{"podcast":{"title":"Horns of a Dilemma","slug":"horns-of-a-dilemma-697116","podcast_index_feed_id":697116,"rss_url":"https://hornsofadilemma.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://tnsr.org/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/3/9/c/639cb6edf8954b4be55e3c100dce7605/Horns_of_a_Dilemma_Updated_6.20.22.jpg","author":"Texas National Security Review","episode_count":307,"summary":"Brought to you by the Texas National Security Review, this podcast features lectures, interviews, and panel discussions at The University of Texas at Austin.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:20:01.571298+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horns-of-a-dilemma-697116"},"episode":{"title":"Beyond the Hype: The Reality of Precision-Strike Weapons in Ukraine","slug":"beyond-the-hype-the-reality-of-precision-strike-weapons-in-ukraine","published_at":"2026-04-29T19:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horns-of-a-dilemma-697116/beyond-the-hype-the-reality-of-precision-strike-weapons-in-ukraine","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horns-of-a-dilemma-697116","url":"https://hornsofadilemma.libsyn.com/beyond-the-hype-the-reality-of-precision-strike-weapons-in-ukraine","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/hornsofadilemma/Beyond_the_Hype__The_Reality_of_Precision-Strike_Weapons_in_Ukraine.m4a?dest-id=662418","summary":"Cameron Tracy joins to discuss his TNSR article on \"technological surprise\" and \"normalization through use\" in the Russo-Ukrainian war . He explains how forecasting about warfare often overweights extreme scenarios and is reinforced by professional and organizational incentives, producing hype with little accountability. We discuss drones, Russia's failure to gain air superiority, and four case studies: hypersonic-associated missiles (Kinzhal, Tsirkon) intercepted by Patriot systems, the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile's quick normalization after alarmist reactions, and Russia's effective UMPK glide bomb kits. Hosts: Sheena Chestnut Greitens and Ryan Vest Producer: Jordan Morning","meta_description":"Cameron Tracy joins to discuss his TNSR article on \"technological surprise\" and \"normalization through use\" in the Russo-Ukrainian war . He explains how f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2769,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/horns-of-a-dilemma-697116/episodes/beyond-the-hype-the-reality-of-precision-strike-weapons-in-ukraine/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horns-of-a-dilemma-697116/beyond-the-hype-the-reality-of-precision-strike-weapons-in-ukraine.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}