India Inducts 2nd Homegrown Boomer Arighaat
Photo via Sandeep Unnithan India today formally commissioned into service its second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) INS Arighaat — Sanskrit for destroyer of enemies […]
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Free Europe’s security challenge if America turns full fascist (Part IV)
. (Context of the series: Musings about how Free Europe could defend itself against a U.S. after it turned full Fascist, which regrettably is a realistic scenario.) Those who defend only lose. Free Europe would rather not have allies who strike at Amer…
Russia’s Influence in Africa: Understanding the Big Picture
A concerning trend in Africa is developing. Political instability is increasing. This trend is reflected in military coups that occurred in African countries between 2020 and 2024. For example, Presidential Guard Commander, General Abdourahamane Tiani, led a coup in July 2023 to overthrow Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum. Two coups transpired in Burkina Faso within the […]
Russia’s Influence in Africa: Understanding the Big Picture was originally published on Global Security Review.
An achilles heel of Chinese shipbuilding
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I wrote before about how the world’s shipbuilding industry appears to be concentrated in approximately even shares in PR China, South Korea and Japan, leaving little shipbuilding in Europe and almost none in North America:/2023/07/shipbuilding-dispar…
Investing in National Security: The Case for Fostering Competition in the Defense Industry
The United States stands at a critical juncture. As tensions rise and threats from Russia, China, North Korea and Iran evolve, it is paramount that the nation ensure it possess the strength needed to defend against adversary aggression. Central to this effort is the need to foster competition in key areas of the defense industrial […]
Investing in National Security: The Case for Fostering Competition in the Defense Industry was originally published on Global Security Review.
A Ukrainian merchant raider
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Warships are peculiar; you do not need to commission them in a port. Prize ships were commissioned as warships at sea during both World Wars.This means that the Ukraine could take possession of a merchant ship (ideally a small container ship), load a…
Do the British carriers make sense?
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The article”Floating mausoleums to political vanity: Our two new aircraft carriers cost almost £8 billion to build but, with the Middle East on fire, they’re languishing in Portsmouth. We’d be better off selling them, says DAVID PATRIKARAKOS”https://…
The US Navy’s Nuclear Posture: Fit for Purpose
With any conflict over Taiwan certain to depend heavily on the US Navy, it is time for the Navy to reassess its nuclear capabilities so that it can not only meet the deterrence requirements of the twenty-first century but employ the right nuclear weapons in a future conflict. Currently, the Navy’s contribution to nuclear deterrence […]
The US Navy’s Nuclear Posture: Fit for Purpose was originally published on Global Security Review.
Houthis again
. Some ships were attacked by Houthis while they were still south of Aden.https://www.ukmto.org/indian-ocean/products/warnings/2024Regarding geography: This means Houthis attack ships that are on the far side of their domestic Yemeni enemies. They…
Response to Houthi piracy
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I wrote during the times of Somali-origin piracy that the patrolling mission was stupid. It was known by collected intelligence that almost all piracy could be traced back to three coastal villages (at some point in time – this may have changed later…