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Another belter of an article by Tom Sharpe - I agree with him. If we are serious about rebuilding tp face the Russian threat, SSKs need priority on the shopping list. telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/0…

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Submarine Waterfront Infrastructure Future programme at HM Naval Base Devonport is moving from design into the construction phase, a milestone in effortsto restore and modernise the UK’s submarine ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=59106

Track laying is underway on the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport line, with up to 100 metres of track, made from 100% Australian steel, being installed each day.

A salute to the generation that restored freedom to Europe 80 years ago. From a grateful nation. #VEDay80

Student groups that will need to explain the 7 October murders, which were, indisputably, by all definitions, terrorist attacks.

The headline should read: "UK warship makes routine navigation through international waters to demonstrate the principle of free navigation in the face of threatening rhetoric by authoritarian regime."

Reaching the end of a book mss, writing that last line, is accompanied by a sense of exhaustion, trepidation, & anticlimax. Above all, there is doubt: is this 'finished'? Is any book really, ever complete? So, I quietly filed my papers & books, and went off for a cup of tea.

Military analyst in Taipei argues that the ranks and skills of the Chinese soldiers fighting in Ukraine clearly shows affiliation with the PLA. He also claims that up to 18,000 PLA military personnel have rotated into Russian units to gain combat knowledge in Ukraine since

According to his research there are about 6,000 PLA troops forward deployed in Russia/Ukraine right now. Most of these PLA troops are said to be in command centers observing operations, rather than fighting. taipeitimes.com/News/editorial…

How can the United States break free from China’s stranglehold on critical mineral supply chains? ow.ly/gWrV30sMcGH

In central and Eastern Europe, over 3,000 Soviet monuments have been torn down under “de-communization” laws, out of 4,000 built after WWI.

Book Launch of Professor Andrew Lambert's latest instalment: 'No More Napoleons' on 18 July 2025. Event link: kcl.ac.uk/events/corbett…

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US Navy Tests Sea-Based Hypersonic Missile Using ‘Cold Launch’ ... "The weapon is said to have a range of around 2,700 kilometers (1,678 miles)." ... And is one element in restoring the efficacy of seapower to influence events on land. thedefensepost.com/2025/05/06/us-… via @defensepost

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The Spectator Paul Mason Marc DeVore James Rogers Read the original here. spectator.co.uk/article/why-br…

Noah's interpretation is belied by the very chart he posts. If you look at it, war is absolutely a constant in human history. Total wars like WWI & WWII are abnormal, but they shouldn't be the baseline for any analysis. Also, this chart has an extremely convenient start date!

In the modern era, basically since 1900, wars involving major powers are far harder to contain. The interlinked global system & fast transportation/communication makes that happen. But it doesn't mean that earlier wars were any less savage - they just couldn't expand as far.