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Boeing proposal to provide 100 mile strike weapon to Ukraine
Boeing provided a proposal to the Pentagon to supply the GLSDB to Ukraine. This is their “Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb” developed by Boeing Company and by SAAB AB. The U.S. and its western allies are seeing their stockpiles being depleted, so have looked at ways to efficiently continue to supply Ukraine. This is a proposed […]
The state of the Russian military
From the beginning of Russia’s “special operation”, video, photographs, intercepts, and other information emerged related to the Russian military. The state of Russian equipment, manpower, performance, etc., as seen in these videos raised questions about “the second-best army in the world”. The first video shows a collection of these images, and videos, detailing what the […]
The Russians preparing to evacuate Crimea?
Earlier this year, the Ukrainian government signaled that it was getting ready to do a major offensive in the south. Ukrainian forces fired rounds into Kherson oblast and surrounding areas. The Russians bolstered their forces in this area at the expense of the other areas they held. They hunkered down for a fight. However, the […]
Russian soldiers resigning: Mercenaries or actual soldiers?
A comment was posted on another thread about the concept of Russian soldiers resigning. Other commenters suggested that these were the mercenaries, such as the Wagner Group. A search on the internet for “Russian soldiers resigning” brought up some old articles that mentioned actual soldiers resigning. Newsweek reported Russian soldiers resigning in mass: Haidai said […]
Europe nuclear power woes
The International Business Times reports that Russia is planning a 1938-Polish-radio type of attack on Belarus nuclear plants. One of the Russian army’s alleged targets is the Belarusian nuclear power plant “Ostrovets” in the Grodno region. Some infrastructure in Belarus’ Brest regions will also be targeted by the attack, according to a report from the […]
Russian soldiers provide mundane details about the war in Ukraine and about the Russian Military
Communications between Russian soldiers and their families have left a lot of experiences and accounts available for intercept. Many of these intercepts have been packaged into videos with translations, then posted online. The chosen videos below provide a sample of the mundane experiences that individual soldiers relay to their families regarding how the war is […]
Reduction of US defense stockpiles in support of Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has not just depleted defense stockpiles held by both the Ukrainians and the Russians. It has also depleted stockpiles held by the United States and by other Western countries. Would the US and its allies have enough defense stockpiles to support Taiwan or another country facing similar invasions? It does not […]
Russia Strikes Poland
CINC Deep in Thought Mick sends us news of Russian munitions falling on Polish territory and killing two. The Polish government did not immediately confirm the incident, but stated leadership is holding an emergency meeting. Media reports a projectile strike in the Polish village of Przewodówe near the Ukraine border. Both Pentagon and National Security […]
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