People really do like seeing their best friends humiliated; a large part of the friendship is based on humiliation; and that is an old truth, well known to all intelligent people. Ukrainian acquisitio
Over at 1945 I take a look at the new Blackjacks: The decision to restart the Tu-160 line was driven by a perception that Russia did not possess enough fast, long-range bombers. The operational flee
On the latest LGM podcast Scott, Erik, and myself worked through the divisional round NFL playoff matchups. We opened with a discussion of general late season NFL news, and ended with a conversation a
A few things based on reader requests… First, I’m happy to do another round of expansion for the LGM Commenter Corps twitter list. If you’d like to be included either leave your twit
Some thoughts on how the US manages escalation in the space and cyber domains… The US has virtually ruled out a response using military force in the air, at sea, or on the land. US fighters will
I’m officially growing concerned. The week before intensive diplomatic meetings began over the buildup of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border, American and Ukrainian officials watched from af
I run through some of the reasoning and logic for building larger US Navy surface warfare vessels, amidst discussion of the Navy’s frequent failures over the last two decades to build anything t
I look into some of the steps, especially on the financial side, that the US can take to hurt the Putin regime if a Ukraine-Russia war happens: And it is also fair to say that while existing financial