su-57 stealth fighter, Ukraine’s new Stick M12 loitering drone, the AFU’s recruitment strategies, and more!

In this episode, we discuss the fake reporting on the F-16, Russians killing POWs, Ukrainians fighting to the death, North Koreans in Ukraine, and more!