I'm just pleased he appears to have accepted my pragmatic argument. (View Post)

France Faces Strike Capability Gap After US Blocks GMLRS Missiles for Foudre and Thundart Launchers. https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/france-faces-strike-capability-gap-after-us-bl… (View Post)

That's been a truism ever since Adam Smith came up with the idea of the invisible hand - and he was quite explicit about it in his exposition of the market. (View Post)

She really wasn't. The assumption that Thatcher got everything right is absolutely responsible for many of our problems today. She wasn't a bad PM, but a far more sceptical approach to her … (View Post)

The B-52 entered service in 1955. It will still be flying in twenty years time. The A-10 will be scrapped pretty soon. None of the airframes are original; they've all undergone extensive upgrade… (View Post)