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Inside the Republican drift away from supporting the NATO alliance - Washington Post article https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/29/nato-republicans-trump/ it's a bit long (a journalism major could have it tightened up a bit) but it's an interesting enough read, so I'll also post...

https://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2022/04/29

Part of the problem is that the US isn't "at war" with anyone. Then there's not wanting to totally PO the Russians to the point of them feeling they're being directly attacked by the US/Nato. It's a delicate balance and I believe the anti Russian forces are trying to ensure that Putin always...

That article is IMHO overly simplistic and a bit sensational (klick bait titling). There's really nothing new here, It's been known for a long time that the ammunition can be more vulnerable in some tank designs. But whether or not the turret blows off or not is really immaterial, the question...

What specific tire do you have on the Trek?

I think the difference in cadence maybe a bigger deal than you think. Plus are the crank arms the same length? Next up would be differences in efficiency in the motors themselves (vs. the BS torque numbers). Only after all that would I consider the difference in the tires affecting things. I've...

Yep, I tend to pretty much ignore specific dollar figures in press articles unless they define exactly the product in question ... which doesn't usually make it into an edited article that's designed for that totally ambiguous "general public". But I get the point about how much of the price of...

A little context to the most recent article on "ebike" fires in NYC. https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2022/04/26/approximately-none-recent-e-bike-fires-new-york-involved-e-bike There's going to need to be a strong education campaign. I'll bet 99% of the content in this thread would...

Bit of a hiccup this morning in the transfer of those German Gepard anti air systems to Ukraine. It appears that the Swiss (who manufacture the 35mm autocannons and the ammunition used by the Gepards) are blocking the transfer under the terms of the agreement they have with the Germans...

From multiple sources last night - Germany intends to send 50 tanks to Ukraine. This morning a closer read and the headlines in the news articles are now changed to 50 anti aircraft tanks. Hmmmm, so when is a tank not a tank? Just because a vehicle has tracks doesn't make it a "tank". What...

McMaster has no problem with individual orders (as opposed to company orders) and they ship to Canada. It's been a while since I've bought anything from them but I've had items shipped to my home in the US and now in Canada.

You don't? ;)

About using an aluminum can as a spacer. If you find the thickness to be a little too much you can easily reduce the thickness using a sheet of very fine sandpaper. It's relatively easy to take a piece of thin aluminum down in thickness using the sandpaper working carefully on a flat surface. It...

The consolidation of the southern land corridor is obviously one of the major goals of the invasion. One question is how long a corridor it is likely to be. The recent comments https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61188943 about linking up with Transnistria I believe would be a step too far for...

Tom, I think you're missing the core concept of "ignoring". Don't read, don't discuss, don't think about them ... and you'll be a much happier guy.

Next tranche of US weapons transfers ... Going well beyond the 18 155mm howitzers with 40K rounds of ammunition in the previous package the new one includes 72 howitzers and 144K rounds plus the tactical vehicles to tow the big guns. Another interesting part of the package is a new drone...

You really don't want to be messing with a PO'd reindeer, they can be foul tempered and come with lots of friends. The Finish Defence Forces are a very impressive and well regarded military concentrating on (as the name suggests) the defence of their homeland. Not unlike the Ukrainian military...

A few lighter comments on the "military situation". With the news that Finland is more interested in becoming a NATO member the Russians have sent warnings to Finland and started to position troops closer to the border. The Finish response has been to move large numbers of farm tractors to the...

My guess is yes they have, well mostly. In the east the supply lines in the Donbas area come under the protection of air cover from local and Russian based systems. So it shouldn't be hard to reliably bring supplies by rail into the border region and break them down onto trucks for transport to...

No question the supply lines had become a huge issue for the Russians, particularly those north of Kyiv. The Ukrainians had become very good at picking off the supply trucks (there are even pics of some trucks being locally "up armored" to help ward off small arms fire). Seriously, it's...