Matthew Ford

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Matthew Ford

@warmatters

Saarf-Londoner. Assoc Prof @Forsvarshogsk. Associate @I_W_M. Senior fellow @USF_GNSI. Honary Constultant @Royal_Armouries. Series editor @HurstPublishers

Katılım Haziran 2011
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auonsson@auonsson·
A French officer exercised on deck of carrier Charles de Gaulle with his watch recording and uploading the training to web, hereby outing the position for the world to see. Not the first uniformed professional to do this, likely not the last.
Mediavenir@Mediavenir

⚓️🇫🇷 FLASH - Le porte-avions français Charles de Gaulle a été localisé par des journalistes du Monde grâce à… l'application de sport Strava d'un officier qui fait son jogging sur le pont du navire.

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WarTranslated
WarTranslated@wartranslated·
US Secretary of Defense Hegseth: Munitions being called for shipment to Ukraine would be better used "in our own interests."
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British Embassy Washington
NEW: The UK alongside France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan expresses readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz 👇 gov.uk/government/new…
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auonsson
auonsson@auonsson·
Denmark and allies were flying in blood products and preparing for blowing up the airstrips as Trump threatened Greenland in January. Surprising no-one the 'exercise' Arctic Endurance was in fact an active operation, planned since 2025 with France, Germany and Nordics (+UK?).
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Tom Bateman
Tom Bateman@tombateman·
“The funding request is likely to stage a major political battle in Congress, as public support for the effort remains tepid and Democrats have been sharply critical. Republicans have signaled support…but haven’t committed to a legislative strategy, or found a clear path to…60”
The Washington Post@washingtonpost

Exclusive: The Pentagon asked the White House to approve a more than $200 billion request to Congress to fund the war in Iran, according to an administration official, a new ask that will likely run into resistance from lawmakers opposed to the conflict. wapo.st/4bt8UQk

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Jonathan Mills@Muinchille·
Well, at least it's bouncing downwards from $110 a barrel, not up...
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Matthew Ford@warmatters·
@mickeyhynes You mean they’d be targets which would help reveal Iranian launch sites which the Americans would then try to attack…
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Matthew Ford@warmatters·
“it could take up to $32 bn…to replenish $16 bn worth of munitions used in 4 days.” So they’ve blown $159 bn in 19 days. I can’t think why the rest of NATO might be reluctant… I mean it’s not as if Europe hasn’t been told to focus on European security fpri.org/article/2026/0…
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