Episode
VICE: A Kurdish State/Out of Space
Overview
In Iraqi Kurdistan, Vice's Ben Anderson met those involved in the fight from the frontline to the Kurd's former guerrilla president to ask why the group recently voted for independence and what hopes they have for achieving a state of their own. Nuclear physicist Taylor Wilson joined the Air Force Space Command to see how a growing military and commercial space presence threatens the ubiquitous satellites, which are essential to humanity's digital way of life.
Details
- Series
- VICE
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2018-07-06
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
A Kurdish State/Out of Space is Episode 13 in Season 6 of VICE. It aired on 2018-07-06. The runtime is 30 min.
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