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American artillery ammunition running low
America’s ammunition inventory is running low due to the ammunition provided to Ukraine. Darin Gaub, Retired Lieutenant Colonel, said that it would take decades to recover the ammunition levels that were in place prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. One of the events that Gaub used to make this conclusion is the decision to send […]
Thursday shorts: Harris, Alien, Lee, Dead Russki
The few actual duties of the Vice President are to a) keep breathing b) replace the President if they are incapacitated and c) cast tiebreaker votes in the Senate if needed. Kamala Harris is doing the latter (nice, given that the other things she has been assigned to do like address the border crisis have […]
Russian jets harass US drones in Syria
Three Russian fighter jets harassed American MQ-9 drones over Syria. The U.S. Air Force described the Russian fighter jets as being unsafe and unprofessional. These Russian jets dropped parachute flares in front of the drones, which resulted in their needing to take evasive maneuvers. One of the Russian pilots flew in front of the drones […]
US Destroying Chemical Weapons
For all you former NBC types (I know you’re out there, you’ve commented before!) the big story this week is that at long last, the US is destroying the last of its chemical weapons. Like any government program, they are decades late and 2,900% over budget – originally forecast to cost $1,400,000,000, it has cost […]
Russians using WMDs?
Couple of articles alleging Russian misconduct on a potentially troubling level floating around. In one, the Ukrainians claim that Russia has wired up the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) with explosives. According to Military Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov, … there is currently “a certain threat” to the plant. He noted that by destroying the Kakhovka […]
Prigozhin’s Moscow march, the aftermath
Belarus’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, worked out a deal between Vladimir Putin and Yevgeny Prigozhin. Moscow dropped charges against those involved in the coup while PMC Wagner stopped their march and turned around. Prigozhin must move to Belarus, and the Kremlin must replace the defense minister, Sergei Shoigu and the Army Staff General, Valery Gerasmivov. Prigozhin […]
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s PMC Wagner ‘march’ to Moscow: A potential repeat of history
Private Military Company (PMC) Wagner’s taking control of Russian territory appears to repeat Russian history. Two major examples involve Russia’s involvement in World War I, and then the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. The first involvement contributed to the events that would result in the revolution that would lead to a communist government. The Soviet […]
Wagner Mercs March on Moscow
Wagner Group Mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group has been described as private military company, a Russian proxy force, or a mercenary army for hire- pays your money and takes your point of view. According to White House spox John Kirby, the Wagner Group has an estimated 50,000 personnel inside Ukraine — around 10,000 contractors and […]
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