Paul Scharre
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Two trends at work here:1) Diminishing value of armor (protection). Armor alone is not enough to protect tanks. Need APS, concealment, ... layered defenses.2) Drones lower the bar for airpowerBoth
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This is a convenient lie the Pentagon has told itself to excuse two decades of investing in legacy, wasting assets. It's embarrassing to see the Secretary of Defense repeat it.https://twitter.com/EsperDoD/status/1306330148665536512
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Disturbing news that Trump may wreck Microsoft negotiations to buy TikTok.There's zero strategic rationale for a Presidential directive by fiat to ban TikTok when there is a viable option for
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As US-China relations deteriorate, both countries have fewer incentives to hold back from actions they've both had in their back pocket for a while.Two recent US actions indicate the possible
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Yes! WWII remains the archetype of war for the U.S. military, to the detriment of preparing for the many other ways war is fought.https://twitter.com/H_BrandonMorgan/status/1253939763972694017 One manifestation of this is the
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I’ve seen a lot of these “the pandemic was not a black swan” takes lately. Here’s why I don’t think they’re very helpful. [THREAD]https://twitter.com/EvansRyan202/status/1248247272699117571(which, judging by the amount of people
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