As we mark Independence Day this week, we’re examining big themes in American defense and foreign policy in the PRX national security podcast, “Things That Go Boom.” On Monday, we discuss “The Blob.” Not the cult horror film, but a metaphorical blob that’s become a stand-in for a kind of foreign policy groupthink.
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