Perseverance and Adaptation: Ukraine’s Counteroffensive at Three Months (warontherocks.com)
Michael Kofman and Rob Lee released another article looking at the counteroffensive’s overall state three months in. If you’ve been paying attention to Kofman’s recent Russian Contingency podcasts, this article mostly echoes these conclusions, just packaged in a format more palatable to a Washington audience. If this is...
Wake up kids, new bottom gear just dropped (sh.itjust.works)
The Pickle Strikes Again! (sh.itjust.works)
Was going through some old files and stumbled on this gem from last year (libre.video)
Anon has made some enemies (sh.itjust.works)
Cheese is the foundation of the Russian war machine (sh.itjust.works)
If we could just figure out what factory this is, we could all special order cheese and crash the Russian economy overnight
This lemmy inspired me to buy my first fountain pen! (sh.itjust.works)
Now to figure out how to work it LMAO
Attriting Russian Airborne in Bakhmut (warontherocks.com)
Michael Kofman and Rob Lee released another episode of the Russian Contingency. This episode serves to broaden the focus away from the Zaporizhia offensive, focusing on sustainment, other fronts of the war, and some attempts to predict future developments. While I cannot share a publicly accessible version of this podcast, I...
Ukraine Struggles to Scale Offensive Operations (warontherocks.com)
The Russia contingency has posted a special 2-part episode . Part One can be found here and is publicly available. Part Two is available only to War on the Rocks members, but I have summarized key takeaways below. I recommend listening to Part One first, then reading through Part Two for the in-depth analysis....
Navy Raises Battle Force Goal to 381 Ships in Classified Report to Congress (news.usni.org)
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Modi’s visit to France and Europe-India ties (www.brookings.edu)
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Credible Defense Megathread 7/14/23 + Feedback Thread
Well, its been two weeks, which I think is a decent amount of time for a quick check-in for feedback. Is this space helping people? Is there anything I could do to make it more useful or engaging? I was considering migrating this thread to a second subreddit with lower posting standards, a la r/lesscredibledefense. That way,...
PRC Writings on Strategic Deterrence: Technological Disruption and the Search for Strategic Stability (www.cna.org)
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European Warfighting Resilience and NATO Race of Logistics: Ensuring That Europe Has the Fuel It Needs to Fight the Next War (www.csis.org)
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Chinese Assessments of Countersanctions Strategies (interpret.csis.org)
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Michael Kofman Takes Stock of the Ukrainian Offensive (warontherocks.com)
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How oceans became new technological battlefields (archive.is)
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How Ukraine’s enemy is also learning lessons, albeit slowly (archive.is)
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Why logistics are too important to be left to the generals (archive.is)
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The latest in the battle of jamming with electronic beams (web.archive.org)
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The war in Ukraine shows how technology is changing the battlefield (web.archive.org)
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Admiral Michael Gilday and Dr. Kurt Campbell Discuss AUKUS (www.einnews.com)
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“Production Is Deterrence” (www.cnas.org)
CNAS takes a critical look at the current state of the US munitions stockpile and finds a number of improvements that could improve the volume and stability of the munitions supply chain. While the article itself is a good summary of the findings, the report it is based on is attached at the bottom of the article and is worth...
In Small Victory, Signs of Grueling Combat Ahead in Ukrainian Counteroffensive (www.nytimes.com)
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