Videos

John Yoo and Jeremy Rabkin, co-authors of Striking Power, talked about how military technology was changing the way we fight wars and defend ourselves against old and new threats.…

Wes Walton gave a tour of historic Felts Field and talked about Spokane, Washington’s contributions to the development of military aviation. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their…

Lawrence Goldstone talked about his book Going Deep: John Philip Holland and the Invention of the Attack Submarine, in which he recalls the life of John Philip Howard, inventor of the…

Robert “Boom” Powell gave a tour of World War I hangar at the Military Aviation Museum and talked about advances in aviation technology and pilot training during the war. Located in…

Yvonne Morris gave a tour of the Titan Missile Museum and talked about its history. The museum is housed in a preserved Titan II missile site. The Titan II was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)…

Sharon Weinberger talked about her book, The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World. She spoke from the James Michener Pavilion at the 2017…

Joe Pappalardo talked about his Popular Mechanics article on the Air Force’s new weapon, disposable drones. This program was part of a “Washington Journal” series highlighting recent…

Kate Epstein talked about about the history of the relationship between the U.S. military and the private sector. The interview focuses on Epstein’s book, Torpedo: Inventing the…

Former defense officials and global security experts talked about the future of missile defense. They spoke about the challenges of strategic missile defense, the importance of missile…

Sharon Weinberger talked about her book, The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World, about the history, successes, and failures of DARPA,…

Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Armed Services Committee, delivered remarks on the future of U.S. missile defense. He emphasized the need to strengthen and modernize missile…

Jameel Jaffer, former deputy legal director of the ACLU, discusses the legal and policy documents that govern the U.S.'s drone program. He is interviewed by Hoover Institution senior fellow and…

Ken Rittenmeyer gave a tour of the missile defenses on the battleship USS North Carolina. He also spoke about how the U.S. used North Carolina-class battleships during World War II and why the technology on…

Jamie McIntyre talked about U.S. missile defense, especially the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, which was sent to South Korea following recent North Korean missile…

Professor John Curatola gave a talk titled “1916: The Air War.” Professor Curatola described the technological and tactical race to dominate the skies during World War I, including…

Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, director of the U.S. Army Capabilities Integration Center, talked about national security and foreign policy issues. He emphasized the importance of properly integrating new…

Thomas Army talked about his book Engineering Victory: How Technology Won the Civil War, in which he looks at how technology affected the outcome of the Civil War.

Military experts talked about meeting Japan’s need for increased defense sector industrial security and cybersecurity. The panelists focused on the type of government needed to improve cybersecurity in Japan.…

Panelist talked about China’s use of science and technology in military strategy. “Beyond A2/AD: China’s Use of Science and Technology in Military Strategy” was a panel of “Science, Technology,…

Panelists talked about the U.S.-Japan military relationship and collaborating in science and technology to outmaneuver China at their technology and to deter China from hostile activity in the region. “The…