A really interesting writer I recently became aware of. Worth a visit to his Substack page.
I’m getting Austro-Hungary vibes. Used to be great. Torn apart by too much diversity. Collapsed. Never recovered. Throw in a World War and you’ve got the whole package.
“If anyone can find what’s left of Joe Biden, it would be interesting to hear him slur his thoughts about this”
Slow Joe: “Thoughts? I don’t need no stinking thoughts. Now, where’s my three scoop cone?”
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If a tanker can’t be defended against Iranian missiles, how will US Navy ships fare against Iranian missiles?
The US Navy should be able to knock out anything Iranian proxies might throw at it.
“Programmable ammunition of the 23mm caliber fired from the ZU-23-2, primed for air-burst modes in hundreds of rounds, can create a massive wall of shrapnel, enough to hit incoming cruise missiles’ front nose sections and the engine, disabling them mid-air.
“Mainland Russia, like Moscow and Belgorod, and even the Kremlin have come under Ukrainian drone attacks this way. The Russian capital is, however, already protected by the Pantsir and Tor medium and short-range point defense systems for the purpose.”
https://www.eurasiantimes.com/challenging-atacms-storm-shadow-russia-develops-gun-contro/
The answers to these very critical questions about our military preparedness is clear....we need more trans, gay and female military personnel. Once our military is truly diverse, it will be able to defeat the enemies of the 21st century.
Diversity is our strength.
Ships have to be designed to be impact resistant.
Ships should be able to take several cruise missile hits and remain operational, even if blasted in halves.
Speed in the water will have to take a backseat to survivability.
A competent Vice President is expected to be aware of America’s State of Readiness at any given time, just in case they are called upon to take over for the sitting president they serve. I cannot imagine any scenario where would be able to explain these areas of growing concern to the country, at least not without blaming Trump for events that happened long after he left office. That’s well above her pay grade.
This will leave a mark! Ends with the answer. Not every problem in the world can be solved by Kumbaya……