Sea Control 169 – Larry Bond and Sebastian Bruns on Harpoon, Red Storm Rising, and Tom Clancy | Center for International Maritime Security

By Jared Samuelson

It’s our 20th episode since the relaunch of Sea Control! Author and wargamer Larry Bond joins Dr. Sebastian Bruns (@naval_gazing) to discuss the development of his wargame Harpoon (to include an announcement on a new release!), his relationship with Tom Clancy, wargaming in support of the novel Red Storm Rising, and how they came up with the book’s endgame. Additionally, we cover exercise Able Archer 83, taking a wargaming pitch from Sid Meier, and more than a few other stories!

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Links

1. A Brief History of Naval Wargames

2. Harpoon

3. The Admiralty Trilogy

4. Sea Control 156: Sink the Montana!

5. Larry Bond on Goodreads

6. Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University

7. Principles of Underwater Sound by Robert Urick

8. U.S. Naval Strategy and National Security by Dr. Sebastian Bruns

9. Kiel Seapower Series

Jared Samuelson is the Senior Producer of the Sea Control Podcast. Contact him at seacontrol@cimsec.org.