<p>The rules of 1945 are being abandoned in real-time as the global order shifts from a war of attrition to a landscape of high-tech &quot;reflexive control&quot;. From hypersonic warnings over European capitals to an Iranian regime that is &quot;strategically naked&quot; for the first time since 1979, we examine a world where the race between diplomacy and humanitarian collapse is entering its most dangerous lap.</p><p><br></p><ul><li><p><strong>The Oreshnik Message:</strong> We analyze Russia’s second operational use of the 13,000 km/h hypersonic missile and how it serves as a blunt psychological warning to NATO air defense architectures.</p><p><br></p></li><li><p><strong>Weaponizing Winter:</strong> A look at the &quot;double-tap&quot; strikes and the massive campaign targeting the Ukrainian energy grid during a fifteen-degree-below-zero cold snap to force a humanitarian crisis.</p><p><br></p></li><li><p><strong>The Disarmament Deadlock:</strong> Why the Trump peace plan for Gaza is stalled over Hamas’s refusal to surrender small arms, which they view as essential for internal control.</p><p><br></p></li><li><p><strong>Iran’s &quot;Perfect Storm&quot;:</strong> With primary proxies degraded and the economy in free-fall, we discuss why the Iranian regime is facing a &quot;metrics of revolution&quot; unlike anything seen since 1979.</p><p><br></p></li><li><p><strong>The Greenland Ultimatum:</strong> How the U.S. move toward Greenlandic &quot;national security imperative&quot; is placing NATO on life support and threatening the internal logic of the alliance.</p><p><br></p></li></ul><p><strong>Stop being a passive consumer and start seeing the full picture.</strong> We’ve partnered with <strong>Ground News</strong> to help you see your own media blind spots. Use the link in our show notes to get <strong>40% off</strong> a Vantage Subscription today.</p><p><strong>Enjoyed this episode?</strong> Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and follow us on social media <strong>@thisweekexplained</strong> for more in-depth coverage of these stories.</p>

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Russia’s Oreshnik Missile, Iran’s Revolution, & the End of NATO

JAN 12, 202653 MIN
This Week Explained

Russia’s Oreshnik Missile, Iran’s Revolution, & the End of NATO

JAN 12, 202653 MIN

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<p>The rules of 1945 are being abandoned in real-time as the global order shifts from a war of attrition to a landscape of high-tech &quot;reflexive control&quot;. From hypersonic warnings over European capitals to an Iranian regime that is &quot;strategically naked&quot; for the first time since 1979, we examine a world where the race between diplomacy and humanitarian collapse is entering its most dangerous lap.</p><p><br></p><ul><li><p><strong>The Oreshnik Message:</strong> We analyze Russia’s second operational use of the 13,000 km/h hypersonic missile and how it serves as a blunt psychological warning to NATO air defense architectures.</p><p><br></p></li><li><p><strong>Weaponizing Winter:</strong> A look at the &quot;double-tap&quot; strikes and the massive campaign targeting the Ukrainian energy grid during a fifteen-degree-below-zero cold snap to force a humanitarian crisis.</p><p><br></p></li><li><p><strong>The Disarmament Deadlock:</strong> Why the Trump peace plan for Gaza is stalled over Hamas’s refusal to surrender small arms, which they view as essential for internal control.</p><p><br></p></li><li><p><strong>Iran’s &quot;Perfect Storm&quot;:</strong> With primary proxies degraded and the economy in free-fall, we discuss why the Iranian regime is facing a &quot;metrics of revolution&quot; unlike anything seen since 1979.</p><p><br></p></li><li><p><strong>The Greenland Ultimatum:</strong> How the U.S. move toward Greenlandic &quot;national security imperative&quot; is placing NATO on life support and threatening the internal logic of the alliance.</p><p><br></p></li></ul><p><strong>Stop being a passive consumer and start seeing the full picture.</strong> We’ve partnered with <strong>Ground News</strong> to help you see your own media blind spots. Use the link in our show notes to get <strong>40% off</strong> a Vantage Subscription today.</p><p><strong>Enjoyed this episode?</strong> Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and follow us on social media <strong>@thisweekexplained</strong> for more in-depth coverage of these stories.</p>