Tag Archives: unknown unknowns

Donald Rumsfeld’s philosophic insights and Iran

Posted on July 8, 2026 by odeboyz

Rumsfeld’s *Known, Knowns* speech goes down in history as one of the greatest statements of warfare. In just a few lines he demonstrated that all war is a gamble. This podcast uses those words to analyse the Iranian war in … Continue reading →

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Disruptive Events and Unknown Unknowns

Posted on November 14, 2014 by odeboyz

“There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don’t … Continue reading →

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