Military issues
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 […]
The US military is required to implement an all-electric vehicle fleet by 2030
Senator Ernst voiced concerns about the requirement to transfer the military’s non-tactical vehicles to an all-electric vehicle fleet by 2030. Ernst addressed this as placing “combating manmade global warming” ahead of the military’s lethality. Ernst asked if we could get there by 2030. In response, Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of the Department of Energy, answered, “I […]
The military is top heavy with too many generals and admirals
Senator Tommy Tuberville, a Republican representing Alabama, has placed a hold on general and admiral promotions. One of his arguments was that the military had too many generals and admirals relative to the enlisted troops under them compared to what the ratio was during World War II. His other argument, perhaps his main one, involves […]
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