The meeting of the G20 political leaders on Bali in Indonesia has just ended, but the agenda in its final hours was very definitely hijacked by the missile strike in Poland that killed two people. Accusations over who might or might not be responsible have flown hither and thither,

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  News just breaking tells us that two Russian missiles, presumably part of the barrage of 100 launched today against Ukraine, have landed in Poland and may have killed two people. This is serious stuff; Poland is a member of NATO. Why serious? Because Article 5 of the North Atlantic

  w/c 14th November 2022 The concept of “quiet quitting” has enjoyed some popularity in the media of late. It means, as I understand it, doing just enough to fulfil your employment contract but no more. No staying late at night or coming in early, and certainly no working at

The city of Kherson, in the Oblast (region) of the same name and in the south-eastern corner of Ukraine, fell to the Russian invaders in early March. It has been held by them ever since, the only major Ukrainian conurbation to have suffered this fate. And now the word is

  It increasingly appears that the war in Ukraine is grinding into a stalemate. The maps of gains and losses have changed little over the past few weeks; a small gain here, a modest retreat there, but nothing like the large advances and withdrawals experienced by both sides earlier in

  w/e 4th November 2022 As winter fast approaches and land operations in the Ukraine war stall in the autumn rains and mud, it is perhaps timely to review where we are after just over eight months of conflict. We appear to be at a natural pause in proceedings with

w/e 4th November 2022 As the war in Ukraine grinds on relentlessly with no end in sight, what are we to make of the nuclear drills which Russia has just carried out on her own territory? Is this yet another sign that Putin is threatening nuclear retaliation for lack of

w/e 4th November 2022 Whilst the eyes of the world are on the continuing war in Ukraine, we sometimes have to remind ourselves that there are other areas of the world where there are continuing conflicts. Much of Africa is blighted by armed struggles, the Middle East is far from

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  w/e 28th October 2022 First there was the presumed sabotage on the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, to which nobody has owned up to yet by the way, although Russia is strongly suspected. Then there was the disruption to undersea cables to Shetland which shut everything down,

  w/e 28th October 2022 Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu has raised fears, without evidence, that Ukraine plans to use a dirty bomb in the Russo-Ukraine conflict. This he has explicitly stated, apparently, to the UK’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and also to other defence ministers in the USA, France,

  w/e 28th October 2022 No sooner had the military community rejoiced at the pledge by former PM Liz Truss to raise the UK’s defence budget to 3% of GDP by 2030 than all hopes were dashed by Kwasi Kwarteng’s (remember him?) disastrous mini-budget and rampant inflation and rise in

  Click Here How the Undersea Threat could cripple the globe First there was the presumed sabotage on the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, to which nobody has owned up to yet by the way, although Russia is strongly suspected. Then there was the disruption to undersea cables

  w/e 21st October 2022 Rumours circulating on secure social media “east of the Balkans” are beginning to suggest that Vladimir Putin may not be as secure as President of the Russian Federation as he might think he is. “Mad Vlad”, as the tabloids are wont to call him these

  w/e 21st October 2022 Much spluttering from the usual Bufton Tuftons in their leather armchairs at the news that former Royal Air Force pilots are being lured by China to teach their pilots the secrets of western air combat tactics. Apparently salaries as much as £250,000 per annum are

  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

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  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

  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

  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

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  Ukraine is winning & Russia is losing. Ukrainian army on the offensive in Donbas Kherson in the south whole of the Kharkiv Oblast recovered Russian forces lose 00s of aircraft & helicopters, 000s of tanks & fighting vehicles, & 00000s of soldiers Russians abandon Kherson or being trapped &

Russia used 35% of ammunition stocks in just over 6 months Now trying to buy Soviet era 122mm & 152mm ammunition on world markets – but shortages force Russia to try to buy from North Korea drones & unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Iran As international sanctions bite and battlefield

HRH Queen’s Funeral is a military affair  Britain’s military heavily involved in HRH’s funeral arrangements 1,500 personnel from all three services Cortege route will be mine swept by Army & RAF units Army sniper teams & armed soldiers to disrupt or destroy drones Ukraine War: Rapid Advances in the Donbas

Britain’s defence forces are at a historical low Royal Navy needs more submarines & surface &, Royal Air Force needs more F-35Bs, Typhoons, and tactical lift aircraft, Army is short of everything; currently reducing another 9,500 troops to a total of 72,500. Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has committed

Ukrainians trying to isolate Russian forces from the city of Kherson Signs that Ukrainians regaining the initiative in Donbas But Autumn brings rains and mud rendering impassable hampering both sides War will last through coming winter and well into 2023.  By the time you read this we’ll be over a

Officer suing Navy claims he’s victim of religious discrimination by being made to work on Trident £3 billion aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales to return to dry dock indefinitely! Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, hints future of Navy may depend more upon submarines than ships Last week saw two major