PoodleInASlipstream

Beyond the deterrent role, Trident is actually a fairly good guarantee nobody will ever try an amphibious invasion of the UK or Ireland from the west. Nice invasion fleet you have there Mr Trump, sha… (View Post)

Indeed. The truth is we can't do anything substantive in the Pacific anyway, beyond what's already planned with AUKUS. The RN is simply not capable of projecting any real force to the other side of t… (View Post)

That is a very solid take on the current situation, I find myself in the astounding position of agreeing with Mason almost completely. The world as we knew it is gone. Europe is surrounded by wolves … (View Post)

Trump believes the US is strong enough never to need friends, it can just bully other nations with no real consequences. As you say, that's overestimating its strength. Quite grossly so. The US has w… (View Post)

Trump's United States is a hostile power and we need to start treating it as such, painful as that may be. (View Post)