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Dr Emma Salisbury

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Naval Iconoclast, Military-Industrial Expert Foreign Policy Research Institute, Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre, War on the Rocks

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a little girl is making a funny face while sitting at a table with potted plants . ALT: a little girl is making a funny face while sitting at a table with potted plants .
05.03.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have now published work on three Gulf Wars, isn't that just peachy?

(But seriously, we wrote interesting things, check it out)

05.03.2026 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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a cartoon character from the emperor 's new groove is giving the ok sign . ALT: a cartoon character from the emperor 's new groove is giving the ok sign .

I know there's a lot going on right now but Trump firing Kristi Noem while she's giving a live televised speech misquoting Orwell and does not know she is fired is pure goddamn cinema, you could not make this shit up

05.03.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Doing my daily check in with my family members who are now in an active warzone and realising how lucky I am that this is the first time in my life I've had to do that.

05.03.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am absolutely exhausted after walking several miles around a naval base and then exploring this absolute unit yesterday - climbing to the top of a carrier (especially on the outside) is not for the weak. She thicc.

05.03.2026 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

She's definitely leaving quickly! I think you're right on the misinterpretation

04.03.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No phones in the secret bits!

04.03.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HMS Dragon being loaded up with munitions before deploying to the Med, taken by me today from the bridge of HMS Prince of Wales.

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I am never going to top this photo.

04.03.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Side fell off

04.03.2026 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

"Absolutely ludicrous, these are very very strong vessels."

"So what happened in this case?"

"Well, the front fell off in this case by all means, but it’s very unusual."

03.03.2026 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman in a crowd says i volunteer ! ALT: a woman in a crowd says i volunteer !
03.03.2026 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It'll be deployed on ships next year

03.03.2026 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We're sending HMS Dragon, because sometimes you just need added fierce bow art

03.03.2026 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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"We're now down to the guy who appears to be in charge of paperclip supplies for the IRGC, he... *touches ear* him too? Goddammit."

03.03.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Foundry, Fleet, and Fight: Hedging the U.S. Navy The U.S. Navy got some serious nautical miles under its belt during the first year of this administration, with combat operations from the Caribbean to

My analysis of the new US Navy Fighting Instructions is out today.

"If it is relegated to branding rather than action, the hedge strategy may well become yet another in the long list of concepts that naval academics can point to as never making it off the page."

warontherocks.com/2026/03/foun...

03.03.2026 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our book is out today! Includes a chapter from me on the history of Joint Strike Fighter

03.03.2026 11:56 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hearing that the UK is considering sending HMS Duncan to help defend RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus.

She's our newest Type 45 destroyer, optimised for air defence.

03.03.2026 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Is Trump an Ottoman sultan?

- Everything covered in gold
- Bevy of dense yet scheming sons
- Evil vizier
- Slavic wife + various harem
- Weakened by Russia
- Keeps declaring war on Persia

03.03.2026 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 115    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Had some friends ask if they need to watch the last two World Wars to catch up before this one, but I told them they can probably stick to the Gulf War spin-off series if they're short on time

02.03.2026 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

IFF but both Fs stand for foe

02.03.2026 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran War: U.S. Military Confirms 3 F-15 Jets Were Shot Down By β€˜Friendly Fire’ (Live) The U.S.-Israel war against Iran escalated on Monday as Tehran expanded its retaliatory strikes targeting U.S.-allied countries in the Middle East, including Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

However badly your day is going, it is not going as badly as the day of the Kuwaiti military top brass

www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...

02.03.2026 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5
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Friends don't let friends experience a geopolitical crisis without sending personalised memes

02.03.2026 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you can spot all the ways in which this list from CENTCOM dealt me psychic damage, you win a small prize

01.03.2026 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

CENTCOM: INDOPACOM must lay down their weapons

01.03.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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For the nerds

28.02.2026 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1125    πŸ” 146    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 5
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As a professional military strategist, I just wanted to make sure everyone has a full understanding of the American strategy in Iran, thank you for your attention to this matter

28.02.2026 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6161    πŸ” 1820    πŸ’¬ 157    πŸ“Œ 96

For an administration that is trying so hard to change the Department of Defense to the Department of War, it's amazing how reluctant they are to say "war."

Department of Major Combat Operations won't fit on the sign, I guess.

28.02.2026 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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The first US strikes on Tehran look to be TLAMs launched from USN ships in the Gulf.

28.02.2026 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

He wants his Warmonger badge

27.02.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Innovation is not the preserve of the great powers, and lowers the cost of entry to fighting them

26.02.2026 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1