Ben Armbruster has a great rundown over at the LobeLog of all the recent fake news stories about the “increased Iran threat” in the past couple weeks. Of course it all started with the Israelis, and if there was a kernel of truth to it at all it was that the Iranians were considering their defensive options in reaction to the labeling of the IRGC as official “terrorists” by the State Department.
Rust-Bucket Life Extension for the Win
Ticonderoga Class Arleigh Burke Class It seems counterintuitive but keeping old ships commissioned is expensive. Expertise on the hulls ages out and retires, technology moves on and maintenance demands increase and don't decrease. These life extensions are random and...
