Military issues
North Korea may shoot down U.S. military aircraft
North Korea is accusing the United States of flying its military planes “into” North Korea’s airspace. They claim that the U.S. has illegally entered North Korean air space several times. However, reporting indicates that the United States and South Korea have conducted joint military exercises which involve flying military aircraft in areas they’ve normally flown. […]
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 […]
Nominee for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is asked questions related to transgender policy
Air Force general, Charles Q. Brown Jr., was nominated by Team Biden to replace General Mark Milley as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Naturally, one of the questions that senators asked him involved the military’s transgender policy. Many are blaming this policy as contributing to the military’s recruiting challenges. One senator brought up […]
Artificial Intelligence took 10 minutes to complete a task that would have taken a person days to accomplish
Colonel Matthew Strohmeyer described the Large Language Model as “zipping” through a job in 10 minutes. This same job, according to Strohmeyer, would have taken hours or days for a person to complete. He declared this activity a success. The article emphasized that humans will still be involved with decision making when AI is imbedded […]
American military strikes against Cartel targets in Mexico?
Some Republicans are proposing targeting cartels in Mexico. A bill has even been introduced proposing a formal declaration of war against the cartels. However, without Mexican approval for specific strikes on Mexican territory, and without Mexican cooperation, this would be seen as an act of war. In the past, Donald Trump offered his Mexican counterpart […]
That time when the US Military destroyed Russian Wagner Mercenaries in Syria
Up to 500 people, armed and with armored vehicles, closed in on where US Military personnel and their Syrian allies were positioned. There were 40 of them and they did not possess what they needed to neutralize the Russian tanks closing in on them. Russian Wagner mercenaries and their Syrian allies intended to take control […]
Proposed rule change would require U.S. government approval for land related purchases near eight military bases
The Office of Investment Security, of the Treasury Department, is rolling out a proposed rule regarding land related purchases near eight military installations. This proposal would come on the heels of concerns related to Chinese property purchases adjacent to U.S. military installations. This office reviews such deals, and can even require a change in purchase […]
Bill proposed to ban AI from running nuclear missile systems without human leadership
Three Democrats and a Republican decided to get ahead of the possibility that Artificial Intelligence can develop to the point that it could run nuclear missile systems without human intervention. The Department of Defense already has a policy in place that prevents the scenario. These congressmen want to make it a law. They want to […]
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