@bileth.bsky.social
Topics of interest: international relations and military technology.
I regularly experiment with my following feed, so don’t read anything into an unfollow.
I regularly experiment with my following feed, so don’t read anything into an unfollow.
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I have been neglectful of my BlueSky followers. X (The Everything App(TM)) is still the best place to situation watch unfortunately and I have most been over there. To make up for it, here is a thread of where we currently sit with the latest Israel-Iran conflict:
June 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I have been neglectful of my BlueSky followers. X (The Everything App(TM)) is still the best place to situation watch unfortunately and I have most been over there. To make up for it, here is a thread of where we currently sit with the latest Israel-Iran conflict:
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**New vid**
First in a while. Aircraft Carrier Submarines; Surcouf, I-400 and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyIX...
First in a while. Aircraft Carrier Submarines; Surcouf, I-400 and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyIX...
Aircraft Carrier Submarines; Surcouf, I-400 and more!
YouTube video by H I Sutton
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June 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
**New vid**
First in a while. Aircraft Carrier Submarines; Surcouf, I-400 and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyIX...
First in a while. Aircraft Carrier Submarines; Surcouf, I-400 and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyIX...
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Har dere husket å følge mine utrolige kollegaer fra Altinget som er på Bsky?
@balderhaarklou.bsky.social
@frodeandresen.bsky.social
@silleri.bsky.social
@eiralj.bsky.social
@hastarheim.bsky.social
@ingridskovdahl.bsky.social
@didriksen.bsky.social
@jettefc.bsky.social
@solruud.bsky.social
@balderhaarklou.bsky.social
@frodeandresen.bsky.social
@silleri.bsky.social
@eiralj.bsky.social
@hastarheim.bsky.social
@ingridskovdahl.bsky.social
@didriksen.bsky.social
@jettefc.bsky.social
@solruud.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Har dere husket å følge mine utrolige kollegaer fra Altinget som er på Bsky?
@balderhaarklou.bsky.social
@frodeandresen.bsky.social
@silleri.bsky.social
@eiralj.bsky.social
@hastarheim.bsky.social
@ingridskovdahl.bsky.social
@didriksen.bsky.social
@jettefc.bsky.social
@solruud.bsky.social
@balderhaarklou.bsky.social
@frodeandresen.bsky.social
@silleri.bsky.social
@eiralj.bsky.social
@hastarheim.bsky.social
@ingridskovdahl.bsky.social
@didriksen.bsky.social
@jettefc.bsky.social
@solruud.bsky.social
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Happy grundlovsdag to my Danish followers! With the dark clouds gathering, it’s good to have allies and friends in the neighbourhood.
June 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Happy grundlovsdag to my Danish followers! With the dark clouds gathering, it’s good to have allies and friends in the neighbourhood.
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I’ve been shown unreleased footage of Sunday’s SBU drone attack. I can confirm at least two A-50 AWACS aircraft were struck by drones; the FPV drones landing directly on the radar domes before detonating.
Multiple Tu-22M3s can also be seen struck in the footage.
Multiple Tu-22M3s can also be seen struck in the footage.
June 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I’ve been shown unreleased footage of Sunday’s SBU drone attack. I can confirm at least two A-50 AWACS aircraft were struck by drones; the FPV drones landing directly on the radar domes before detonating.
Multiple Tu-22M3s can also be seen struck in the footage.
Multiple Tu-22M3s can also be seen struck in the footage.
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Folks, I'm taking another stab at a newsletter: introducing Nukesletter (a revamp of my old newsletter from a couple years ago). Brief takes (longer form than what I'll share here) on my work, thinking, and interests. Take a look and subscribe here: panda.substack.com/p/introducin...
Introducing Nukesletter
...a place for my ruminations on the new nuclear age.
panda.substack.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Folks, I'm taking another stab at a newsletter: introducing Nukesletter (a revamp of my old newsletter from a couple years ago). Brief takes (longer form than what I'll share here) on my work, thinking, and interests. Take a look and subscribe here: panda.substack.com/p/introducin...
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80 years ago today, May 8th 1945, the German forces in Norway surrendered and we were free once again.
This is our Liberation Day and also our Veterans Day.
This is our Liberation Day and also our Veterans Day.
May 8, 2025 at 5:45 AM
80 years ago today, May 8th 1945, the German forces in Norway surrendered and we were free once again.
This is our Liberation Day and also our Veterans Day.
This is our Liberation Day and also our Veterans Day.
@mercoglianos.bsky.social hey, Sal! I can't seem to find your podcast on Apple Podcasts. Is it Spotify-only?
April 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
@mercoglianos.bsky.social hey, Sal! I can't seem to find your podcast on Apple Podcasts. Is it Spotify-only?
