Simple rule: the Senate should not confirm any appointee to any post who can’t say clearly who legitimately won the 2020 presidential election. Not just who was “installed”, but who won the vote and the electoral college.
I heard some interesting tea yesterday that Hegseth asked the guys at RTB if they can just revoke every ranger tab issued since they supposedly lowered standards for women. Apparently he was shocked to learn this would affect thousands of soldiers including 75th boys.
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The recommendations outlined in the piece are more or less what this is being developed to get after
www.af.mil/News/Article...
In a new essay for @warontherocks.bsky.social, Andrew Reddie and I look at recent coverage of nuclear wargaming involving LLMs. We assess 1) what wargaming is best used for, 2) why LLMs are trigger-happy, and 3) how AI can fit into the wargaming stack. warontherocks.com/im-sorry-dav...
That, and the imprecision of Polaris is partially responsible for the shift toward counterforce targeting (i.e., what SAC could do that the Navy couldn't, at first...).
Hungarian taxpayers paid American “post-liberal” Rod Dreher $105,000 last year to produce propaganda for Orban’s regime. www.jaccusepaper.co.uk/p/the-strang...
A nice short retrospective on the Polaris program and the birth of the American SSBN www.usni.org/magazines/na...
Brazil has signed a declaration of intent with Germany to acquire a second batch of up to four additional Tamandaré-class frigates. The first of class in the initial batch of four hulls commissions with the Brazilian Navy this month.
www.hartpunkt.de/brasilien-wi...
This is a bonkers thing for the national security adviser to propose, but especially in -- checks notes -- 1953.
No decision on the fighter review is effectively a decision in favour of the existing plan for 88 F-35.
Every day that passes, the more the review looks like an attempt at leverage ahead of CUSMA negotiations, rather than a real reconsideration of the status-quo.
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
This specific war is illegal and immoral, but "seizing enemy commerce" is actually a pretty standard part of how wars have worked since approximately forever, and is well-covered by international law.
The Denial of Strategy
Ah, well.
So, we juiced markets a little bit and gave Iran time to dig out its launchers. Cool.
It's out and it's over 400 pp long! 👀 New this year: Germany. Check it out! ⬇️
Importantly, Sapphire was done with knowledge and cooperation of the host government (Kazakhstan). It took a month. It was not done under fire in enemy territory
*points to sign*
"The U.S. military is preparing in coming days to board Iran-linked oil tankers and seize commercial ships in international waters, according to U.S. officials" www.wsj.com/world/middle...
No one does the reading in this town.
(I am not being held hostage in Canada.)
'La Villa Strangiato' by Rush is the greatest rock instrumental of the 20th century. Discuss.
Opus 4.7 seems much lazier and error-prone than 4.6.
huh, turns out “unleashing woke ROE” or whatever doesn’t make UGFs or mobile launchers any easier to hit
In other words, Iran's drone and missile capabilities have been "totally obliterated" by contemporary American standards.
