John Konrad: US-China trade deal; containerized drones; Greta gets deported
Operation Spiderweb has drone warfare at top of mind, but it's also something John Konrad has been warning about for years. Konrad explains why the US needs drone carriers now.
They'll also look at Greta Thunberg getting deported from Israel and the state of U.S. shipbuilding.
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