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  • Decent explanation of the vulnerability of navies to drone attacks

    From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Wed Jun 24 06:37:29 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    I think he's overselling the difficulty of China being able to invade
    Taiwan and acting rationally in the face of this difficulty.

    What I didn't know is the extent to which Ukraine has been the go to
    seller of asymetric warfare, given that their drones are superior to the Iranian drones that Russia uses. I had no idea India would repel a
    Chinese invasion using Ukraining drones and will buy vast numbers of
    them.

    I also think he gave a decent explanation for exactly why the US Navy
    still isn't guaranteeing freedom of navigation through the Straits of
    Hormuz because of the drone threat.

    The title uses "sabotage" as a copyright holder uses "piracy", so it's
    click bait. I still mostly liked it.

    Ukraine Just Sabotaged China's Plot to Attack Taiwan
    Paul Warburg
    May 1, 2026
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJvi4D5Yow0
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  • From shawn@nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com to rec.arts.tv on Wed Jun 24 04:38:13 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:37:29 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
    <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    I think he's overselling the difficulty of China being able to invade
    Taiwan and acting rationally in the face of this difficulty.

    Don't forget that part of the reason for wanting Taiwan has to do with
    their infrastructure. Kill off the businesses and it loses some of the attractiveness. If China truly didn't care about that or the people
    they could just bomb the hell out of, kill most of the people and take
    over the land.

    What I didn't know is the extent to which Ukraine has been the go to
    seller of asymetric warfare, given that their drones are superior to the >Iranian drones that Russia uses. I had no idea India would repel a
    Chinese invasion using Ukraining drones and will buy vast numbers of
    them.

    I also think he gave a decent explanation for exactly why the US Navy
    still isn't guaranteeing freedom of navigation through the Straits of
    Hormuz because of the drone threat.

    The title uses "sabotage" as a copyright holder uses "piracy", so it's
    click bait. I still mostly liked it.

    Ukraine Just Sabotaged China's Plot to Attack Taiwan
    Paul Warburg
    May 1, 2026
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJvi4D5Yow0

    I've been enjoying his work for the past few years. I don't always
    agree with him but he's one of the few consistently covering what is
    happening with Ukraine.
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