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Interesting: "Sweden has had very early discussions with France and the United Kingdom about possible nuclear weapons cooperation, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has revealed." breakingdefense.com/2026/01/swed...
Sweden weighs Franco-British nuclear weapons cooperation - Breaking Defense
"I say that when we joined NATO, we are fully involved in all discussions, including those in Europe revolving around nuclear weapons," Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said.
breakingdefense.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Interesting: "Sweden has had very early discussions with France and the United Kingdom about possible nuclear weapons cooperation, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has revealed." breakingdefense.com/2026/01/swed...
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Ah crap, NASA WB-57 N927NA just made a gear-up landing at Ellington Field, crew is OK, aircraft not so much... which might be an issue for support Artemis II launch...
Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4da...
Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4da...
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Ah crap, NASA WB-57 N927NA just made a gear-up landing at Ellington Field, crew is OK, aircraft not so much... which might be an issue for support Artemis II launch...
Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4da...
Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4da...
deleting signal now that it’s compromised. ..-. .. -. -.. / -- . / .-. . ..-. .-. .- -.-. - .. -. --. / - .... .-. --- ..- --. .... / - .... . / .. --- -. --- ... .--. .... . .-. .
deleting signal now that it’s compromised. find me in the desolate wastes of my memories.
*there is no reliable info that Signal is compromised & it remains a best choice for everyday use.
*there is no reliable info that Signal is compromised & it remains a best choice for everyday use.
deleting signal now that it’s compromised. Find me in the Black City at the center of The Fade.
January 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
deleting signal now that it’s compromised. ..-. .. -. -.. / -- . / .-. . ..-. .-. .- -.-. - .. -. --. / - .... .-. --- ..- --. .... / - .... . / .. --- -. --- ... .--. .... . .-. .
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They might be fixated on it because if anything happened to the gas interconnector with Britain, Ireland would be absolutely screwed.
The Shannon project is a backup - an insurance policy, against a current single point of failure - it does not and should not stop progress toward a greener grid.
They might be fixated on it because if anything happened to the gas interconnector with Britain, Ireland would be absolutely screwed.
The Shannon project is a backup - an insurance policy, against a current single point of failure - it does not and should not stop progress toward a greener grid.
January 27, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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They might be fixated on it because if anything happened to the gas interconnector with Britain, Ireland would be absolutely screwed.
The Shannon project is a backup - an insurance policy, against a current single point of failure - it does not and should not stop progress toward a greener grid.
They might be fixated on it because if anything happened to the gas interconnector with Britain, Ireland would be absolutely screwed.
The Shannon project is a backup - an insurance policy, against a current single point of failure - it does not and should not stop progress toward a greener grid.
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Without real national defense buildups, properly funded, any talk of "European defense" is just empty words.
January 27, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Without real national defense buildups, properly funded, any talk of "European defense" is just empty words.
Russian flagged cargo vessel Sinegorsk (IMO: 9261061) entering the Irish Sea, current destination listed as "For Order".
Usual destinations are Turkey or Israel.
Usual destinations are Turkey or Israel.
January 26, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Russian flagged cargo vessel Sinegorsk (IMO: 9261061) entering the Irish Sea, current destination listed as "For Order".
Usual destinations are Turkey or Israel.
Usual destinations are Turkey or Israel.
Polar King, an occasional visitor to the test site at Severny, Novaya Zemlya (but not for a few years) may transit the Irish sea in the coming weeks, en route to Turkey.
It's no Geolog Pechkurov, but still, I'm kind of tempted to try and get a look.
It's no Geolog Pechkurov, but still, I'm kind of tempted to try and get a look.
January 25, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Polar King, an occasional visitor to the test site at Severny, Novaya Zemlya (but not for a few years) may transit the Irish sea in the coming weeks, en route to Turkey.
It's no Geolog Pechkurov, but still, I'm kind of tempted to try and get a look.
It's no Geolog Pechkurov, but still, I'm kind of tempted to try and get a look.
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NUKEMAP is apparently making guest appearances on the London metro, to the surprise of many (including me — but I explicitly make it clear people can use its imagery for whatever without asking me!)
