May 14, 2022
Intelligence analysis on “foreign countries doing war” is… not very accurate. They’re 0 for 2 in the last 12 months.
US intelligence community launches review following Ukraine and Afghanistan intel failings | CNN Politics
The US intelligence community is carrying out a sweeping internal review of how it assesses the fighting power of foreign militaries amid mounting pressure from key lawmakers on Capitol Hill who say officials have failed twice in one year on the two major foreign policy crises faced by the Biden administration in Ukraine and Afghanistan.
Here’s a great thread on analysis of Russian and Ukrainian military capacity.
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Why was the Russian army so much overrated?
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Why was the Ukrainian army so much underrated?
Let's try to briefly discuss both. This is far from a complete answer however🧵
Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom
Friday the 13th Glasshouse Session is available on YouTube.
UAVs are a huge part of modern warfare. I’m curious about why there aren’t Hunter killer UAVs that track down and destroy other drones. Similarly for loitering munitions. All these flying vehicles, even minor damage to the airframe can be fatal. Counter loitering motions… maybe, “move along” munitions?
Armed Burmese resistance groups have now created standardised large drones that are capable of dropping mortar rounds. Modified commercial drones that drop small bomblets have proliferated across Myanmar in the last three months or so, but these DIY ones have a larger payload.
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