Episode 089 “The CG Mailbag: Question Time [Fall 2026]”

by Bill Buppert | Oct 19, 2026

Episode 089 “The CG Mailbag: Question Time [Fall 2026]”

by Bill Buppert | Oct 19, 2026

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It’s been quite some time since I have responded to “mail” so I have curated these questions to address:.

Why the future of warfare is not clone wars?
The Fall of Europe is inevitable, here is what it will look like.
The rifle is no longer the future in any form of warfare.
How systems engineering is ultimately the way of war now and forever

Events and Ephemera:

The Arcata Summit in Bozeman 13-14 November 2026

Hearts of Space Subscription Service

References:

Why the M7 is Wrong with Ian McCollum

Unauthorized History of the Pacific War Podcast

RAND wish-casting on drones in 2015.

Slaughterbots (2017)

Slaughterbots: if human: kill() (2021)

How are Drones Changing Modern Warfare?

Sun Tzu The Art of War

Carl von Clausewitz On War

Miyamoto Musashi A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy

H. John Poole The Last Hundred Yards: The NCO’s Contribution to Warfare

Christian Brose The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare

Qiao Liang & Wang Xiangsui Unrestricted Warfare: China’s Master Plan to Destroy America

My Substack

Email at cgpodcast@pm.me

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Bill Buppert

Bill Buppert

Bill Buppert is the host of Chasing Ghosts: An Irregular Warfare Podcast and a contributor over time to various liberty endeavors. He served in the military for nearly a quarter century and contractor tours after retirement on occasion and was a combat tourist in a number of neo-imperialist shit-pits around the world.

He can be found on twitter at @wbuppert and reached via email at cgpodcast@pm.me.

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