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For those interested in the upcoming Norwegian frigate procurement, @corporalfrisk.bsky.social has had a rather excellent first hand look at the French contender (and, with T26, one of the two likely front runners in the competition): the FDI.
Well worth the read!
corporalfrisk.com/2025/04/10/f...
Well worth the read!
corporalfrisk.com/2025/04/10/f...
April 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
For those interested in the upcoming Norwegian frigate procurement, @corporalfrisk.bsky.social has had a rather excellent first hand look at the French contender (and, with T26, one of the two likely front runners in the competition): the FDI.
Well worth the read!
corporalfrisk.com/2025/04/10/f...
Well worth the read!
corporalfrisk.com/2025/04/10/f...
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Et enfin, amis Français, je vous enjoins à suivre @corporalfrisk.bsky.social, et plus largement à vous intéresser davantage à ce que pensent, disent et écrivent nos voisins et alliés nordiques sur les questions de défense (au sens large).
On partage un tout petit continent.
4/4
On partage un tout petit continent.
4/4
April 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Et enfin, amis Français, je vous enjoins à suivre @corporalfrisk.bsky.social, et plus largement à vous intéresser davantage à ce que pensent, disent et écrivent nos voisins et alliés nordiques sur les questions de défense (au sens large).
On partage un tout petit continent.
4/4
On partage un tout petit continent.
4/4
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85 years today since Norway's day of infamy, April 9th 1940.
The next two months saw active fighting. Then came 5 years of Nazi occupation, with the struggle for freedom continuing from abroad, in exile.
Many hard lessons from that period, and the lead up, remains valid today.
The next two months saw active fighting. Then came 5 years of Nazi occupation, with the struggle for freedom continuing from abroad, in exile.
Many hard lessons from that period, and the lead up, remains valid today.
April 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
85 years today since Norway's day of infamy, April 9th 1940.
The next two months saw active fighting. Then came 5 years of Nazi occupation, with the struggle for freedom continuing from abroad, in exile.
Many hard lessons from that period, and the lead up, remains valid today.
The next two months saw active fighting. Then came 5 years of Nazi occupation, with the struggle for freedom continuing from abroad, in exile.
Many hard lessons from that period, and the lead up, remains valid today.
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Bare en vanlig dag på jobben for tiden. Dagens kommentar: Vesten som geopolitisk enhet er ødelagt for lang, lang tid.
www.minerva.no/donald-trump...
www.minerva.no/donald-trump...
(+) Vesten som geopolitisk enhet er ødelagt for alltid
Selv om en liberaldemokratisk Europa-venn skulle bli president i USA i 2028, er tilliten borte.
www.minerva.no
April 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Bare en vanlig dag på jobben for tiden. Dagens kommentar: Vesten som geopolitisk enhet er ødelagt for lang, lang tid.
www.minerva.no/donald-trump...
www.minerva.no/donald-trump...
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First out is an article for Naval News. Come for the analysis of its fit for Norway as the only one of the candidates currently moving under its own power and with free delivery slots according to requested schedule. Stay for reveal that Norway isn’t the only country interested in the FDI 😎
With the next down-select for the Norwegian frigate programme drawing near, French shipyard @naval-group.com is hoping to clear their next hurdle on the way to securing a 2nd European export customer for the FDI frigate 🇫🇷 🇳🇴
Reporting by @corporalfrisk.bsky.social
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Reporting by @corporalfrisk.bsky.social
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Naval Group takes on the Nordic European countries - Naval News
With the next down-select for the Norwegian frigate programme drawing near, French shipyard Naval Group is hoping to clear their next hurdle on the way to securing a second European export customer fo...
www.navalnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
First out is an article for Naval News. Come for the analysis of its fit for Norway as the only one of the candidates currently moving under its own power and with free delivery slots according to requested schedule. Stay for reveal that Norway isn’t the only country interested in the FDI 😎
@wardcarroll.bsky.social hi, Ward! Is there a way to follow your youtube channel as an audio podcast? It would be easier to fit into my workflow…
March 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
@wardcarroll.bsky.social hi, Ward! Is there a way to follow your youtube channel as an audio podcast? It would be easier to fit into my workflow…
@nilaug.bsky.social sorry, slettet noen meldinger. Oppdaget litt sent at jeg ikke var helt klar for denne debatten akkurat nå. Beklager! Keep up the good work 👍🏻
March 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
@nilaug.bsky.social sorry, slettet noen meldinger. Oppdaget litt sent at jeg ikke var helt klar for denne debatten akkurat nå. Beklager! Keep up the good work 👍🏻
@dhnexon.bsky.social just read this on the inexplicably strong pull Putin obviously exerts on Trump. It makes more sense to me than any other explanation I've seen!
