Better weapons systems in Russia are not an immediate problem for the US. Hypersonics are only the start. The Navy and the Congress of course insist that both the Ford and the next carrier after that must be finished. This no longer applies, since conventionally-armed  hypersonic missiles can target and destroy command posts (up to and including the Pentagon itself), AWACs aircraft, and even communication and surveillance satellites. It reviews some models which are useful in assessing the current geopolitical situation. Ping An believes that this offline information—which encompasses elements as disparate as business-loan default rates, symptoms of skin cancer, and the resale value of a car with sprung shocks—means that its data services are based on better data. Capitalist states defend capitalist property. ‘It can’t be AnsarAllah (the Houthis), because such an operation was sophisticated beyond their capabilities’. Posted by: RenoDino | Sep 23 2019 22:23 utc | 32. That is the goal — Posted by: arata | Sep 24 2019 8:03 utc | 80. Aerial advantage is needed only to deal with countermeasures. Editors and affiliations. "Now and right before UNGA, by offering security coalition in the Persian Gulf, Tehran attempts to isolate US from its regional allies.". China is building a huge scientific and math base that will pay more and more dividends in the coming years. It's only a matter of time till the Jewish-dominated Empire is found wanting, no matter what smoke and mirrors the defense contractors pull out of their collective hats. The Houthi in Yemen used cheap drones and cruise missiles against high value targets which were defended by very expensive but not very capable U.S. air defense systems. As long as the current situation remains in place there will be no change, until some disaster or defeat happens that cannot be glossed over takes place. The people on both sides are so easily fooled. Managing the Revolution in Military Affairs. We all should pray we never have to use it. Again, Putin is Yeltsin's successor. Posted by: Jasmine | Sep 23 2019 22:05 utc | 27, @Posted by: Sasha | Sep 23 2019 21:46 utc | 24, https://twitter.com/descifraguerra/status/1176239499065614338, Posted by: Sasha | Sep 23 2019 22:09 utc | 28, Any carrier strike group has no chance against a swarm of anti ship missiles IMHO since the P-700 Granit(NATO name SS-N-19 Shipwreck). more "mmmm, mmmm this Flint water tastes great" moments, more p/r stunts, and more violence, terrorism, to cover up for a society, not in decline, but mercifully almost dead. Revolution in Military Affairs - Ebook written by Elinor C. Sloan. This book gives an insight into the evolution of weapons and the way they influenced international relations in the 20th and 21st centuries. Click here to navigate to parent product. ", he had this to say "The 12ers believe that at the apocalypse the Mahdi (hidden Iman) will return with Jesus to judge us all and the dead will be risen to greet them and be judged with the living. Iran's geographical position and energy resources are key factors of China's westward financial expansion. About this book. Battlefield nukes are a 50s thing. Posted by: Hoarsewhisperer | Sep 24 2019 7:10 utc | 74, Shoigu also had this to say "When, however, you think, as the United States continue to do so out of inertia, that the balance is in their favor, you may have all kinds of ideas, including not very good ones, coming to you mind.". Genuine news! There are some remarkable shifts in the various balances of power happening in regions around the world, and the possibilities are very quietly very exciting. Sputniks article and Alam Saleh comments just scratched the surface, even some how it is misleading. It is the capacity to do what might be decisive in some particular situation.". on self-perceived entitlement to be better — there is a danger of none of this being heard. Although it took a little getting used to, I decided to read the book as if it were a  transcript from staff college lectures. I still believe both that Russia is BS on its weapons and that such strategic panaceas are still, in the long run, folly. })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('send', 'pageview'); Court Reopens Parliament For Further (Useless?) One would expect that countries accustomed to similar technologies would undergo analogous changes in their perception of and approach to warfare. This book also tries to give a forecast of the future development of warfare and the ways in which it is going to change the whole system of international relations, hopefully towards a new geopolitical equilibrium. The Outlaw US Empire will now be forced to manufacture the components of a multilayered terrestrial air defense since the "calculus" is now altered and its previous weapons systems proven inadequate to the task. Oh well. Yep, meanwhile, the milking of the working classes, by the 1%ers continues unabated.. Posted by: ben | Sep 23 2019 23:42 utc | 40. In fact a real soldier will fight to the death before bending knee before this kind of filth. ; "paralysed" as a strategy; quantum computing; etc. The US is stuck at feeding the growing MIC parasite, because voluntary backing down militarily will be regarded as a tacit admission of weakness to the world. The same employee said the food computers that had been given to schools either didn’t work or needed extensive support from Media Lab technicians. The table of contents suggests that it doesn't have anything on anti-satellite warfare, or on automated machine guns on wheels/tracks