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From The Conversation
Israel wants to destroy Iran’s nuclear program. But should it have nuclear weapons itself?
Israel’s avowed goal in the Middle East war is to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Yet, the double standard associated with this is hardly sustainable in the long run.
The worst-kept secret in the world of nuclear politics is that Israel possesses a formidable arsenal of nuclear weapons.

Flipping Iran’s playbook
by launching reverse-engineered,
Shahed-like weapons as part of a coordinated air campaign,
the U.S. military’s initial wave of strikes in Operation Epic Fury
marked the first confirmed deployment of American-made, long-range,
one-way attack drones in real-world combat.
Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for U.S. Central Command,
told DefenseScoop on Monday that
the operation demonstrates how warfighters are rapidly adop…

After first combat appearance, LUCAS drones ‘remain ready’ for future Epic Fury strikes against Iran
The U.S. has additional Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones that could be used to strike Iran during Operation Epic Fury.

"The Pentagon used missiles untested in combat in a deadly attack that struck civilian sites near a military compound on Feb. 28, according to visual evidence examined by The Times and weapons experts."
New U.S. Missile Hit Iranian Sports Hall and School, Analysis Shows - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/middleeast/us-precision-strike-missile-iran-lamerd.html

El Cheato just pushed hard on the gas pedal on our national race to become a third tier country, somewhere on par with Turkmenistan. (Actually I anticipate that our role in the world will fall to be approximately the same as Brazil - a significant country, with some good tech abilities, but essentially a bystander with lots of nuclear weapons.)
"Trump fires all 24 members of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s governing body"

Why the world should worry about Israel’s nuclear doctrine | Nuclear Weapons | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/3/22/why-the-world-should-worry-about-israels-nuclear-doctrine?traffic_source=rss

Why the world should worry about Israel’s nuclear doctrine
The threshold the Israeli authorities have set for the use of a nuclear weapon is dangerously low.

Israel Hits Russian-Iranian Weapons Smuggling Route in the Caspian Sea (Anat Peled/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-hits-russian-iranian-weapons-smuggling-route-in-the-caspian-sea-6d09aca1?st=Rrn7jX&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.memeorandum.com/260324/p134#a260324p134

It seems the President of the United States is hitting on or trying to date (?) perhaps the President of China, and potus also believes that one must block the Strait of Hormuz in order to open it (big destroy-the-villiage-to-save-the-villiage energy here), and finally potus would rather hug things out but also might get violent and wants you to know that he is a violent man.
Rabies-like logic.
#USpol

US-Iran war: Pentagon ‘may divert crucial Ukraine weapons to Middle East’ | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/pentagon-trump-ukraine-weapons-iran-us-war-b2946739.html

Some thoughts from Claude about military use of AI in targeting.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYIHIM6ihVJ/?igsh=cmM1ZmdjaDl3bzJ5

This is how you judge the Starmer government.
Weapons more important than child health.
No morals. Just panic.
Some of the world’s poorest countries to lose UK aid due to 56% budget cut | Global development | The Guardian
https://www.theguardi…