Sympa la version londonienne des p'tits poèmes du métro
January 24, 2026 at 5:44 PM
NUKEMAP is apparently making guest appearances on the London metro, to the surprise of many (including me — but I explicitly make it clear people can use its imagery for whatever without asking me!)
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Experts who have followed authoritarian regimes abroad can tell you a lot about day-after reprisals to mass movements, which look a hell of a lot like today's killing
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Experts who have followed authoritarian regimes abroad can tell you a lot about day-after reprisals to mass movements, which look a hell of a lot like today's killing
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Defence Forces retires ‘disastrous’ armoured fleet as it looks to French replacements
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Defence Forces retires ‘disastrous’ armoured fleet as it looks to French replacements
South African-made Light Armoured Tactical Vehicles saw minimal operational use since they were acquired in 2010
www.irishtimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Defence Forces retires ‘disastrous’ armoured fleet as it looks to French replacements
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
USAF C-17 up from Shannon, RAF Rivet Joint across Irish airspace, US C130J possibly on the way to Shannon.
Guesses: C17 movement might be related to Trumps stopover last night, C130 making a fuel stop & RAF Rivet Joint (ZZ664) is going to the US for servicing/training, so not an operational sortie.
Guesses: C17 movement might be related to Trumps stopover last night, C130 making a fuel stop & RAF Rivet Joint (ZZ664) is going to the US for servicing/training, so not an operational sortie.
January 23, 2026 at 1:07 PM
USAF C-17 up from Shannon, RAF Rivet Joint across Irish airspace, US C130J possibly on the way to Shannon.
Guesses: C17 movement might be related to Trumps stopover last night, C130 making a fuel stop & RAF Rivet Joint (ZZ664) is going to the US for servicing/training, so not an operational sortie.
Guesses: C17 movement might be related to Trumps stopover last night, C130 making a fuel stop & RAF Rivet Joint (ZZ664) is going to the US for servicing/training, so not an operational sortie.
Plenty for C285 to look at today.
January 23, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Plenty for C285 to look at today.
Watched this yesterday and it cheered me right up; completely absurd and insane - but in a good way - as opposed to *gestures at world*
I know the world seems terrible, but also, this happened www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhJx...
January 23, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Watched this yesterday and it cheered me right up; completely absurd and insane - but in a good way - as opposed to *gestures at world*
🎶Over the dumps
Over the docks
There is a sun
There is a sun🎶
Over the docks
There is a sun
There is a sun🎶
January 22, 2026 at 10:12 PM
🎶Over the dumps
Over the docks
There is a sun
There is a sun🎶
Over the docks
There is a sun
There is a sun🎶
I wonder what is behind this track of the Progress (273278840) in the Med - went north yesterday and current status is "Drifting". Initially slowed off Algeria, before going north.
January 22, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I wonder what is behind this track of the Progress (273278840) in the Med - went north yesterday and current status is "Drifting". Initially slowed off Algeria, before going north.
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Based on pictures by the French Armed Forces, it looks like at least two warships were present when the GRINCH was boarded.
January 22, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Based on pictures by the French Armed Forces, it looks like at least two warships were present when the GRINCH was boarded.
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Kind of interesting that it's the French are the first to choose a harder approach.
Seems the tanker in question is Grinch. If her AIS is correct this happened in the Western Mediterranean.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Seems the tanker in question is Grinch. If her AIS is correct this happened in the Western Mediterranean.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
January 22, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Kind of interesting that it's the French are the first to choose a harder approach.
Seems the tanker in question is Grinch. If her AIS is correct this happened in the Western Mediterranean.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Seems the tanker in question is Grinch. If her AIS is correct this happened in the Western Mediterranean.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
IRL286 Returning to Ramstein again today
January 22, 2026 at 1:22 PM
IRL286 Returning to Ramstein again today
An interesting detour, but presumably just another case of waiting out the deteriorating conditions in the Bay of Biscay - not a sanctioned vessel itself, but staying outside Irish 12NM limit perhaps because the cargo aboard may be subject to sanctions.
January 22, 2026 at 12:40 PM
An interesting detour, but presumably just another case of waiting out the deteriorating conditions in the Bay of Biscay - not a sanctioned vessel itself, but staying outside Irish 12NM limit perhaps because the cargo aboard may be subject to sanctions.