Rob Stein

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556 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 11 Sep

Rob Stein’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The NPR Politics Podcast · Why is Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general in limbo? · 31 Jul 2026 podcast

It's not a quick fix by any means. voice-verified

It would probably take a few years to get it off the ground. voice-verified

So it doesn't solve the problem that they're facing tonight when there could be another missile attack from Russia. voice-verified

But it was positive news, and already you're seeing Ukrainians say, what's going on here? voice-verified

Are we having the rug pulled out from under us again? voice-verified

Yeah, the Ukrainians, outnumbered, outmanned, outgunned by the Russians, have come up with lots of very clever, adaptable ways to fight back with fewer resources. voice-verified

And one of the big fronts has been the air war. voice-verified

Russia can fire hundreds of drones at Ukraine in a single night. voice-verified

Ukraine has developed its own world-leading, world-beating interceptor drones. voice-verified

They take down about 90% or more of these incoming Russian drones. voice-verified

Russian cruise missiles, which fly low and slow, Ukraine is also very effective at shooting down cruise missiles. voice-verified

Again, 90% or more. voice-verified

But the ballistic missiles, which fly very high and very fast, are very hard to shoot down. voice-verified

And Ukraine has no other option that's effective or consistent other than the Patriot missile system. voice-verified

And in fact, we've just done the math looking at the statistics that the Ukraine Air Force puts out every day. voice-verified

Russia has fired 157 ballistic missiles this month, which is one of the highest monthly totals, if not the highest monthly total so far in the war. voice-verified

Ukraine only shot down 36 of them, according to... voice-verified

its air force. voice-verified

So you're seeing 90% against drones and cruise missiles versus about 25% against the ballistic missiles, which also are the deadliest and do the most damage. voice-verified

So this is a real gaping hole in an otherwise pretty strong Ukrainian defense that has held the Russians at bay. voice-verified

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