0:00 Introduction 2:23 Hypersonic weapons and A2AD 8:15 The evolution of China's military technology 13:30 Hypersonic missiles: targeting and interception 29:52 Surprise attack on Hawaii or Seattle? 33:36 Japan's role in a U.S.-China military conflict 36:15 Chinese invasion of Taiwan 42:44 Amphibious landing, boots on the ground 45:20 Red lines and Taiwan independence 48:38 PRC nuclear weapons buildup 51:17 PRC-Russia alliance: natural resources, technology; Ukraine strategy disaster 59:37 Future developments of military technology in China 1:11:44 Predictions regarding US-PRC balance of power
Music used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure.
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– Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai., SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU.
Please send any questions or suggestions to [email protected] or Steve on Twitter @hsu_steve.
