Stealth War: An Interview with General Robert Spalding

Professional Military Education

In this episode of the PME Podcast, I speak with General Robert Spalding (USAF- Ret.). General Spalding wrote a book called Stealth War: How China Took Over While America’s Elite Slept.

General Spalding’s knowledge of China stretches back to his early years as a Major in the Air Force when he lived and studied in China. In recent years, he served in the National Security Council (NSC) where he was the Senior Director for Strategy. His work at the NSC included crafting the 2017 National Security Strategy and initiatives on 5G technology to protect what General Spalding considers America’s most vital resource... data!

In this interview, we discuss a wide range of topics including:

• The nature of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and how their ideas of warfare span across the domains of politics, economics, higher education, technology, and communications.
• A look at the book Unrestricted Warfare published by two People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Colonels in the late 1990s
• Why China advocates for an “open” economic system and General Spalding’s belief that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is using financial leverage as a key component of their strategy
• The 5G Revolution and the need to protect data and technology infrastructure
• The CCP’s influence in U.S. higher education and politics
• We discuss the role of the military. Can the U.S. military help deter and prevent the CCP’s objectives? Is there a military solution to a stealth war?
• Information warfare and COVID-19

Books and Resources:

General Spalding’s website: General Spalding | National Security Expert and Patriot Entrepreneur

Stealth War: How China Took Over While America's Elite Slept

Unrestricted Warfare: China's Master Plan to Destroy America

General Spalding’s article on 5G

Stealth War Project link

2017 National Security Strategy

Follow General Spalding on Twitter: @robert_spalding

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