Sep 30, 2021
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Emeritus
Professor of Complex Systems Science at the Australian National
University Roger Bradbury joins host Liam Garman, editor defence
and security at Momentum Media, to discuss how technological
innovation could make submarines obsolete.
In the podcast, Professor Bradbury analyses the changing
technologies of war. He explains that submarines possess core
advantages (or “tricks”) including stealth that make them lethal in
times of conflict. However, such tricks are likely to be overcome
by new and emerging submarine detection technology.
The pair then discuss Professor Bradbury’s multidisciplinary
report, Transparent Oceans? The Coming SSBN Counter-Detection Task
May Be Insuperable, which found that such submarine detection
capabilities would reduce the military advantages provided by
submarines by the 2050s.
Throughout the podcast, Professor Bradbury draws upon historical,
scientific and military analyses to support the report's
findings.
Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect Team