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Justice! Russian Cruiser "Moskva" Sinks.
In the lower part of this photo is a April 7, 2022 shot of Russia's Moskva docked at Sevastopol, Crimea. It is resting between slaughtering Ukrainians. (Photo courtesy MAXAR via AP)--- Russia admits...
View ArticleINDO-RUSSIAN Economic Pact undoing QUAD?
India's lack of opposition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine is becoming difficult to sustain. In a much more minor matter Gessler from India has commented:"It's been an eventful few weeks for...
View ArticleAfter Ukraine Invasion Japan To Increase Russian LNG Imports
On April 17, 2022, Gessler kindly drew my attention to a CNBC article of March 31, 2022.That article reported: “Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s announcement on [March 31, 2022] that he would...
View ArticleIndia a useful nuclear armed QUAD member.
On April 17-18, 2022, readers responded to my rather harsh April 17, 2022, comments at INDO-RUSSIAN Economic Pact undoing QUAD?:Gessler argued the Indo-Russian economic relationship was “comparatively...
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French Barracuda SSN Secrets to Russia via Anyone
Emblem of Russian Military Intelligence (GRU). Having not covered itself in glory after underestimating Ukrainian resistance, the GRU would dearly love French Barracuda SSN secrets, via any sources....
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Solomons Suck Sino Sausage
Thousand of American GIs and sailors died defending the Solomon Islands in World War Two and now China is buying the Solomons for a low rent. 2,000 km east nor-east of Australia (Map courtesy Whereig...
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US SSN Visit, Fleet Base West, Perth Australia
US Embassy, Canberra, Australia reported, April 24, 2022:"The United States Navy submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) has arrived [at HMAS Stirling aka Fleet Base West, at Rockingham, just south of...
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ANZAC Day Songs and Symbols 2022
Anzacs (or 'diggers') at Gallipoli in a rare quiet moment in 1915.---Australia and New Zealand commemorates ANZAC Day on April 25th each year. It is our secular "holiest" day. The day commemorates the...
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Keiger: Why AUKUS is Froggy Free.
Gloire Macron non ! (Cartoon courtesy India's ThePrint.)---On September 18, 2021, John Keiger, former Professor of French History at the University of Cambridge, wrote the following essay for the UK...
View ArticleChina Messaging to Submarine Matters
On Apr 29, 2022, 3:26:00 AM Chinese/PRC Anonymous said: "Anonymous said...Chinese here. I was always baffled by Australia's paranoia about our country. You are thousands of kilometers away from us and...
View ArticleReports to Donors
Dear DonorsI haven't forgotten about reports to you. I plan to write 2 per month for the next 3 months, starting May, to get back on track.Cheers Pete
View ArticleIndia's Sub Project 75I: only South Korea Left?
Thanks to /Kjell, who on May 1, 2022 pointed out, that France’s Naval Group has removed itself from India's Project 75I for 6 future SSKs with already “sea proven” AIP.France, Russia and Spain simply...
View ArticleAUKUS Submarines: Hull & Reactor Availability A Must
Kym Bergmann, editor of the Asia Pacific Defence Reporter (APDR) has written a very interesting article NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINES AND THE PROBLEM OF NON-PROLIFERATION dated April 26, 2022. An excerpt...
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Russian Frigate Sunk: Putin Quite Upset.
A prewar photo of Russian frigate Admiral Makarov. Inset - a very Harpoon looking Neptune anti-ship missile.---JOHN VARGA for the UK Express, reports, May 7, 2022:“...that a Russian navy frigate...
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Near Mishap for Collins Sub, HMAS Sheean.
HMAS Sheean at Pearl Harbour, USA, 2014. (Photo courtesy US Navy via Wikipedia)---Andrew Tillett for the Australian Financial Review (AFR)reported May 7, 2022:"One of Australia’s ageing Collins class...
View ArticleMay Report to Donors: Ukraine War in China's Favour
Hi DonorsI have just sent you the: "May Report to Donors: Ukraine War Depleting Russian Power in China's Favour"which begins:"Even if Russia eventually "wins" the Ukraine War Russia's economic and...
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Australia's post-Election Nuclear Proliferation Concerns
Photo of India's "S-1" land based nuclear submarine reactor at Kalpakkam an Indian nuclear enclave 45 km south of Chennai. (Photo courtesy The Hindu). Australia will probably need a similar sized land...
View ArticleIndonesia Unlikely to Buy/Build SSNs
Ghalib's response to my article Australia's post-Election Nuclear Proliferation Concerns of May 11, 2022 was overwhelmingly oppositary. So it is in the spirit of intellectual honesty and détente that I...
View ArticleAustralia Needs Electric Boat to Manage AUKUS Sub Project
The response to my article of May 11, 2022, on Australian Proliferation, was laudable.On May 12, 2022 Anonymous argued :“Pete a few thoughts;Firstly on training reactors, you are correct, SSN operators...
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Indian Destroyers & Frigates: Russian Gear Inferior
On May 9, 2022, Gessler kindly provided the following comments:While I'm sure several factors (to include deficiencies in crew training and/or motivation at several levels) would have gone into this as...
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