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Find alternate sources through Ukraine and Russia.Rare Earths and America/China
Rare earths is the key here. It is not 245% tariff only but Chinese have put export restrictions on rare earths. That means sooner than later the Americans will run out of them. That is when America will beg or shut down industry. One or the other. The stupidity of single source supply chain becomes clear here. Let us see what happens. America had four incompetent presidents who never even once thought that single source supply chain is bad. It’s worst example is visible now.
They have none…. Elsewhere the operation of mine will take 3-5 years.Find alternate sources through Ukraine and Russia.
Not likely to be true.
Tactical move by an aircraft carrier in the sea is not retreat. It is operational necessity when under enemy fire.Report from TOI
Yemen’s Armed Forces launched a fierce multi-pronged strike on the USS Harry S. Truman. Missiles, drones, and naval units forced the US aircraft carrier to retreat in the Red Sea. Yemen claims the Truman was possibly hit - prompting its reported withdrawal. The attack was in retaliation for deadly US airstrikes and continued support for Israel.
I just wanted to post the news in the thread. And I agree with you.Tactical move by an aircraft carrier in the sea is not retreat. It is operational necessity when under enemy fire.
@shade2 nibba, remember orange man literally tweeting himself as pope ?
well guess what, a cardinal from chicago just been elected as pope
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Pope Leo XIV - Wikipedia
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> Prevost has stated that the Catholic Church should take greater action against climate change. "Dominion over nature" should not be "tyrannical", he said in a November 2024 seminar.
> Prevost does not support the ordination of women to the diaconate, saying that it "doesn't necessarily solve a problem", and "it might make a new problem".
> Prevost opposes euthanasia and abortion.
> As bishop of Chiclayo, Prevost opposed the inclusion of curriculum regarding "teachings on gender in schools" in Peru, stating that the "promotion of gender ideology is confusing, because it seeks to create genders that don't exist".
> Earlier, in 2012, Prevost made comments opposing homosexuality, saying that popular culture fostered "sympathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the Gospel", citing the "homosexual lifestyle" and "alternative families comprised of same-sex partners and their adopted children".
> On Twitter, Prevost has criticized abortion, contraceptives, and the death penalty, alongside expressing sympathy for George Floyd and criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance's policies on immigration.
@shade2 nibba, remember orange man literally tweeting himself as pope ?
well guess what, a cardinal from chicago just been elected as pope
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Pope Leo XIV - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
going to views section
> Prevost has stated that the Catholic Church should take greater action against climate change. "Dominion over nature" should not be "tyrannical", he said in a November 2024 seminar.
> Prevost does not support the ordination of women to the diaconate, saying that it "doesn't necessarily solve a problem", and "it might make a new problem".
> Prevost opposes euthanasia and abortion.
> As bishop of Chiclayo, Prevost opposed the inclusion of curriculum regarding "teachings on gender in schools" in Peru, stating that the "promotion of gender ideology is confusing, because it seeks to create genders that don't exist".
> Earlier, in 2012, Prevost made comments opposing homosexuality, saying that popular culture fostered "sympathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the Gospel", citing the "homosexual lifestyle" and "alternative families comprised of same-sex partners and their adopted children".
> On Twitter, Prevost has criticized abortion, contraceptives, and the death penalty, alongside expressing sympathy for George Floyd and criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance's policies on immigration.
So it's Papa Francesco 2.0, preserving status quo fully, no turbo liberalismo but no turbo right wing either.
RCC is a 2k year old organization, even globohomo can't ((( change ))) it quickly it seems.
btw it is supposed that American bishops and cardinals are "based" but these types are found everywhere i guess.
Seems like a "mixed bag".
He has criticized Trump/Vance on immigration.
So there is something for "both sides" i.e. conservatives & libs
Where the fuck does a trillion USD go then?View attachment 32813
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Cuts To Aviation, Ground Vehicles
>An Army official today confirmed that the service will stop producing Humvees and Joint Light Tactical Vehicles. And General Dynamics Land Systems will be told to stop producing its brand new light tank, the M10 Booker. (The Wall Street Journal first reported on those cuts.)
>“The Booker is a classic example of sunk cost fallacy, and the Army doing something wrong,” Driscoll said. “We wanted to develop a small tank that was agile and could be dropped into places our regular tanks can’t. We got a heavy tank.”
>Alex Miller, the Army Chief’s Chief Technology Officer, explained that the Army also plans to divest from its fleet of AH-64D aircraft, but it is not yet clear if the service will opt to replace them with the newer AH-64E models.
>“Those are the older Apaches, they’re very expensive to maintain,” George told reporters today. “I think this will actually increase our operational readiness rate in doing this.”
>Also on the chopping block, is the “obsolete” Gray Eagle drone, produced by General Atomics, according to George’s letter to the force.
C. Mark Brinkley, a spokesman for General Atomics, pushed back against the use of the word “obsolete” noting that the drone has been updated over the years.
>“We have developed the modernized Gray Eagle 25M, Gray Eagle STOL [short takeoff and landing], and EagleEye radar to bring these platforms to the absolute cutting edge,” Brinkley wrote in an emailed repose to Breaking Defense. “We’ve done that despite low funding priority and an unclear vision from the US Army that has forced Congress and others to make bold moves on behalf of America’s soldiers.”
“The Army’s RSTA mission is not going away in the future, and nor should its ability to conduct those operations without getting soldiers killed,” Brinkley added.
While these are initial cuts to program, George warned in his memo that more is coming: “This is a first step. We have already directed a second round of transformation efforts to be delivered in the coming months.”
What those future cuts look like isn’t clear, but Army leaders have been indicating for months that the service’s ground vehicle portfolio is facing even deeper cuts, which could see modernization programs like the Robotic Combat Vehicle and ongoing Bradley replacement competition be halted, or legacy programs like the Stryker be hit.
On the aviation side, just last year the Army unveiled a massive aviation overhaul that included cancelling development of its next-generation Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program in order to direct those dollars towards unmanned aerial reconnaissance systems, continuing manned helicopter programs like the UH-60M Blackhawk line and CH-47F Block II Chinook, and continuing to development of the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA).
There had been speculation in industry that FLRAA could be in trouble long-term, but George in his memo doubled down on supporting the Bell-designed rotorcraft.
While Hegseth’s memo outlines a host of potential cuts for the ground service, he also details areas ripe for investment.
“The Army must prioritize investments in accordance with the administration’s strategy, ensuring existing resources are prioritized to improve long-range precision fires, air and missile defense including through the Golden Dome for America, cyber, electronic warfare, and counter-space capabilities,” he wrote.
He went on to detail a few additional focal areas and programs, including:
- A future Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) variant with a seeker to hit moving targets on land and at sea, ready by 2027. Miller subsequently told reporters that this is a new initiative to “double the range” of the weapon and it could potentially be produced by a new vendor.
- Achieve electromagnetic and air-littoral dominance by 2027.
- Fielding new launched effects in every division by the end of 2026 for soldiers to use from the ground or air.
- Improve counter-UAS mobility and affordability, while also integrating those capabilities into maneuver platoons by 2026 and maneuver companies by 2027.
- Extending advanced manufacturing, including 3D printing, to operational units by 2026.
- Enable AI-driven command and control at Theater, Corps, and Division headquarters by 2027.
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Hegseth orders 'comprehensive transformation' of US Army, merging offices and cutting weapons - Breaking Defense
"All of these parochial interests and all of these lobbyists that crawl around this building and crawl around Congress, they have succeeded for far too long, and so the first thing is, we are going to start to cut the things we don't want or need," Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll told reporters.breakingdefense.com