What’s Happening in Korea? Military Exercises, Trump, Kim Jong-un and Iran

Military exercises with allies make the US better able to deter and fight war. Trump limiting such exercises makes the US more vulnerable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld3vWwGoAB0

What Really Happened at the Minab School Strike?

The Trump administration has been ordering US military men and women to commit, or be involved in, war crimes and other illegal activity. It’s difficult for a regular military person to say no to an illegal order. They are expected to follow orders, and it’s hard for them to know if an order is illegal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfok5yIuekU

Learning the wrong lessons from DRONE WARFARE in UKRAINE

Drones are changing warfare, but they are not the super weapon that they sometimes seem to be. They work best in combination with a variety of weapons. It usually takes many drones to take out a tank.

In many situations, mortars are more effective than FPV drones.

FPV drones can’t fly far, can’t see well at night, don’t work well when it’s cloudy, are vulnerable to jamming, and have light payloads. Mortars are better in these respects. You can make a drone that doesn’t have these disadvantages, but at that point, you have an attritable weapon that is much more expensive than a mortar shell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sItcZFcMNBM

USS Abraham Lincoln: Is Logistics the U.S. Navy’s Greatest Weakness?

The US does not have enough servicing ships to keep US fighting ships supplied. This was okay when the US operated near land bases, but with Iranian missiles and drones making many US bases unusable, the US has trouble keeping its ships supplied.

The US does not have enough military ships either because the ships need time for repairs and the crews need time off, so the navy actually needs an extra ship or two for every two in military operations. While two are doing operations, one is in repairs and rest. War-level operations, including blockade, are 24/7 work that degrades sailors’ capabilities without rest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT784GgO8-o

How China Is Quietly Winning the Iran War Energy Crisis | The Spillover

China has done a better job at building resilience to bad stuff happening in the world compared to the United States. Both US market actors and politicians have been too focused on short-term incentives rather than building resilience that helps in the long-run.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2Qnf3-gZ4o

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sign Nato-style pact as Iran isolated | Iran: the Latest news

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan are now defensive allies!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNhTc_0tg7Y

U.S Forces are Terrorizing Iran’s New Shadow Army

The US has been putting heavy financial pressure on Iraq to crack down on Iraqi Iranian proxies who try to stop oil from flowing through pipelines through Iraq, bypassing Hormuz.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYARu_qigL0

The F-35’s Class A flight mishap rate at this point in its history is quite good compared to other aircraft at that point in their history!

The F-35’s Class A flight mishap rate at this point in its history is quite good compared to other aircraft at that point in their history!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLuxM5lg8Jo