Sitrep July 30th 2015

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 30th JULY

 

The US moves its front line from Germany to Turkey and the war against ISIS gets closer.

 

Mullah Omar, the man who invented the Taleban, is officially dead, or is he?

 

Plus: Robot Wars. What's the possibility of a Terminator - style conflict?

 

And Lord Richards, the former chief of the defence staff, reflects on 70 years of Forces broadcasting in Germany

 

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PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau

STUDIO GUEST:           BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee

 

OTHER INTERVIEWS: 

 

IS/TURKEY/NATO

Shashank Joshi from the Royal United Services Institute

 

DEATH OFTALEBAN COMMANDER MULLAH OMAR

Shashank Joshi from the Royal United Services Institute

 

UKRAINE TRAINING EXERCISE

BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee

 

ROBOT WARS

Noel Sharkey, Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at the University of Sheffield

 

Defence cuts

BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee

 

BFBS Germany - 70 Years

BFBS reporter, Patrick Eade  & Lord Richards,former Chief of Defence Staff

 

THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases

 

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)

Sky Channel 0211

 

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