I got impression of a sudden change on Ukraine-policy after sudden ☎️ w/Putin. Thoughts?
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/02/a-pr...
I got impression of a sudden change on Ukraine-policy after sudden ☎️ w/Putin. Thoughts?
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/02/a-pr...
A profile in courage, a narcissist, and a fascist bootlicker walk into a bar... - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Rob’s already put up a thread about this, but I feel compelled to highlight this particular exchange: I am pretty confident that the whole world was just treated to a “readout” of how Putin manipulate...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
@dhnexon.bsky.social just read this on the inexplicably strong pull Putin obviously exerts on Trump. It makes more sense to me than any other explanation I've seen!
I got impression of a sudden change on Ukraine-policy after sudden ☎️ w/Putin. Thoughts?
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/02/a-pr...
I got impression of a sudden change on Ukraine-policy after sudden ☎️ w/Putin. Thoughts?
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/02/a-pr...
@aviationintel.bsky.social greatly looking forwards to your thoughts on NGAD, as hinted at in piece on J-36.
Is ‘aerial cruiser’ (~J-36) capability gap vs. B-21 enough to keep both platforms?
Struggling to make sense of US strategy: NGAD → paused, subsonic B-21 → full swing, UCAVs, tankers MIA 🤯
Is ‘aerial cruiser’ (~J-36) capability gap vs. B-21 enough to keep both platforms?
Struggling to make sense of US strategy: NGAD → paused, subsonic B-21 → full swing, UCAVs, tankers MIA 🤯
January 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
@aviationintel.bsky.social greatly looking forwards to your thoughts on NGAD, as hinted at in piece on J-36.
Is ‘aerial cruiser’ (~J-36) capability gap vs. B-21 enough to keep both platforms?
Struggling to make sense of US strategy: NGAD → paused, subsonic B-21 → full swing, UCAVs, tankers MIA 🤯
Is ‘aerial cruiser’ (~J-36) capability gap vs. B-21 enough to keep both platforms?
Struggling to make sense of US strategy: NGAD → paused, subsonic B-21 → full swing, UCAVs, tankers MIA 🤯
@valkstrategy.bsky.social still ruminating on J-36. I especially struggle to make sense of the NGAD pause. Forgoing range + supersonic speed now seems like a *big* bet. Is it too simple to say that more NGADs & fewer B-21s would make more sense than the other way around? Thoughts welcome.
January 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
@valkstrategy.bsky.social still ruminating on J-36. I especially struggle to make sense of the NGAD pause. Forgoing range + supersonic speed now seems like a *big* bet. Is it too simple to say that more NGADs & fewer B-21s would make more sense than the other way around? Thoughts welcome.
@mgemancipation.bsky.social unrepentant news junkie here (👋🏻). Iraq 2003 was my coming of age. Been thinking about it a lot lately (and reading your blogs!). Suspect this failure is much more relevant today than its lack of prominence would suggest. More blogs on this topic welcome!
January 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
@mgemancipation.bsky.social unrepentant news junkie here (👋🏻). Iraq 2003 was my coming of age. Been thinking about it a lot lately (and reading your blogs!). Suspect this failure is much more relevant today than its lack of prominence would suggest. More blogs on this topic welcome!
@valkstrategy.bsky.social first thought re third engine w/top inlet on Chinese fighter/bomber: turbofan for range? A crude three-stream adaptive cycle? Or is that silly?
December 26, 2024 at 7:41 PM
@valkstrategy.bsky.social first thought re third engine w/top inlet on Chinese fighter/bomber: turbofan for range? A crude three-stream adaptive cycle? Or is that silly?
@davidallengreen.bsky.social I think you’ve blogged something about statements being meaningless if the reverse argument is nonsensical. Like: no politician will say «we won’t prioritise NHS» out loud, yet plenty seek credit for prioritizing it. Any tips for search terms?
December 7, 2024 at 11:42 AM
@davidallengreen.bsky.social I think you’ve blogged something about statements being meaningless if the reverse argument is nonsensical. Like: no politician will say «we won’t prioritise NHS» out loud, yet plenty seek credit for prioritizing it. Any tips for search terms?
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Norwegian frigate procurement – what is the Norwegian navy looking for, and what are the candidates?
Monster thread incoming!
Monster thread incoming!
December 3, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Norwegian frigate procurement – what is the Norwegian navy looking for, and what are the candidates?
Monster thread incoming!
Monster thread incoming!
@cherylrofer.bsky.social I recently finished The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes and am interested in a similar account of the start of the Soviet nuclear weapons program. Do you have any recommendations?
August 23, 2024 at 7:18 PM
@cherylrofer.bsky.social I recently finished The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes and am interested in a similar account of the start of the Soviet nuclear weapons program. Do you have any recommendations?