The John Batchelor Show

February 1, 2017

Air Date: 
February 01, 2017

Photo, left: China’s military on Monday conducted the first test of a new ground-launched anti-satellite missile that was fired into space and disguised as a space-exploration rocket, according to U.S. officials. The test was carried out early Monday (1/31/17)  from the Xichang Space Launch center and was identified by officials as the new Dong Ning-2 ASAT missile..
Co-hosts: Gordon Chang, Forbes.com & Daily Beast.
 
Hour One
James Holmes, Naval War College. Rick Fisher, International Assessment and Strategy Center. Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon.
Hour Two
Bruce Bechtol, author, "Security in North Asia in the Kim Jong-un Era." Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College. Michael Auslin, author, "The End of the Asian Century."
Hour Three
Salena Zito, CNN. Lara Brown, George Washington University. Aaron Klein, Breitbart Jerusalem.
Hour Four
Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com. Richrd Epstein, Hoover.