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France is a proponent of Europe moving ahead without fealty to the U.S. https://www.reuters.com/world/time-europe-become-geopolitical-power-frances-macron-says-2026-02-13/ Particularly of note, his position on nuclear deterrence: (particularly germain to the juxtaposition of the old deterrence...

Putting this here since most closely related to European security mindedness. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/rubio-casts-us-child-europe-critical-friend-allies-2026-02-14/ My take: Vance’s previous message at the 2025 MSC, with a bit of Rubio’s ‘Dr.Evil’s love of his son...

I doubt it. UK is a vassal nuclear nation of the US. The U.S. completely controls the Trident nuclear capabilities of the UK. Essentially a non-conventional extension of U.S. nuclear capability stationed/pre-positioned in the European AO.

More on France’s nuclear umbrella, vis-a-vis non-US deterrence. Note explicit mention of Poland and Germany discussing such with France. Others as well, no doubt. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-france-europe-nuclear-weapons-9.7089805 And Canada’s coming to the day of reckoning on...

Just kidding…totally unsurprised by this. Several ‘conventional’ nations have had discussions with France about ‘robust collective deterrent’ postures. The Brit’s have no spine in that regard. They are a nuclear vassal of the U.S., so there will be no non-conventional deterrent talk from the...

The Onion is now the standard for accurate current reporting.

Some say that Poland has rigged the Suwalki corridor to BBIP*. Even if the U.S. orders V Corps to sit on its hands and do nothing, the Poles would pummel the living crap out of Vlad’s Lads, screaming “Katyń!!!” * Blast Belarus in place…

If France hadn’t agreed earlier with Germany to include DEU underneath its nuclear umbrella. These aren’t the Germany and France of immediately post-45. Poland already (very discretely) said as much last year when it formed an agreement with France that implicates the aforementioned...

TACO Teasingtm…

It’s quite naive to believe that a recently separated Alberta, beholden to America with a half trillion dollar loan, would remain its own independent nation.

I think *members of his staff know exactly why Canada is in no rush to ‘deal a deal’ with the U.S. - SCOTUS decision still not issued, USMCA negotiations not yet formally kicked off, any number of behind-the-scenes whispering campaigns to make issues out of non-issues.…the list goes on. A...

I may put 24 April on my calendar as an announcement date. May even be here that the announcement is made…

Looks like the F-35 skipped leg day…

I bet the party balloon overstayed its visa…

Over/under on when he TACOs? This. Let the Big 3 and little friends be the baddies…

…or at least ‘shouldn’t’…

If nations want to.

Mindful that we never operated a CF-188 from a CVN AFAIK, what would you say are the interoperability +/- of both the Rafale and Gripen?

Absolutely there are, but Rafale M is quantitatively more interoperable than Gripen E, would you agree?

Rafale the only reasonable option that is not controlled by the US, but that has categorically proved interoperable up to and including integrated operations from a USN nuclear carrier.