If a U.S. Navy carrier battle group cannot defeat the Houthis in Yemen, how is it going to defeat China in the South China Sea?
A question barely answerable. Well, if a US Navy carrier battle group cannot defeat the Houthis in Yemen, how is it going to defeat, what, oh, Cuba in…
Is it true that nuclear submarines carry some gold, firearms, and antibiotics in a vault to enable crewmen to survive a nuclear apocalypse?
I served on two nuclear submarines during the Cold War. We did carry gold, firearm, and antibiotics. They weren’t in a vault, though. The gold was carried, or…
President Trump said that the British should give the Argentinians the Falklands because the USA is not going to protect the British from the Argentinians any longer. How long will it be before the British surrender to the Argentinians?
I see no evidence that Trump has said anything about the Falklands lately, let alone the laughable claim in the question. As it is, the US is not…
If North Korea fires an ICBM at the USA, how many minutes will it take to reach U.S. mainland? Within how many seconds will the U.S. detect it?
Any ballistic missile fired from the DPRK would be detected almost immediately by either US radar systems in South Korea, naval vessels in the Sea of Japan or…
Is it really true that there are 2 F-16s waiting with their engines running in case something violates the Washington, D.C., no fly zone?
There are F-16, F-15 and F-35 fighter jets sitting alert 24/7 guarding all the borders of the US. And yes alert jets are near Washington D.C. They don’t…
Trump’s hatred for Canada just keeps building. Now he threatens to throw them out of the Five Eyes.
Are the other Four Eyes even sharing with the US now that they openly side with Russia and North Korea? An American here. Until my retirement I was…
How do female soldiers manage about going to the loo on the frontline with male soldiers there?
I was on an extended field exercise with a group of senior ROTC cadets. This was a new experience for me- since I was an Infantry officer, and…
It is estimated that the USA would lose up to 4 aircraft carriers and 900 aircraft if they attempted to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion. Is it worth the humiliating defeat for a country not even in NATO?
First off, who estimated? It makes sense for the Chinese to estimate that, to attempt to dissuade America from defending Taiwan. Many Western media outlets might state that,…
Why is Canada considering scrapping their F/A-18s instead of selling them to the US Air Force?
Canada is operating legacy Hornets (CF-188 model, which is basically an F/A-18A/B). Those planes are old – they were built in the 80s. Their airframes are nearing their end of…
Who thinks Trump will see out his full term as president?
My guess is he does not. My theory is that the rich billionaires don’t want to destroy America and turn it into a dictatorship, per se, because dictators…