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The #Kremlin has revised its #nuclear #policy. Does that make the use of atomic #weapons more likely?
Source: apnews.com/article/russia-nucl…
It adds that nuclear weapons could be used in these scenarios: If reliable information is received about the takeoff or launch of strategic and tactical aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, hypersonic or other flying vehicles and their crossing the Russian border.
So a #military drone across the border is enough? Nearly the same bullshit is standing in the US version. This means they can use nuclear weapons in every war at any time.
#fail #news #warfare #war #Problem #conflict #defense #earth #future #politics #diplomacy
Putin signs revamped version of Russia's nuclear doctrine. What you need to know
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a revamped version of his country's nuclear doctrine that lowers the bar on when he could use Moscow’s atomic arsenal. The new version has been in the works for months.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP News)
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Career #CivilServants at the #Pentagon could be subjected to #loyalty tests, current & fmr ofcls say. #Trump allies have publicly embraced using executive orders & rule changes to replace thousands of civil servants with *#conservative* allies.
A senior US #defense ofcl, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters there was increasing concern within the Pentagon that Trump would purge career civilian employees from the department.
Such proposals alarm #military experts, who say deploying the #military on American streets could not only violate #laws but turn much of the American population against the still widely respected #US armed forces.
In a message to the forces after #Trump's election win, outgoing #Defense Secretary #LloydAustin acknowledged the results of the election & stressed the military would obey "all lawful orders" from its civilian leaders.
"He will destroy the Department of #Defense, frankly. He will go in & he will dismiss generals who stand up for the #Constitution," said Jack Reed, the #Democrat who leads the #Senate #ArmedServices Cmte.
Culture war issues could be one trigger for firings. #Trump was asked by FoxNews in June whether he would fire generals described as "woke," a term for those focused on #RacialJustice & #SocialJustice but which is used by *#conservatives* to disparage #progressive policies.
#Trump's former #US generals & #defense secretaries are among his fiercest critics, some branding him a #fascist & declaring him #unfit for office. Angered, Trump has suggested that his former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, #MarkMilley, could be executed for treason.
Current & former U.S. officials say Trump will prioritize #loyalty in his second term & root out #military officers & career #civil servants he perceives to be disloyal.
During his first admin, some of #Trump's controversial suggestions to advisers, such as potentially firing #missiles into #Mexico to destroy drug labs, never became policy in part because of pushback from ofcls at the #Pentagon.
"This will be 2016 on steroids & the fear is that he will hollow out the ranks & expertise in a way that will do irreparable damage to the Pentagon," the official said.
#Poland is one of the few countries whose current government has seen the light regarding the #Kremlin Regime's expansionary 🪖 military intentions:
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#Polish #Defense spending(2/n)
...spending has been ever more insane in comparison to other expenditures, in particular climate change* and healthcare, for instance, 👉#Poland still spends even more than the US on defense (now.)
So, clearly, they are, apart from the #Baltic states that have been warning ⚠️ of the #Kremlin threat for years, *the* country in Europe, that has started to prepare against an...
Netanyahu fires Israeli #Defense Minister #YoavGallant
#Israel PM Benjamin #Netanyahu announced the dismissal of his defense minister late Tues, saying trust between the two men “has eroded” in recent months. Yoav Gallant had emerged as one of Netanyahu’s fiercest & most public critics over the war in #Gaza & the failure to reach a hostage deal with #Hamas.
#geopolitics #MiddleEast #war #NationalSecurity #GlobalSecurity
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...spending has been ever more insane in comparison to other expenditures, in particular climate change* and healthcare, for instance, 👉#Poland still spends even more than the US on defense (now.)
So, clearly, they are, apart from the #Baltic states that have been warning ⚠️ of the #Kremlin threat for years, *the* country in Europe, that has started to prepare against an...
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While the latter is true, you might look at the source:
This is the way #NATO military 🪖 economists compare defense spending. 😉
Besides, your assumption is incorrect:
This is not spending for #Ukraine, but *total* military spending, as a share of GDP.
This is the customary (and methodically) correct way for economists to compare national expenditures for FDI, education, you name it, across borders.
The bottom line is:
Even though US military..
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...2025 2) (apparently revised downwards from 5% of #Polish GDP as of July, 2024.
You might reply that a budget dies not equal actual spending, however in a democracy, such huge building projects take time.
IMO, the delay is chiefly to to the fact that the "Moscow friendly" #Polish version of the #GOP, the "Law and Jusice Party", was in power until the brave #Poles voted them out of office in December,...
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Ah, now I understand.
I think you're not doing the #Poles justice, Kevin.
They have seen the signs in contrast to most European and GQP party members as well:
Among #NATO member states, #Poland is now outspending all others, even the #US, measured fairly, as a share of GDP. 1) (see screenshot)
What is more, they're the only member state to have adjusted that target to 4.7% of GDP in...
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reuters.com/world/europe/polan…
