War in Space with Tim Marshall

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🗓️ 24 April 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

From spy satellites orbiting the moon, to space metals worth more than most countries' GDP, and the imminent possibility of humans inhabiting Mars within the next decade - will conflicts soon escalate beyond earth's atmosphere? And if so, how will we regulate human behaviour on a cosmic level?

In this episode, James welcomes journalist, and author, Tim Marshall to the podcast to discuss the future of warfare. Tim unveils the new geopolitical realities of the space domain and sheds light on how it will shape the course of human history. Looking at power, politics, and the future of humanity - should we start preparing for war in space?

You can buy Tim's new book here.

Senior Producer was Elena Guthrie. The Assistant Producer was Annie Coloe. Edited by Siobhan Dale.

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0:00.0	What happens in space in the coming years will revolutionize life on Earth.
0:05.0	From weaponized spy satellites orbiting the Moon,
0:08.0	space metals worth more than most countries GDP,
0:11.0	and people on Mars within the next 10 years the law of
0:15.2	riches and prestige in space is already leading to contestation and growing
0:20.4	tensions between the great powers. But just like on Earth, does this necessarily mean
0:26.2	that there will be war in space? I'm your host James Patton Rogers, this is warfare,
0:31.2	and to find out I welcome Tim Marshall onto the
0:34.0	podcast Tim is the former diplomatic editor at Sky News and a war reporter that has
0:39.1	covered conflicts around the world Tim is also the best-selling author of Prisoners of Geography, a book that has now sold well
0:45.8	over 2 million copies. Now, however, he's turning his attention to the geopolitical space race,
0:51.5	analyzing the cosmic strides that Russia, China and the US have made
0:56.7	and what it means for the rest of us down here on Earth.
1:00.3	Enjoy.
1:02.3	Hi Tim, welcome to warfare. It is an absolute. Enjoy. I'm yet to read your new book because it is not out yet but I'm very
1:16.3	excited to get stuck into the topic of it which is on war in space or indeed
1:22.1	just the idea of how we grapple with the future of geography, of politics, of economics, of trade, of everything to do with the future of space.
1:31.6	So Tim, where should we start? I mean, how long has humanity been trying to grapple with this issue?
1:38.0	Forever. The book actually starts round about the big bang, very very quickly advances because it's not
1:45.4	about that sort of science it is essentially a book about international relations but
1:50.6	set in space because that is it is moved to as well now.
1:54.0	I'd argue that as long as we were conscious,
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