My, then very young, daughter once fell and hit her knee when we boarded a bus, and naturally enough wailed her lungs out, something I couldn't immediately do much about, having to focus on payi… (View Post)

The problem with nuclear weapons is, when do you use them? Obviously, if a nuclear-armed adversary has fired their nukes at you then you fire yours back. But otherwise, where is your red line? Do you… (View Post)

They believed in the value of their deterrence. To be fair, given the way in which the West has been cranky demonstrating that they are deterred by Russia by not supplying various weapons for ages, b… (View Post)

There's a report that Belarus is stripping its active military units of equipment to send to Russia, because the Russians have nothing left to defend Kursk with. This is a sign that Russia is ge… (View Post)

The stated aim is to protect Ukrainian civilians from Russian shelling, which has become quite intense in the border regions of Sumy Oblast. It's also evening up the playing field. Before now Uk… (View Post)