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pbellum.bsky.social
"Russia can't afford to attack NATO — look at their GDP!"

Counter: Russia produces more ammunition in 3 months than all of NATO does in a year.

GDP ≠ war-fighting capacity. Discuss.

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#MilitaryReality #Europe
October 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
ajsdecepida.bsky.social
🍊 Trump keeps selling “air dominance” like it’s a magic switch. It isn’t. Control of the air is a spectrum —𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞— and getting aircraft hit while Hormuz still needs clearing is not “total control.” ✈️📉 #Iran #AirPower #MilitaryReality
Novelly’s piece argues that the administration is inflating a hard-fought, partial military advantage into a sweeping slogan. The article’s central point is not that the United States lacks any air advantage over Iran, but that officials are blurring a doctrinal spectrum into propaganda-friendly absolutes. “We control the skies. You see we flew for seven hours in daylight over Iran to get the first pilot, and we flew seven hours in the middle of the night to get the second and Iran did nothing about it.” Pete Hegseth, White House press conference, quoted in Defense One “I’ve laid out the statistics, but it does not truly capture the nature of combat. This is gritty and unforgiving business. It’s chaotic, it’s hot, it’s dark, it’s unpredictable and there’s always unknowns.” Gen. Dan Caine, Pentagon briefing, quoted in Defense One “I understand why people use it, but, from a doctrinal perspective, to say you ‘control the sky’ doesn’t really say anything, because control of the air is a spectrum.” Kelly Greico, Stimson Center, quoted in Defense One “When you’re down below 5,000 feet, air supremacy and superiority feels a lot different than when you’re up at 25,000 and 30,000 feet.” Former military official, quoted in Defense One
April 12, 2026 at 2:42 AM
richtvx.bsky.social
#USNavy #CarrierStrikeGroup #MiddleEastOps #Houthis #CENTCOM #PowerProjection #MilitaryReality
April 13, 2025 at 10:35 AM
electricbluesfan.bsky.social
6/12 Remarkable strikes like Kursk occupation and deep Russia bomber attacks don't alter the basic reality:

"The imbalance of power" and "general direction of travel" favour Russia.
#PowerImbalance #MilitaryReality
July 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM