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Here is an excellent Xitter thread on the topic of depleting stockpiles of air defense interceptor missiles. I welcome everyone to read...

And while we're on the topic of Ukrainian air defenses, would you look at that, there is finally an appreciation that the U.S. and...

What you're suggesting would mean having zero subs for a couple of decades, given procurement timelines. We could certainly entertain...

…and will endorse Bad Badford. ;)

Sounds like you're arguing for the split procurement, 212CD for Atlantic/Artic operations and KS-III for Pacific?

Well. 2027 has been the goal to be ready. Heck, we've had open letters from our own leadership to be ready for a contingency like...

I don't think China is ready. But the US is weakening its ability the intervene. China still has to worry about Japan, Korea, etc.

The trouble is it would be off-brand for Carney to engage in nakedly political opportunism by calling an election when it is favourable...

PP is terrified of an election and his political survival is on the line in avoiding one. It is really telling that he will only act...

Let's be honest here. This isn't going to impact the government much at all. The very people complaining in this thread are the people...

Is the Hanwha really better? Seems the 212CD is better for patrolling Canadian waters, if that is the priority. I see now that Hanwha...

I'm curious as the reasoning for this. Carney seems pretty clear eyed about most things, and it seems like the Grippen is not a very...

Splitting the sub order in 2 seems quite unwise. Korea might be complicating matters by offering more substantial industrial benefits...

Do lagging left turns even create significant delay for cars? They get the same amount of time, just in a different place in the signal...

At a billion dollars per km for OL, I think we should focus on getting GO Expansion done with strong fare integration and see what that...