Proud analyst for the Pacific Forum. I can identify warhead types and rare b-sides with alacrity and alarming accuracy.
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Big update! 🇱🇹💥 Lithuania is one step closer to allowing nuclear weapon stationing (and permanent foreign bases). On 6 Oct, the Seimas (Parliament) voted to lift the constitutional bans on nukes and @NATO basing. The penultimate hurdle is cleared! 1/5
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Both options are possible, the F-35A / F-16 A/B and or Tornado IDS need to get very close (probably less than 15 km) to their target before releasing the B61 nuclear bomb. So it is crucial to disable as many air defense systems as possible before the DCA arrive.
I forget who it was - Martin or Alexander Wellerstein or someone was looking for data on US theoretical experiments on ultra-high-yield nuclear weapons. I found this. Not incredibly useful, but interesting in terms of a timeline.
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U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman Break Ground on New B-21 Raider Final Assembly Line
The new final assembly line will support a planned 25% increase in annual B-21 production capacity as the U.S. Air Force prepares receive the first operational Raiders in 2027.
Story: theaviationist.com/2026/10/1…
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Extremely grateful for the fine folks at Northrop and the United States Air Force. The future of our Nation is in great hands.
#B21Raider
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Au cours de la mission #PEGASE26, un Rafale entame son dernier virage avant de se poser à l'aéroport de Saint-Denis.
La Réunion a souvent été une destination des vols à grande élongation des escadrons de chasse. Difficile de poser un Rafale plus au sud en France...
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A quelques minutes du push, une patrouille du 1/5 entre dans le circuit de ravitaillement. Les chasseurs passent sous l'autorité du tanker. Calés à gauche du MRTT, les pilotes attendent le feu vert pour se mettre en position de pré-contact.
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Idag tog jag emot Estlands nya president @YlleMadise på Presidentens slott. Tack för ett givande samtal.
Vårt grannland Estland är en nära och pålitlig partner för Finland. Vi förenas av kultur, språk, ekonomi och många andra band.
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Even worse, in practice it is not operating at speeds remotely near the new velocity restriction that suddenly came into effect last night.
“Starlink terminals used by Ukrainian drone units began experiencing signal failures at speeds above 160kph, disrupting several missions early on Wednesday morning, according to military personnel and senior Ukrainian officials.
‘Logistics at the frontline and middle strikes are badly limited,’ one senior Ukrainian official familiar with the situation on the front told the FT. Ukraine’s middle strikes target Russian military supply lines and logistics. The limitations came with ‘no warning, just in the middle of the night’, the official said.”
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Russian officials say that if #NATO were to attack #Russia or its parts like the #Kaliningrad region, the military conflict would be very brief. Do our Western opponents understand this hint?
☢️ Today was the first day of flight of STEADFAST NOON 2026 exercise in Italy.
As a reminder, this is NATO's annual nuclear exercise.
According to the official statement, this year's edition involves the assets of 17 nations contributing to the nuclear mission of the Alliance, be it through nuclear means ("Dual-capable aircraft" or DCA) or conventional ("Conventional support to nuclear operation" or CSNO).
The exercise does not involve any live nuclear weapon.
So far I have been able to see only the force multipliers:
- one Italian G550 AEW&C aircraft
- one NATO E-3A AEW&C aircraft
- one Italian KC-767 tanker
- one NATO MRTT tanker
- two German A400M transport aircraft probably in refueling configuration.
According to the SUPAIP published by ENAV for this exercise, most of the action will happen over the sea and over Eastern Sardinia.
I have yet to identify the "target" (it was easier last year over the Netherland)
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☢️ Today was the first day of flight of STEADFAST NOON 2026 exercise in Italy.
As a reminder, this is NATO's annual nuclear exercise.
According to the official statement, this year's edition involves the assets of 17 nations contributing to the nuclear mission of the Alliance, be it through nuclear means ("Dual-capable aircraft" or DCA) or conventional ("Conventional support to nuclear operation" or CSNO).
The exercise does not involve any live nuclear weapon.
So far I have been able to see only the force multipliers:
- one Italian G550 AEW&C aircraft
- one NATO E-3A AEW&C aircraft
- one Italian KC-767 tanker
- one NATO MRTT tanker
- two German A400M transport aircraft probably in refueling configuration.
According to the SUPAIP published by ENAV for this exercise, most of the action will happen over the sea and over Eastern Sardinia.
I have yet to identify the "target" (it was easier last year over the Netherland)
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Word of the Day: MULTIPASKING (Finnish) - doing many things at the same time, all badly; ‘paska’ is Finnish for ‘shit’.
Another banger by the irrepressible @ellliecoook in @Newsweek on North Korean warheads and missiles, using nukemap!
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This week @natopa members , incl. @KownackiBartosz @MiroslawSuchon visited Canberra. Numerous interesting discussions w/NATO Heads of Missions, defence attachés, representatives of 🇦🇺government, parliament &think tanks.
➡️Europe & Indo-Pacific strongly interlinked.🇵🇱🇦🇺
But the 🇱🇹 PM is standing strong, speaking before the Warsaw Security Forum yesterday to lay out his position. DM Robertas Kaunas also defended the move at the Seimas session - the links are below to read in their own words. 4/5
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The final vote to change Lithuania's Consititution is on 12 January 2027, requiring a 2/3rds majority. If everyone shows up, that's 94 of 141. The first two of three votes (July, October) have both exceeded 80% of those present, so, looking good... 5/5
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We mourn the loss of a 🇧🇪 soldier who succumbed to injuries sustained in a tragic accident while participating in Airlift Block Training in France.
The 🇧🇪 at NATO is flying at half-mast in tribute to his service.
Our deepest sympathies go to his family, friends and colleagues.
