There are other scenarios Air India Flight 171 crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all but one onboard and many people on the ground outside the airport perimeter. It is now widely understood that a preliminary report, based on information gleaned from the recovered voice and data recorders, and from simulations […]
Author: Stephen Bryen
Ukraine Mess: Finding A Way Forward
The recent massive bombings on Ukrainian territory and advances by the Russian army are harbingers of the end game that will befall Ukraine unless that country can find a way out. One solution is to make Ukraine a flexible actor, meaning to insulate Zelensky. The best way to do that […]
Boosting NATO…Maybe We Will Know (allegedly) In 2029
NATO has sort of agreed to raise defense spending to 5% of Gross Domestic Product, although Spain has openly balked and has refused to do so. This sort of NATO target does not require unanimous agreement because it isn’t mandatory. That means each NATO member will try to reach the goal, […]
The US Attack On Iran And The Collapse Of Negotiations
President Trump’s decision to launch attacks on three of Iran’s major nuclear enrichment sites took place after negotiations in Geneva collapsed. Iran’s foreign minister met with the foreign ministers of Germany, Britain, France, known as the E3, plus the EU. The E-3 and EU group pressed the Iranians to engage […]
Time To Put Elon Musk Back To Work
He Can Save America’s Defense Manufacturing In 1943, Sidney Hook published his still controversial but fascinating book, The Hero in History: A Study in Limitation and Possibility. Hook wanted to know just how vital a hero is to a nation’s history. There is no simple answer. In the US, we have […]
Will Ukraine Or Russia Win The War?
Not Like Pearl Harbor Will Ukraine or Russia Win the war? After Ukraine’s attack on Russian air bases, some pundits are writing that Ukraine is winning the war. At least one American newspaper headlined the surprise attack as Russia’s “Pearl Harbor,” evidently forgetting the ultimate result. In any case, the actual ground […]
Drone Attack On Russian Bases: An Attempt To Push Trump To Defend Europe?
Attacking Nuclear Bomber Bases does not really benefit Ukraine The drone attack on 5 Highly Sensitive Russian Bases was aimed at the US as much as Russia. In a brilliant operation that, according to the Ukrainians, took 18 months to pull off, Ukraine attacked five Russian strategic bases, destroying and […]
Trump’s Thinks Putin ‘has gone … CRAZY’
President Donald Trump has gone on a rant, condemning Russian air strikes in Ukraine and complaining that the attacks are killing civilians. The President says about Putin: “Something has happened to him, he has gone absolutely CRAZY.” This was posted on Truth Social. Mr. Trump said the same thing to reporters in an […]
Talks In Istanbul Unlikely To Produce Results
Ukraine stalled the start of negotiations. Russia sent a low level delegation. Secretary of State and Interim National Security Adviser Marco Rubio says he expects no breakthroughs in the Istanbul talks between Ukraine and Russia. The Russians, Rubio said, sent a “low level” delegation: apparently the Ukrainians are sending their defense […]
India Loses Its Top Fighter Jet, Implications For Future Air Combat
3 Advanced Rafale Fighters Downed India has lost its top fighter jet, the Rafale EH. Three Rafale jets were shot down plus at least one Sukhoi and one MIG plus a large Israel reconnaissance drone were destroyed by Pakistan’s Air Force. Until the latest air combat, India had acquired 34 […]
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