
Jonathan R. Hunt
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Jonathan R. Hunt
@JRHunTx
Asst Prof of Strategic Deterrence @NavalWarCollege | Co-editor, "The Reagan Moment;" Author, "The Nuclear Club" | PERSONAL VIEWS, don’t speak for NWC, USN, DoD.


Iran is set to execute this 19yo wrestler, Saleh Mohammadi, an international bronze medalist, for having peacefully taken part in protests against the government. Iranian authorities are targeting young athletes and protesters as a warning. What a horrific regime.

Some things I would spend $200B on. -Opening a second B-21 production line. $4.5B -Plan a second F-47 line $4.5B -Restart C-17 production. $8B -Buy 48 US-2s from Japan. $7.5B -Max the lines of F-35, F-15EX and F-16V, all to the USAF. $28B -Grow the Army to 680,000. $42B

Important new article out today in @SecStudies_Jrnl by Erik Sand: "Strategy in the New Missile Age" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…










Most convincing argument I've read recently that the Pentagon knows what it's doing, from ... Al Jazeera aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/…





Two books that contain copious data on the Central Committee and Politburo from 1917–1991. The Soviet Elite is particularly impressive: detailed life histories of all 2,000 CC members across the Soviet era + ~100 interviews with former CC members.



Youngest US soldier killed by Iranian strike was an Eagle Scout who helped homeless youth trib.al/VnI7EJ2







