w/e 21st October 2022 As I’ve been saying until I’m almost, but not quite, blue in the face, the chances of Putin using nuclear weapons in the Russo-Ukraine war are very small indeed. I have said this for three main reasons: the first is that Russia’s tactical nuclear arsenal mainly dates back to the SovietContinue reading “Is Russia ready to press the nuclear button?”
Category Archives: Lt. Col . Stuart Crawford
Defence Newsletter w/c 10th October 2022
w/c 10th October 2022 Putin’s Surprise Birthday Presents Time To Look After Our Veterans Properly The Military And The Media Lt Col Stuart Crawford’s latest book Tank Commander (Hardback) is available for pre-order now http://www.DefenceReview.UK @peoplemattertv @509298
Alba Party Defence Policy Debate
w/c 3rd October 2022 I note that Scotland’s other party of independence, the Alba party, founded by Alex Salmond and a few acolytes and yet to find electoral success (although it boasts two MPs who jumped ship from the SNP), is to debate its defence policy this autumn, presumably at its conference on OctoberContinue reading ” Alba Party Defence Policy Debate”
Ukraine: Russia’s Botched “Partial Mobilisation”
w/c 3rd October 2022 Much confusion ensued after Putin’s decree for partial mobilisation of reservists last week. Instances have been reported of mobilizing men without prior military experience, assigning servicemen to the wrong specializations, and unfairly mobilizing men with health conditions or large families. There have been contradictory statements and procedures demonstrating the systemic weaknessesContinue reading ” Ukraine: Russia’s Botched “Partial Mobilisation””
The Nord Stream Conundrum
w/c 3rd October 2022 There was a bit of a media flap last week when a series of underwater explosions damaged both the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines which previously brought gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea. Both pipelines are majority owned by the Russian energy company Gazprom and wereContinue reading “The Nord Stream Conundrum”