Billy Ringo

Have a feeling with the significant increase in military hardware rolling into Ukraine---the ****'s about to hit the fan. Good.

About a year ago there was a solo shooter at a local school here in Nashville, The Covenant School. First arrival police went in immediately and worked the building as quickly as possible, lives were lost but few compared to what it could have been. Have heard their reaction was textbook and they saved a lot of kids by their actions. Maybe the failures of the past are studied and lessons learned. (Have a friend who had two kids in the school that day, both unharmed but obviously shook.(

If it is ISIS or some Islamic offshoot based in a remote part of Russia, will Russia have the military resources available to counter this threat and bring it under control. Especially if it extends to other territories. Basically--has Russia opened up a two front battle? (Along with their trouble making in Africa.) And, if it is Islamic based, will that have any effect on Chechnya's support of Russia with regards to Ukraine. This could be interesting...

Is it remotely possible that, with several re-iterations of development, drones coupled with AI will be so advanced and cost efficient to produce in mass that warfare simply isn't tenable on the battlefield? Autonomous battles that don't gain nor hold ground. Simply devastate and kill other technologies. Tanks, ships, aircraft can't reasonably be protected. Unlike the know-how and cost of nuclear weapons, drones will be available to virtually any force at some point in the future. (Technology advancements are typically exponential, so what we see in 10 years will likely be "decades" ahead of what we see today.) Just thinking outside of the box here...

If your adversary has little to no concern about using AI/autonomous weapons on the battlefield due to ethical constraints, you may likely die on the battlefield while debating what should or should not be targeted. The ethical AI debate may be mute if your adversary has the ability to use similar technology. Based on the low value placed on human life by the Russians and the Chinese, as well as most terrorist organizations, I doubt they'll have any hesitation sending an AI targeted death package. Thankful for the contributions and commentary from so many on this forum, amazing and highly informative discussions.

3,000 thanks to everyone for all the great discussion, debate and invaluable experience and knowledge shared over the past 18 months. God bless the Ukrainians.

To complicate things further: technology, AI, etc. are all advancing at such an accelerating rate that we don't even know what questions to ask or threats to combat that will need to be addressed 1-3 years in the future. Much less 3+ years away.

When North Korea has you by the balls, you've got a problem.

Probably missed the fact that Ukraine didn't go into Russia and massacre civilians at a music festival, cut off the heads of babies, torture, burn, etc. That might have something to do with it.

Or, it might put all the bickering and infighting on the backburner and bring the Israelis together to protect the homeland and crush external enemies. This isn't going to end well for Hamas.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/exclusive-interview-with-ukraines-spy-boss-from-his-dc-hotel-room Interesting answers from from the War Zone's interview with Budanov, does he know something--or just stirring the pot? TWZ: Who killed former Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin? KB: I wouldn’t be in a hurry to say he’s killed. TWZ: You think he might be alive? KB: I just wouldn't rush with that question. I don't possess any confirmation. TWZ: You don’t have confirmation that he’s dead yet? KB: We don’t possess that.

Hurumph. Tis but a mere flesh wound

Damaged, captured by the Brits, sunk by a pier, raised and then scuttled. (Per wiki.) Close enough for government Navy work.

If the Russian sub was taken out, it would be the first time a military submarine was destroyed by a hostile adversary since WWII. This isn't trivial.

Am not one to decipher whether to call one who served a warrior, a soldier, an intel or any other moniker. But as one who never served I do have three words for those that did: Respect. Thank you.