Anduril's Manifesto: "Since World War II, America and its allies’ lead in military technology has been the pivotal factor in preventing World War III. The incumbent defense companies are unable to build the technology we…"
Young, hot upstarts want to shorten the kill chain with AI weapons
William Hartung
Jul 03, 2024 [earlier: https://tomdispatch.com/philosopher-kings-or-new-age-militarists/ ]]
...the approach advocated by Brose and his acolytes is going to make war more likely as technological hubris instills a belief that the United States can indeed “beat” a rival nuclear-armed power like China in a conflict, if only we invest in a nimble new high-tech force.
The Defense Department's Large Scale Global Exercise 2024 begins this month with goals of strengthening allied interoperability through demonstrations of joint military cooperation across branches and nations.
Mit einem im rheinland-pfälzischen Ramstein stationierten Weltraumkommando für Europa und Afrika rüstet sich das US-Militär für Konflikte im All. Steven Basham, stellvertretender Befehlshaber United States European Command, spricht bei der Zeremonie zur Aktivierung des Kommandos der US Space Forces für Europa und Afrika auf der US-Airbase Ramstein. (Foto: dpa)
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Newsweek 29.11.23: A new nuclear warhead has been approved and cleared for use in a variety of U.S. aircraft, notably the B-2A Spirit bomber. The warhead is part of continuing efforts to modernize the nation's nuclear stockpile for military use.
Spirit will be the first domestic combat aircraft to employ the B61-12 nuclear bomb, unveiled Monday as part of the 335-page unclassified Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan (SSMP), a report for the 2024 fiscal year by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The latter works within the Department of Energy (DOE) and designs, produces, delivers and certifies the nation's nuclear stockpile for military operation.
In October, the House of Representatives approved a resolution to increase defense spending in fiscal year 2024 by about $1.11 billion over the current fiscal year—including $19.114 billion for the continued modernization of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile and infrastructure and $1.946 billion for naval warships.
Far From Over, Post-9/11 Wars Continue in 78 Countries Under President Biden
The Costs of War Project is a team of 35 scholars, legal experts, human rights practitioners, and physicians, which began its work in 2011
Russia, the United States and China have all built new facilities and dug new tunnels at their nuclear test sites in recent years, satellite images obtained exclusively by CNN show, at a time when tensions between the three major nuclear powers have risen to their highest in decades.
Suomessa voi tulevaisuudessa liikkua amerikkalaisia sotilaita - muutenkin kuin harjoituksissa. Suomi neuvottelee historiallisesta puolustussopimuksesta Yhdysvaltain kanssa. Suomen suurimman vientialan eli teknologiateollisuuden näkymät ovat painuneet synkiksi. Puolustusvälinevalmistus kuitenkin kasvaa. Ukrainalaiset ovat ylittäneet Dneprjoen - Kiovassa ihmiset vannovat kovaa taistelutahtoa. Ecuadorissa on murhattu presidenttiehdokas - maahan on julistettu hätätila. Tapaamme myös taiteilija Kustaa Saksin, joka saa suuriin tekstiiliteoksiinsa inspiraatioita muun muassa migreenikohtauksistaan.
The USA maintains a massive network of foreign military bases around the world. Some are on land occupied as spoils of war. Most are maintained through collaborations with governments, many of them oppressive. Learn more about these bases. #WorldBEYONDWar
Pentagon’s Own Map of U.S. Bases in Africa Contradicts Its Claim of “Light” Footprint
A formerly secret map from AFRICOM shows a network of 29 U.S. military bases that stretch from one side of Africa to another.
Nick Turse
The Intercept February 27 2020
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Erich Vad ist Ex-Brigade-General. Von 2006 bis 2013 war er der militärpolitische Berater von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel. Er gehört zu den raren Stimmen, die sich früh öffentlich gegen Waffenlieferungen an die Ukraine ausgesprochen haben, ohne politische Strategie und diplomatische Bemühungen. Auch jetzt spricht er eine unbequeme Wahrheit aus.
General Laura Richardson at Aspen Institute , July 2022: U.S. Southern Command's commander said she's working to grow that neighborly feeling among the U.S. and Latin American and Caribbean nations.,