Bustamante and Jacobsen: A non-kinetic World War III is here

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Released

July 10, 2025

Duration

2h 35m

Channel

The Diary of a CEO

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Annie Jacobsen, Andrew Bustamante and Benjamin Radd issue a WARNING about World War 3: The West is collapsing, nuclear threats are rising. Are we heading to World War 3 under trump? Former CIA spy and top experts discuss nuclear threats, AI manipulation, and sound the ALARM on rising tensions between US-Iran, Russia-Ukraine, and China-Taiwan. This Diary Of A CEO roundtable brings together 3 top experts: Former CIA intelligence officer Andrew Bustamante, nuclear war journalist Annie Jacobsen, and global politics expert Benjamin Radd to discuss the biggest threats facing the world right now. — ⏱ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 06:14 Are We Already in World War 3? 10:38 The Rise of Digital and Proxy Warfare 19:06 Iran’s 12-Day War and the Power of Narrative 23:52 Why Global Conflict Is About to Surge 25:13 Is Israel America's Proxy Against Iran? 36:48 One Miscommunication From Nuclear War 41:44 How AI Could Trigger a Global Catastrophe 43:25 Did Iran Nearly Develop a Nuclear Bomb? 46:28 How Close Was the US to Bombing North Korea? 55:17 Was Trump Right to Strike Iran? 01:00:15 The Psychology of World Leaders in Crisis 01:04:11 How Israeli Spies Infiltrated Iran 01:08:48 Why Didn’t Intelligence Stop Major Attacks? 01:11:20 Ads 01:12:29 What Happens Next With Iran? 01:16:21 Is Israeli Intelligence Misleading the U.S.? 01:20:34 Why Nuclear Weapons Still Dominate Policy 01:31:07 China vs. Taiwan: Is War Inevitable? 01:36:30 The 30% Chance of a Nuclear Dead Nation 01:40:42 Ads 01:46:34 Are Autonomous Nuclear Drones Safe? 01:53:06 Where Is Safe in a Nuclear War? 02:05:17 Can We Trust Leaders With Cognitive Decline? 02:08:06 How a Nuclear Missile Actually Gets Launched 02:16:21 Who Can Save the World From Collapse? 02:21:54 Escaping the Polarized Algorithm Trap 02:25:09 Preparing for AI Deepfakes and Scams They explain: ◽️ How the West is collapsing and we can’t stop it. ◽️ How nuclear weapons are more dangerous today, not because of size, but speed. ◽️ Why Iran’s influence in the Middle East is growing and what that means for the US. ◽️ Why cyber attacks and social media are the new battlegrounds of power. ◽️ How China is playing a long-term psychological and economic war. Follow Andrew: ◽️ YouTube - https://bit.ly/4ljimta ◽️ Find your Spy Superpower: http://bit.ly/4kxEoYc ◽️ Podcast - https://bit.ly/4nK8WsC ◽️ Andrew’s book ‘Shadow Cell’: https://geni.us/ShadowCellBook Follow Annie: ◽️ Instagram - https://bit.ly/4lFVFz9 ◽️ X - https://bit.ly/44lETje ◽️ Website - https://bit.ly/40bjTt0 ◽️ You can purchase Annie’s book, ‘Nuclear War: A Scenario’, here: https://bit.ly/4eIXJEr Follow Benjamin: ◽️ X - https://bit.ly/4li8Oi3 The Diary Of A CEO: ◽️ Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◽️ Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◽️ The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◽️ The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ◽️ Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◽️ Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Justworks - http://Justworks.com Stan Store - https://stevenbartlett.stan.store/

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Andrew Bustamante

  guest

• Benjamin Radd

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• Annie Jacobsen

  guest

• Steven Bartlett

  host

• Narrator

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Andrew Bustamante and Benjamin Radd, Bustamante and Jacobsen: A non-kinetic World War III is here explores experts Warn: World War III Is Here—And It Barely Looks Military Three national‑security experts argue that the world has effectively entered an early, non‑traditional World War III defined more by proxy conflicts, cyber operations, economic coercion, and information warfare than by mass armies. They examine flashpoints like Iran–Israel, Russia–Ukraine, and China–Taiwan, and explain how nuclear risks, AI, and deepfakes sharply increase the chance of catastrophic miscalculation.

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