Good article. Even the most obtuse Trump supporter should be able to rationalize that Russia didn’t seek to influence this election in order to ensure that the strongest candidate won. They wanted (and got) the naive, exploitable guy.

I’m not worried about the number of nukes (100 can kill us all off). START was predicated on the understanding that sane, sensible people will equally reduce their arsenals, and that sane, sensible people would safeguard them. START was important, not because of the reduction, but because of the intent behind it. It…

Great article. Thank you. I appreciate you reviewing the history of the treaty and its importance then and now.

I am a 46 year old Canadian. I have a wife and two kids. I was 13 when 99 Luftballons was a hit. When I was 15, I was terrified that the Persian Gulf Crisis would spill over and create a nuclear conflict. My parents talk about the Cuban Missile Crisis and have more than once, said that they seriously debated bringing…

And Military departments seem to behave much like their civilian counterparts. If you don’t use your budget, odds are you will get less next year, since being good with a budget gets you punished like that. So everybody not only makes sure they use every dime they get allocated, they beg that it isn’t enough.

Interesting article. Checked for the photos of these things and here is few (very cool):

Except nobody else had finished making any other nukes when we dropped them on Japan, and there’s a treaty that does say they all get fired now.

This isn’t the only instance of POW’s that were abandoned in Vietnam by the US Government.

“The papers are getting terribly excited today over reports that Trident doesn’t’ work. Lets try and dissect this hyperbole a little to explore what reportedly happens and what it actually means.

MoD ‘confidence’ in Trident after test ‘malfunction’ - BBC News
(Mod edit -no Mail links in CA)

The basic story is that last…

That’s why I have always supported that the EU should form it’s own military, separate from NATO so that if, God forbid, this happens, we don’t have to depend on the US to react.

China is more in line with US interests than most people want to believe. The Communist government (I use that term loosely) is concerned about maintaining legitimacy from the eyes of its people. Economic growth is as important for them as national security. As for Taiwan, the old school KMT party still thinks it is…

on twitter he is very civil and engages others that have different opinions respectfully, I assume he will bring that civility here

That is a seriously unique background you have there! Welcome, I look forward to reading more about those topics in these strange and frightening times we live in.

Welcome, Terrell, I’m already really enjoying your work. And kudos on the amazing educational background and your Peace Corps service. Sounds like you’ve come a long way. I’m glad to see FA is in good hands — this is my #1 source for “cutting to the chase” on the international situation.

I’d argue that any blog covering military technology is already political, in some sense. You can’t tell me that the F-35 articles aren’t critiquing military spending policy.