{"id":1802,"date":"2026-06-12T13:08:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:08:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:08:39","slug":"listen-what-if-china-beats-the-u-s-in-a-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1802","title":{"rendered":"LISTEN: What if China beats the U.S. in a war?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><div><span>Podcast<\/span><\/div><div><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41613975\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/020000\/\" style=\"border: none\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Ben and Guy break down the latest back-and-forth attacks between the U.S. and Iran, the rise of cutting-edge drone boats, and the possibility of American military intervention in Cuba. <br\/><br\/>Then, Ralph DeFalco III, former deputy director of intelligence at the National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center, joins the show to talk about his new book, \u201cThe Counterfeit,\u201d set in an alternate future in which China defeats the U.S. in a Pacific conflict. <br\/><br\/>Plus, the \u201cThreat of the Week.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1798\">Senate\u2019s $1.15 trillion defense bill urges Pentagon to create new combatant command for drones<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to receive the daily Threat Status newsletter delivered directly to your inbox.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> \n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261\" height=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cf39dec693092341905c65453ebef3d9-768x134.png\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cf39dec693092341905c65453ebef3d9-768x134.png 768w, https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cf39dec693092341905c65453ebef3d9-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cf39dec693092341905c65453ebef3d9.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1796\">Anunoby\u2019s tip-in was perfect indictment of an inexcusable, ugly Spurs\u2019 collapse<\/a><\/p>\n<div><div><span>Podcast<\/span><\/div><div><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" height=\"289\" loading=\"lazy\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/destination\/id\/4380683\/height\/289\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/no-cache\/true\/render-playlist\/yes\/custom-color\/020000\/\" style=\"border: none\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ralph DeFalco III, former deputy director of intelligence at the National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center, joins the show to talk about his new book, &#8220;The Counterfeit,&#8221; set in an alternate future in which China defeats the U.S. in a Pacific conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,69],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-1802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-threat-status","tag-iran"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LISTEN: What if China beats the U.S. in a war? 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