Nerve Agent Attack in Britain

February 27, 2019 00:34:25
Nerve Agent Attack in Britain
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Nerve Agent Attack in Britain

Feb 27 2019 | 00:34:25

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Show Notes

In March 2018, after a dangerous nerve agent was shockingly used in the British city of Salisbury, authorities looked to the armed forces to play a role in the response. Maj. Clodia O’Neill was part of that response. An engineer officer in the British Army, she explains the mission that she and her soldiers were given. The discussion also touches on some pretty major questions about how we conceptualize combat, military operations, and war.

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