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Monthly Archives: December 2021
“Elon Musk turns up the heat to stop SpaceX burning through cash” telegraph
“What it comes down to, is that we face a genuine risk of bankruptcy if we can’t achieve a Starship flight rate of at least once every two weeks next year.” SpaceX did not respond to a request for comment. … Continue reading
Posted in Space
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“Joe Biden’s offer of Nato talks to avert Russian invasion of Ukraine is big win for Vladimir Putin. Telegraph
“From Moscow’s point of view, Nato is not a mutual defence pact dedicated to European security, but a Cold War relic animated by an anti-Russian agenda. When former Warsaw Pact members joined the potentially hostile alliance, Mr Putin accused Washington … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, Borg Wars, Current Affairs, government, Russia, The Military Art
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 9 DECEMBER 2021 by Patrick Armstrong
RED LINES. Eng. Rus. Putin lays them down: “we will insist on the elaboration of concrete agreements that would rule out any further eastward expansion of NATO and the deployment of weapons systems posing a threat to us in close … Continue reading
Posted in Patrick Armstrong, Russia
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Russia Invading Ukraine is the New Shiny Object of the Permanent War Party
There is a remarkable amount of saber rattling in Washington, DC and the mainstream media about defending Ukraine from an “imminent” Russian invasion. This is crazy talk and is intended to divert attention from the collapsing Presidency of Joe “Dementia” … Continue reading
Posted in Larry Johnson, Russia
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Falcon 9 launch
https://spacelaunchnow.me/launch/falcon-9-block-5-x-ray-polarimetry-explorer-ixpe/
“CIA Chief Says Intelligence Agencies Haven’t Concluded Russia Will Invade Ukraine” WSJ
““We don’t know that Putin has made up his mind to use force,” said Mr. Burns. “But what we do know is that he’s putting the Russian military, Russian security services in a place where they could act in a … Continue reading
Posted in government, Intelligence, Russia
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LCRD launched this morning
“The goal of the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration project is to prove the utility of bidirectional optical communications relay services between geosynchronous orbit and Earth. The project supports the advanced communications, navigation, and avionics exploration key focus areas. This effort … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Space, Space Force
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Multi-billion dollar start of fusion boom
Scientists have been working on nuclear fusion technology since the 1950s The latest wave of infusion of cash into fusion startups has already exceeded the $1.9 billion in total that was previously announced Theoretically, two lone nuclear reactors running on … Continue reading
Posted in Science, The economy
18 Comments
Russia is planning an offensive in the Donbas? I doubt it.
“The new intelligence finding estimates that the Russians are planning to deploy an estimated 175,000 troops and almost half of them are already deployed along various points near Ukraine’s border, according to a Biden administration official who spoke on the … Continue reading
Posted in Russia
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“Why More States Should Establish State Defense Forces”
“Twenty-two states currently have volunteer state guard units. These units, formally known as state defense forces (SDFs), are today’s state militias. Authorized by the Constitution and built on a strong U.S. militia tradition, today’s SDFs offer a vital, low-cost force … Continue reading
Posted in government
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