Sublime

Quigley’s fundamental thesis is that military technology drives political structure. The almost two hundred “unequal states” of the UN are not genuinely sovereign—they are mostly satellite states. A militarily dependent protectorate is very different from a state that maintains its independence by force of arms. This dependency is not limited to th... See more

The US Navy has already been defeated. It's not AI, its drones. Image: a cloud of $50 flying hand-grenades that seek out humanoid targets in an urban environment The 2nd order effect - its the age of muskets again. Individuals can field arms equal to that of a nation. 🧵 https://t.co/LoqCjOkGqI

Afghanistan. Yet the salient fact about the ongoing conflicts of our time is that all are irregular in nature. That is, they are primarily conducted through acts of terrorism or more classic guerrilla hit-and-run tactics. Those who face insurgents and terrorists have learned—as the Americans did in Iraq—that conventional responses will not suffice.

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