Episode 20: The Hypersonic Blitz
China launches a devastating wave of thousands of missiles across the Indo-Pacific, paving the way for the invasion of Taiwan.
Background:
Episode 20 opens within seconds of where we left off with the surprise drone attacks at the end of episode 19. This is the big one - the missile event that has been endlessly discussed, studied, wargamed and worried over for a decade. Will China’s intermediate and long-range ballistic missiles, including the feared DF-26B “Carrier Killers” work as advertised? Will the US’s “Golden Dome” Tiered Missile Defense Architecture work as advertised? This is what I was looking to explore.
A TON of time went into episode 20, from numerous interviews with various SMEs, to pouring through volumes of articles, to playtesting for timing details for the script using the game Command Modern Operations. The scope and scale of events in this episode proved fascinating, daunting and deeply troubling.
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