But …. thinking positively …. being able to read Russian and understanding the culture has put me in a unique position on commenting what happens in my former homeland …. with most of my focus on Russian international politics and the military. While some of my readers have been asking me to comment more often on Russia internal politics/culture and gossip …. I tend to stay away from the personal lives of people like Putin not because I do not want to …. but more because it is easier for me to get information on the latest Russian classified weapon system (with pictures provided) than getting a picture of Putin’s two daughters unedited.
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If we discovered Chinese explosives laid throughout our national electrical system, we’d consider it an act of war. China’s digital bombs pose as grave a threat.
Mexican Cartels take brutality to the next level.
MUST READ.
Does America's Navy need Diesel Subs?
The Air Force is strongly committed to the ground-based leg of the nation’s nuclear triad and we’re taking all actions appropriate — the analysis, the assessment, the planning — for this capability, in 2030 and beyond.
Maj. Gen. William Chambers. - Article linked
What is Obama thinking?
Official USAF Museum Facebook page may have accidentally confirmed a long-believed rumor.
Expect a lot of drone strikes and a lot of special ops raids…In a lot of places.
Is this a new Chinese fighter bomber?
WIRED: Stealth tech obsolete.
Good read. Stealth alone used to be good enough to defeat cold war era hardware. Not anymore. Today’s modern threats at the very least require a through electronic warfare suite (See; Jamming, Spoofing, Cyber Warfare) to compliment the Low Observable platform. Just understand that China, Russia, India and Japan are leveraging LO techniques in their next generation fighter designs so it’s a bit early to declare stealth tech is dead. It is also worth noting that the U.S. has had operational stealth technology since the late 70’s, 30-years of first hand experience with stealth definitely gives the US a leg up on the competition.
SIPRI Report: Nuclear weapons threat not decreasing.
North Korea tests short range surface-to-surface missile
Might be retaliation for this:
Boeing’s Next Generation Fighter (NGF).
