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War Ethics & Cyber Wars_ Ryan McBeth on NCV, Cartels & VPNs - OFF LIMITS with Bryan Callen
Bryan Callen sits down with intelligence analyst and cybersecurity expert Ryan McBeth on Off Limits to explore non‑combatant casualty values, cyber warfare, drug cartels and VPN privacy. McBeth spent two decades as an anti‑armor infantryman and later became a software architect and OSINT specialist, developing C4ISR software and consulting on information warfare
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. Now a bestselling novelist and YouTube creator, he makes complex military and intelligence topics accessible to millions of viewers.
The conversation begins with the non‑combatant casualty value (NCV)—a military rule of engagement that quantifies how many civilian casualties commanders will accept to neutralize a target
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. The hosts discuss the ethics of collateral damage, how NCV thresholds require high‑level approvals and how modern targeting systems use data to minimize civilian harm. They then dive into cyber intelligence and open‑source intelligence (OSINT), exploring how analysts gather information online, the role of artificial intelligence, and why protecting critical infrastructure from cyberattacks is more important than ever.
McBeth shares insights into how U.S. and Mexican intelligence agencies cooperate to track cartel kingpins like Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán; joint operations have used surveillance, financial tracking and signals intelligence to bring dangerous cartel leaders to justice
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. He explains why cartels operate like multinational corporations and how cyber‑enabled drug trafficking challenges law enforcement. The discussion then shifts to digital privacy and virtual private networks (VPNs), which encrypt internet traffic and hide a user’s IP address
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Tune in for a fascinating blend of war‑room ethics, cyber security, organized crime and personal liberty. If you enjoy long‑form, civil debates about current affairs, technology and national security, subscribe and hit the notification bell for future episodes.
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Can the Left and Right Still Talk? A Deep Dive with Luke Beasley
Political commentator Luke Beasley joins a thought-provoking discussion on liberalism vs conservatism, dissecting government policy, economic theory, universal healthcare, the culture wars, trans rights, immigration, and more. At just 22, Beasley shares compelling insights into why he identifies as left-of-center—without embracing extremism.
In this candid exchange, the hosts and Beasley dive deep into nuanced political issues like demand-side economics, the role of government, MAGA populism, AI-driven inequality, and the future of American manufacturing. They also tackle controversial topics like trans youth policies, the U.S. border crisis, free speech, identity politics, and whether political labels even matter anymore.
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THE GREATEST THREAT TO HUMANITY | Limits Bret Weinstein
Bret Weinstein joins Bryan Callen. This video is sponsored by Aura - https://aura.com/BryanCallen This is a high-level, no-holds-barred conversation about truth, institutions, and the dangerous state of modern discourse.
From the failures of science and media to evolutionary psychology, cancel culture, and what it means to speak honestly in 2025 — this episode goes deep.
Whether you agree with Bret or not, you’ll walk away thinking differently.
🧠 Bret Weinstein: Evolutionary biologist, author, host of The DarkHorse Podcast 🎙 Bryan Callen: Comedian, truth-seeker, and host of OFF LIMITS
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War Ethics & Cyber Wars_ Ryan McBeth on NCV, Cartels & VPNs - OFF LIMITS with Bryan Callen
Published 1 Aug 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] They can't really learn anything new, but they are good at looking up stuff and finding stuff that's kind of close to what you kind of want, right? So I can't really come up with anything new, but it can come up with a simulation of what you think is new to you. And I don't know how we're ever going to get there. I don't know if there's enough compute power. The way I used AI at my old company was essentially we have these automated drones and one of the big issues was getting whole blood on the battlefield to wounded soldiers, basically get the blood to medics. Because these days those drones are going to get jammed, they're going to get shot out of the sky, but if you can put AI on a drone and have it fly really, really low and have it figure out how to get to its target and drop the blood in a blood box, which is to fly back, you'll save a lot of lives. […]
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