If anyone would have said in 1950 that there will be no nuclear exchange in the next 75 years, they would likely have been thought unserious. ...which is both a case of it being nice "everyone" were wrong for once, and raises fascinating questions about which obvious truths of today will be false.

BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 17h ago

honestly, the fact that we have made it through the atomic age *without* another use of nuclear weapons since 1945 is a miracle we don't fully appreciate

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Four Years On: An Update on the Air War Over Ukraine. A great short read on where things stand, though the description of Finland's main medium-range SAM as a "highly effective as a point defence asset against cruise missiles" does hurt a bit 😆

Four Years On: An Update on the Air War Over Ukraine

An established Ukrainian F-16 Fighter Wing and the overstretch of fighters and air defences on both sides by sustained long-range strike campaigns have changed the nature of the air war.

rusi.org

Harrison Ford, the actor behind loveable scoundrels Han Solo and Indiana Jones, started his career as an on-set carpenter. That makes him a roguelike deckbuilder.

There’s an incident that comes to mind ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Nerdic Defence@nerdicdefence.bsky.social · 5d ago

US oil company Greenland Energy has just disembarked heavy equipment on the east coast of Greenland, without a permit. danwatch.dk/uden-tillade...

If you are following developments in littoral submarines or the arms race in the Baltic Sea, there might be some interesting details in my latest where I try to piece together a number of different statements made by the stakeholders.

Naval News@navalnews.com · last wk.

Following Poland’s order for Saab A26 submarines, Naval News breaks down the weapons package, undisclosed missile integration, HMS Södermanland lease, and 2031 delivery timelines 🇸🇪 🇵🇱 By @corporalfrisk.com www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

You might argue this is the wrong approach due to time/cost/whatever, but the fact remains if Denmark decides to go down this route, which seems at least somewhat likely, that’s just something the bidders will have to adapt to.

Hans Tino Hansen@hanstino.bsky.social · last wk.

New Danish frigates should be built in Denmark according to an Op-ed by Danske Maritime. Strong industrial & political interests are favouring newbuildings at Danish shipyards, which seems to be ignored by eg Babcock, Naval Group and international media. jyllands-posten.dk/debat/kronik...

Sometimes the whole "history rhyming"-thing is a bit too much on the nose.

B. A. Friedman@bafriedman.bsky.social · 2w ago

Boy I hope this bit from my Gallipoli chapter, which I’m in the middle of writing, isn’t prescient.

There’s very few places people being trans makes a meaningful difference. Women’s sports is one of the most obvious examples where it does.

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 2w ago

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham doubled down Wednesday on comments she made in a recently published ESPN article, saying it’s “common sense” to bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. nyti.ms/4fhSVrt

Hackers target corporate network infrastructure rather than home internet users.

Supo warns companies of Russian cyber espionage campaign

Hackers target corporate network infrastructure rather than home internet users.

yle.fi

Finnish commentators *not* impressed by Elliot Anderson falling on his back in that situation…

Ahead of England v Norway in the World Cup, enjoy this classic from my old pal Patrick Kidd in The Times

We tend to think it a bit quaint when David slings a stone which "struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground", but a sling in the hands of an experienced slinger has quite the range and power 😅

H I Sutton@covertshores.bsky.social · 4w ago

New Russian anti-drone weapon has a demonstrated range of around 60 meters!

The Bayeux Tapestry is in this box. It arrived overnight at the British Museum after leaving France for the first time in 900 years.

Oh, FFS, if this is how Denocrats look at it, as a Finnish reservist it feels like one perhaps should pack the rucksack. Just to be on the safe side.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w ago

Sen. Chris Coons: "My hope is that we can just sort of say -- okay, offsetting penalties. Trump threatened to take Greenland from Denmark, and they didn't provide universal immediate complete access to use their bases. Let's recognize that there have been some points of tension."

Finland for the first time voices the ambition of acquiring "an own aircraft" on "some kind of schedule" says the MoD when asked about GlobalEye.

Stubb: ”Meidän on tuettava Ukrainaa”

Yle seuraa tiistaina alkavaa Nato-kokousta tässä päivittyvässä artikkelissa.

yle.fi

Fascinating on the Balogun-affair to see how some point to some kind of a deeper difference between Europeans who just accept the world as unfair and Americans who don't, when the whole reason for the outrage in Europe was an unfair decision to change how the rules are implemented ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

"A […] KC-97L Stratofreighter of the 180th Air Refueling Squadron, 139th Air Refueling Group, refueling two USAF Vought A-7D Corsair IIs of the [74th Tactical Fighter Squadron,] 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, based at England Air Force Base, Louisiana (USA). …" 📷📑 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:76...

Russian Tu-142 flew “unnecessarily close” to HMS Prince of Wales in Norwegian Sea on 2 July and dropped “large number” of sonar buoys, MoD calling it "unsafe and unprofessional”. Two F-35 scrambled to intercept, notable the one on deck in first image has live missiles. h/t @deborahaynes.bsky.social

Rename NASAMS Nyland.

Jerad Walker@jeradwalker.bsky.social · last mo.

Unreal save by Norway’s Nyland

Ja, vi elsker dette landet! 😁

a man with a beard and a helmet says jaaaa

ALT: a man with a beard and a helmet says jaaaa

media.tenor.com

The Finnish TV commentator has been pure disbelief with regards to the referring in the France-Paraguay game for the last 30 minutes, just crazy what Paraguay got away with 😵‍💫

Who would have known Argentina would have so much trouble battling a remote Atlantic archipelago?

RBS 70NG to Finland! Great news, a potent system that has served us and many others well, and now coming in an upgraded version also to our neck of the woods. The original missile can be admired at Swedish Army Museum in Stockholm, which is well worth a visit.

See the original, not the rip-off… www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

China Now Leads World Submarine Construction - Naval News

More countries are building and operating submarines today than at any point in modern history. Yet amid this global expansion, China has emerged as the dominant force, launching twice as many submari...

navalnews.com

Alex Luck@alxluck.bsky.social · last mo.

An entire article ripped off original writing by HI Sutton for @navalnews.com, naturally without any reference, linking or other credit given, on "InterestingEngineering.com" (look it up through the main page, I am hesitant to reward link-clicks).Not sure whether Sujita Sinha is even a real person.

Destroyer SEVEROMORSK, Putin's private yacht GRACEFUL and the brand new support vessel (yacht in disguise?) VOEVODA is moving out of Baltic Sea. #järtecken

Frank Behling@kieldolphin.bsky.social · last mo.

Ein russischer Konvoi in der Abendsonne auf dem Weg zum Großen Belt. „Severomorsk“, „Voevoda“ und Yacht „Graceful“

Yes, obviously it is suspended, but is it operating or not? Useless TfL app.

Polish contract for 3 A26 submarines will be signed on the 29th of June according to Polish media.

SVT Nyheter@svtnyheter.bsky.social · last mo.

Polen och Sverige skriver avtal om tre A26-ubåtar den 29 juni https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/polen-och-sverige-skriver-avtal-om-tre-a26-ubatar-den-29-juni

BELARUSIAN GROUSE SEASON SAVED

Euan MacDonald@euanmacdonald.bsky.social · last mo.

Interesting background: Earlier, there were reports on Belarusian Telegram channels that authorities in the Brest and Gomel regions had demanded that mobile operators dismantle cell towers that were "damaging the nesting sites of grouse."