Stephanie S.

A real WTF post right there. Wow.

North Korea's Kim says country to boost nuclear arsenal and conventional military Experts said the remarks reflect Kim's view that nuclear forces alone have limits as a deterrent, and that his conventional arsenal must also be modernized.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang will unveil a policy to advance both its nuclear arsenal and conventional military power at an upcoming key ruling party meeting, state media said Saturday.

Report to Congress on Israel-Iran Conflict, U.S. Strikes - USNI News The following is the June 26, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Israel-Iran Conflict, U.S. Strikes and Ceasefire. From the report On June 13, 2025, Israel began a major military op...

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My reaction exactly!

FY 2026 Budget: Navy Wants 6,000 More Sailors, Marine Corps End Strength to Shrink Slightly - USNI News The Navy continues to grow its force while the Marine Corps is budgeting for a slightly smaller force in the next fiscal year, according to the Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2026 budget material ...

FY 2026 Budget: Navy Wants 6,000 More Sailors, Marine Corps End Strength to Shrink Slightly — USNI News
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Details emerge of secret diplomatic efforts to restart Iran talks | CNN Politics The Trump administration has discussed possibly helping Iran access as much as $30 billion to build a civilian-energy-producing nuclear program, sources say.

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Early intelligence suggests Iran’s uranium largely intact, European officials say Preliminary assessments suggest Tehran was able to move much of its stockpile

Early intelligence suggests Iran’s uranium largely intact, European officials say https://on.ft.com/46c4UCH

Centrifuges at Fordo ‘No Longer Operational,’ U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Head Says Rafael Grossi told French radio that there was “no escaping significant physical damage” after the U.S. dropped bunker-buster bombs on the Iranian facility.

Centrifuges at the Fordo uranium enrichment plant in Iran are "no longer operational" after the U.S. attacked the facility with bunker-busting bombs, Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said on French radio Thursday.

Thomas Schelling: Tacit bargaining and escalation management is a skillful art involving subtle signaling and anticipating your adversary's next moves.

Trump: Hey yeah dude, 1 o'clock is fine.

Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say | CNN Politics The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an e...

This is also very important, depending on what the facilities do. "US officials believe Iran also maintains secret nuclear facilities that were not targeted in the strike and remain operational, according to two sources familiar with the matter." edition.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...

Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say | CNN Politics The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an e...

Important. "The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US [DIA] intelligence assessment" edition.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...

US affirms NATO ties as European leaders move toward military spending increase The top U.S. official at NATO affirmed Tuesday that there will be no hasty military withdrawal from Europe, as President Donald Trump and other leaders gather in Brussels for an expected military spen...

US affirms NATO ties as European leaders move toward military spending increase

Seriously, the social media age where a post is official government speech.

'Dead and wounded everywhere' — Russia strikes Dnipro with ballistic missiles, hits civilian train Russia launched a deadly missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on June 24, striking civilian infrastructure and a passenger train, local officials reported.

⚡️Update: 'Dead and wounded everywhere' — Russia strikes Dnipro with ballistic missiles, hits civilian train.

According to Dnipropetrovsk Governor, at least 8 people were killed and 84 injured in Dnipro.

In Samarske, the number of wounded rose to 11, while 2 people were killed.

It's almost like nuclear armed aggressor states are emboldened to do whatever the hell they want these days.

Whew, let's hope it stays that way.

כאן חדשות on X: "בישראל עודכנו כבר הבוקר על צפי למתקפה איראנית בקטר - שתואמה עם מדינות באזור | הפרסום של @shemeshmicha #מהדורתכאןחדשות https://t.co/SdTGgL510r" / X בישראל עודכנו כבר הבוקר על צפי למתקפה איראנית בקטר - שתואמה עם מדינות באזור | הפרסום של @shemeshmicha #מהדורתכאןחדשות https://t.co/SdTGgL510r

Israeli public broadcaster: Israel was updated on the Iranian plan of attack on bases in gulf states this morning, and that Iran was coordinated with states in the region in advance.

Seems calculated to wind escalation down, although until Trump posts, we won't know whether that worked.

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IRAN SAYS US ATTACKS BETRAYED DIPLOMACY, WARNS OF CONSEQUENCES Iran says ‘outrageous’ US attacks on ‘peaceful nuclear installations’ will have ‘everlasting consequences’.

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Exclusive: Iran given advance notice as US insisted attack on nuclear sites is ‘one-off’ The story: US President Donald Trump says three key nuclear facilities in Iran have been “obliterated,” while threatening more strikes “if peace does not come quickly.” This comes as Amwaj.media has l...

A vital detail. The 60% HEU stockpile will speed Iran's now certain rush to reconstitute its nuclear capability. 'A high-ranking Iranian political source confirmed that "most" of Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium kept in secure locations.'

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Update from Eric Schmitt

"Separately, a senior U.S. official who asked for anonymity acknowledged that the B-2 attack on the Fordo site did not destroy the heavily fortified facility but severely damaged it." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

U.S. Drops 14 Bunker Busters in B-2 Strike Against Iranian Nuclear Sites - USNI News This post has been updated with additional information from the Pentagon. A bomber mission of seven B-2 Spirit bombers and more than 30 Tomahawk Attack Missiles fired from an Ohio-class guided-missile...

Operation Midnight Hammer Drops 14 Bunker Busters in Record B-2 Strike Against Iranian Nuclear Sites — USNI News
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World Leaders React to the U.S. Strikes on Iran Amid fears of more dangerous escalation across the Middle East, some leaders condemned the attacks, and others urged restraint.

Some leaders and diplomats on Sunday condemned the U.S. strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, and others urged restraint, amid fears of more dangerous escalation across the Middle East.

According to WSJ reporting, the United States informed Iran about the strikes in advance.

Can only assume the decision to do so was made after the decoy plan was put into action.

10. Pentagon briefing: “As the Secretary said, this was those largest B2 operational strike in US history, and the second longest B2 mission ever flown, exceeded only by those in the days following 911”

7. Pentagon briefing: “This is a plan that took months and weeks of positioning and preparation so that we could be ready when the President of the United States called … it took a great deal of precision. It involved misdirection and the highest of operational security.”

5. Pentagon briefing: “At approximately 5pm eastern standard time last night and just prior to the strike package entering Iran, a US submarine in [CENTCOM AOR] launched more than two dozen Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles against key surface infrastructure targets at Esfahan”

2. Pentagon briefing: “In total, US forces employed approximately 75 precision guided weapons during this operation. This included, as the President stated last night, 14 30,000 pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance penetrators, marking the first ever operational use of this weapon.”