The Russian leader said there could be an immediate pause to hostilities Russian President Vladimir Putin laid out four conditions for Ukraine that he said would lead to an immediate ceasefire and, ultimately, an end to the conflict. According to the Kremlin, Kiev’s...
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NATO: 500,000 Troops on High Readiness for War With Russia
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 17, 2024 | News
Officials say the alliance now has hundreds of thousands of soldiers ready to deploy to fight Russia within a month An official with the North Atlantic alliance says the bloc has exceeded its goal of placing 300,000 soldiers on standby for a potential war with Russia....
NATO to Control Ukraine Aid to ‘Trump-Proof’ Arms Shipments
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 17, 2024 | News
The members of the bloc agreed that all arms for Ukraine would flow through NATO The US took a significant step towards preventing a future American president from curtailing weapon transfers to Ukraine by allowing NATO to coordinate the arms shipments. Washington and...
Up in Smoke: The Other Space Race Continues
by Bill Buppert | Jun 17, 2024 | Blog
A comprehensive ban on all nuclear testing occurred in the 1990s. The Soviet Union's last nuclear test took place on 24 October 1990; the United Kingdom's on 26 November 1991 and the United States' on 23 September 1992. Advances in the ICBM arena have continued apace...
Ep 045 “CG Excursion Praxis: Rational Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) (Part Two)”
by Bill Buppert | Jun 17, 2024 | Chasing Ghosts Podcast
I continue my discussion of a rather technical treatment of developing and using Concepts of Operations (CONOPS). This episode further examines the timeless and tedious process of getting baselines and expectations right for small and large projects alike. References:...
New Book Is A Must Read For Iraq War 2 Enthusiasts
by John Weeks | Jun 14, 2024 | Blog
Iraq War 2 is ancient history, like Athens’ defeat at Aegospotami or the NATO-Russia Founding Act. But for some of us, it seems like only yesterday we were being lied into one of the greatest geopolitical disasters of the Western imperial order. There’s a new book...
News Roundup 6/14/2024
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 14, 2024 | News Roundup
US News Military Officials: 'Widowmaker' Osprey Will Fly With Faulty Clutch X Ukraine G7 Leaders Agree To Provide Ukraine With $50 Billion Using Frozen Russian Assets AWC Biden, Zelensky Sign 10-Year Bilateral Military Deal AWC Stoltenberg: Ukraine Using F-16s on...
US Signs $23 Billion F-16 Deal with Turkey
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 13, 2024 | News
The US has inked a $23 billion deal with Turkey for 40 F-16 warplanes. Washington promised to sell dozens of the advanced fighter jets to Ankara and upgrade scores of Turkish F-16s in exchange for Turkey approving Sweden's NATO membership. The AFP reported the deal...
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New WarNotes Podcast episode is Live Monday 24 March 2025
Ep 016 "Fixing Fight Club: Just Say No to NATO: Part Two" A continued discussion of the NATO debacle. It is time for America to completely reassess alliances and partnership around the world starting with NATO and then working its way down the list of useless and...
Reinventing the Economy w/Mike Maharrey
Mike Maharrey is back, and we discuss the Trump Administration’s plans for economic stability. Alp
Finland Pokes the Bear
President Stubb in Finland wants to expand the armed forces in Finland. Take a look at Finland on a map. Largest contiguous border with Russia in Europe. A population of 5.6 million. 5.6 million in one of the largest countries in Europe. The international border...
Carrier Follies Continue Apace
The military press seems to be coming around to the conclusion that has been floated here at the Institute for quite some time. The aircraft carrier has seen its time and it is time to retire the tired and anachronistic technology. Poor concepts, design and planning;...
Child Effigies
There was a time when Rebecca Black and her song, ‘Friday’ was a meme. It was popular for millions of people to tease, torment, stalk and threaten the life of a thirteen year old girl because of a music video, the digital mob was hungry for another child effigy to...
The Abduction of Mahmoud Khalil
The Trump administration's abduction and threatened deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a 30-year-old green-card holder and permanent legal resident of the United States, is horrifying not just for him and his pregnant wife, a U.S. citizen, but as a sign of things to come....
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