China’s Invasion Barges, Leading Indicator Of Plans For Taiwan
China is building invasion barges.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klkpk_hO4FQ
Tag: military
US military aid pause leaves Ukraine vulnerable to Russian air attack
“The U.S. halt in sending military aid to Ukraine could leave the country vulnerable to aerial attacks just as Russia is gearing up for a massive increase in drone and missile strikes.
Ukraine has a reported six MIM-104 Patriot missile batteries — used to protect some of the country’s highest priority targets. The Patriot, with a range of about 160 kilometers, is one of the few systems Ukraine operates that can hit distant targets and knock down Russian ballistic missiles like the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missile.
The pause in deliveries of U.S. weapons coincides with signs that Russia will double down on longstanding efforts to exhaust Ukraine’s remaining supplies of Patriot air-defense missiles. And with no chance of any immediate replenishment from Washington, that leaves Ukraine’s infrastructure and key cities highly exposed.
If the U.S. ends the delivery of Patriot missiles, Ukraine could potentially be supplied by other countries that have acquired the U.S. system.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-military-aid-ukraine-russia-war-aid-us-drone-missiles/
What Will It Take to Secure Ukraine? With General David Petraeus
What Will It Take to Secure Ukraine? With General David Petraeus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vta3Qt30ZQ
Putin’s capabilities are suffering, Ukraine can still win | General Sir Richard Shirreff
Russian victory is not inevitable. Russian territorial progress has been slow, by May 9th Russian will have lost a million soldiers killed or wounded, Russia has about a year’s worth of armored vehicles left, Russian logistics is using: civilian vans, golf buggies, and donkeys, and the Russian economy is making huge sacrifices to support the wartime economy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMI6tc05Jzk
Hegseth Accidentally Says The Quiet Part Out Loud
Trump fires top military lawyers so they aren’t roadblocks to anything Trump wants to do. But, the lawyers are supposed to be roadblocks! They are there to help the military follow the law and the Constitution.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41qCPFPzsbw
Elon Musk Implausibly Claims ‘Competence and Caring’ Can Cut the Federal Budget Deficit in Half
“contrary to what Musk claimed, tackling “waste, fraud, and abuse” cannot possibly generate enough savings to eliminate the annual budget deficit, which was nearly $2 trillion in fiscal year 2024, let alone reduce the ever-climbing national debt, which currently exceeds $36 trillion, including $29 trillion in debt held by the public.”
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“Even if Musk succeeds in curtailing “waste, fraud, and abuse,” there is only so much he can accomplish by focusing on “driving change through executive action based on existing legislation,” which is how he described his agenda last November. Any serious attempt to reduce federal borrowing will require new legislation that addresses the main drivers of federal spending, including Social Security, Medicare, and the military budget. But the platform on which Trump ran takes all those things off the table while promising pricey policies that will only exacerbate the problem that Musk decries.”
https://reason.com/2025/02/12/elon-musk-implausibly-claims-competence-and-caring-can-cut-the-federal-budget-deficit-in-half/
Germany says its warships were sabotaged as concerns mount that Russia is waging a hybrid war
“Germany’s naval chief said on Tuesday that several of Berlin’s warships were sabotaged.”
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“German authorities have repeatedly suggested that Russia is the prime suspect but are still investigating many of these cases.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/germany-said-warships-were-sabotaged-043336363.html
What do we know about China’s new ‘6th generation’ fighters?
What do we know about China’s new ‘6th generation’ fighters?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPM67JZuPjA
Trump signs 4 new executive orders, transforming military
“The new orders prevent transgender people from openly serving in the military, greenlight the process of developing a missile defense shield to protect the U.S., and reinstate service members that voluntarily left or were forced out of the military over COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Trump also penned an expected executive order that would “abolish” every diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) office within the DOD and Department of Homeland Security, the latter of which houses the U.S. Coast Guard.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-signs-4-executive-orders-125635519.html
Sunk Cost: The US. Navy’s Shipbuilding Crisis
The U.S. is facing ship-building delay after ship-building delay, and they need these ships soon for China’s expected invasion of Taiwan.
The industry has a conflict of interest between their obligations to the Navy and their shareholders.
Congressmen care more about announcing orders for their reelections rather than making sure they are carried through efficiently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msGcQT_WJMo