or automated mine seeders. From Iran's point of view US and Israel are enemies, the rest are captives ( captive in corruption, laziness, incompetence, ignorance), while people are struggling to pull them down. For the past few decades this has evolved into colonal resistance and regime change attempts pitting large military forces against piecemeal indigenous forces. http://www.conflictsforum.org/2018/americas-technology-and-sanctions-war-will-end-by-bifurcating-the-global-economy/, Posted by: Peter AU 1 | Sep 23 2019 21:26 utc | 21. the US is a power in decline? Posted by: Sam Malone | Sep 23 2019 18:57 utc | 1. Yes  a shift of power was built up and the recent events ( shooting US most expensive drone, hunting UK ship, etc) made it most apparent. (As an aside, Martyanov points out that US political & military leaders may come to regret making personal attacks on leaders of the countries they wish to destabilise, such as Saddam Hussein. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Revolution in Military Affairs. After the fall of the USSR, Russia had Yeltsin -- by far the worst leader of Russia's History (although there's a close competition with Nicholas II and the provisory government). Strategy and the Revolution in Military Affairs: From Theory to Policy: Strategic Studies Institute. Bad governance and management, Posted by: doggydogdog | Sep 23 2019 21:21 utc | 19, https://www.claritypress.com/product/the-real-revolution-in-military-affairs/, https://www.claritypress.com/product/losing-military-supremacy/, Generous 50% coupon from Smoothie Martyanov2-469, Posted by: Taffyboy | Sep 23 2019 21:21 utc | 20, Alastair Crooke on the arms race between China and US. There will be little money left in the US for development of fantasy weapons, as it will be dealing with it's own bankruptcy and feeding its own people. Some generals learned but army will not make the final understanding and final decision. My guess is Putin and Xi will enjoy long and peaceful retirements. I told you so. The U.S. war concept in a conventional war is always to first gain air supremacy. I hope they have another thought coming. Force projection via carrier air power; land war won due to air superiority. the npr-listening managerial class walks around like the pinnacle of human moral evolution utterly unable to see the system they manage & benefit from in the meth addicted children running around outside. The missiles are also extremely accurate, being both linked to GLONASS (Russia’s GPS equivalent), and also capable of making independent in-flight changes in order to track a moving target. Posted by: steven t johnson | Sep 23 2019 23:51 utc | 42. Yes, Iran knows there are others with ears in Saudi, including the exiled Prince wanting to form a Constitutional Monarchy. The book reflects this background. Sergei Glazyev is the same age as Rogozin and Siluanov and he has campaigned for the Presidency in the past but I am not sure he is all that popular within the Russian government. There were earlier versions of this type of warfare, for example the US revolution against UK in the eighteenth century. This truth escapes millions." will reach new heights. China especially takes the long view. At least that’s what some people familiar with his work told the media. The West has lost it's nerve. And only later became an active one - Yes, after looking we found that there is a consensus - and - other bodies started to use this wording to describe the general scientific community's aggregation of findings such that the vast majority of studies (passively) agree that humans are warming the Earth's environment and the scientists/researchers as well as organizations are now (actively) making the claim that there is indeed a consensus. (But the generals and admirals never learned from the Vietnam debacle.). Posted by: Peter AU 1 | Sep 24 2019 2:06 utc | 54, Posted by: steven t johnson | Sep 23 2019 23:51 utc | 42. ), do the exact, individual contributions towards the strike on Abqaiq really matter? The problem is: how do you test it? Executive summary. in line— no wobble. Posted by: karlof1 | Sep 24 2019 4:31 utc | 60. "When you think - as the United States continues to believe so by inertia - that the balance of power has developed in your favor, various ideas may come to your head, including unreasonable ones. At some point the new oligarchs had to be moderated lest they destroy the people completely. The Revolution in Military Affairs: Implications for Canada and NATO Elinor C. Sloan The new campaign in Afghanistan, the Gulf war, and the NATO bombardment of Kosovo show clearly how advances in information technology are driving a high-tech revolution in military affairs (RMA) and transforming the nature of modern warfare. In case of attack on Iran — no matter how limited, the regional chaos and paralysis These are wars of aggression and long term occupations, not defensive wars where there is any threat to the homeland.. There is simply no down side to using Iran as a western punching bag. I know that staff colleges and officer training schools exist, but I’ve never really given much thought to what is actually taught. Yup, it is shocking that these russian savages can develop something better than the US, right? Here is an article that looks at one of the most wasteful programs that has been undertaken by the U.S. military: https://viableopposition.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-united-states-navy-and-its-littoral.html. 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