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Strategic Bombing Update: Are We Seeing 'Bomber' Harris versus Carl Spaatz?
Looking at what the Russians and Ukrainians are Doing in Historical Context
9 hrs ago
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The Nuclear War that Never Was
Making up History to Justify Failure: Part 2
Mar 26
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Weekend Update #73: Strategic Airpower Becomes the Focus of the War
Washington is a Hot Mess, the Crocus attack shows more about how Russia controls certain US voices
Mar 24
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Ukraine: The View from Europe
Some good, some not so good, and does Germany hold the key?
Mar 22
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Can either side actually advance faster than a human can walk?
If not, we will continue to see World War I casualty levels for marginal gains.
Mar 19
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Weekend Update #72: The Weimar Triangle
Also: What is Johnson saying in Washington?; The Actual War.
Mar 17
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Episode 11: Europe Seems to be Waking Up
Also: Two problematic stories and the situation on the battlefield
Mar 17
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Ukraine is Waging a Strategic Air Campaign Against Russian Oil Production
Issues to Consider
Mar 15
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We Need a New Language to Discuss Air Power
What happens when two sides have elements of air superiority in the same place/time?
Mar 13
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Weekend Update #71: Was this the Week Reflexive Control Broke?
Also: Politics and Ukraine in the US, Ukrainian mass UAV attack
Mar 9
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This Should be the UK's Moment to Lead
How Brexit passed the leadership of Europe's response to the Ukraine War over to France
Mar 7
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Nuclear Weapons--The Good News and the Bad News
We are at a tipping point and its not clear which way this is going to fall
Mar 5
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