#323 - Man Who Survived 16 Wars Explains the Battlefield in Ukraine | Scott Anderson

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Danny Jones

Comedy, Society & Culture, Documentary

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🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 128 minutes

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Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Scott Anderson is a writer, novelist, non-fiction author, and war correspondent. He has authored non-fiction books including Lawrence in Arabia, The Man Who Tried to Save the World, and War Zones. His newest book, 'King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution' is available now. SPONSORS https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off EPISODE LINKS Scott's new book: https://a.co/d/0A9kGwt FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00 - Chechnya: the world's most terrifying war 07:21 - What's happening in Ukraine right now 14:19 - America's mistake in bombing Iran 22:10 - Is America the "bad guy"? 27:50 - Why sanctions don't work 35:44 - What is Russia's motive for war? 41:59 - Likelihood of nuclear war 53:26 - How technology is making war more savage 01:03:30 - The "industrial revolution" of war 01:10:47 - Drugs on the battlefield 01:14:50 - How CIA participates in the battlefield 01:20:10 - The CIA, the Shah & Khomeini 01:30:29 - How Russia & China feel about Iran today 01:36:20 - China vs. Taiwan 01:44:16 - Georgia's surveillance state 01:47:43 - The Israel & Iran proxy war 01:57:22 - Trump's war on the Epstein files Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:18.0	You've been covering, I'm reporting on hot wars.
1:18.4	Yep.
1:20.1	Your whole life.
1:23.3	How many wars have you been embedded in reporting?
1:25.9	16, I believe.
1:27.1	I think 16. Yeah, I think 16 at this point. Out of all the wars you've been in, what was the most
1:30.5	dangerous one? Chechnya. Chechnya. Chechnya. Chechnya. Chechnya. Chechnie was horrifying. I went, it was
1:37.8	1995. There was two of those, right? There was two. I was there in the first one. And I went for the, it was the first or second story I did for the New York Times Magazine,
1:50.0	and I went to try to find out what had happened with a rather prominent American disaster relief expert who had, he had been to 50 war zones and he had gone to Chechnya and he had called Chechnya the
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