USS Carney launches tomahawk at Yemen radar
3.45am Local time Saturday 13th Jan 2024: United States Naval Institute website reports that the guided missile destroyer USS Carney launched a land attack tomahawk missile against Yemen (Houthi) targets.
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| US Naval Institute - USS Carney |
UK ramps up production of war munitions
In Sept 2023 , observers noted that the UK defence company BAE systems was reporting that it had £130 million additional worth of orders for manufacture of munitions.
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| BAE systems - weapons manufacture |
On 14 Jan 2024, the UK Defence Journal (UKDJ) quoted James Cartlidge MP (Minister of state for defence) when he added a bit more information about the munitions. He said that there was an eight fold increase in production of 155mm shells to replenish stocks. UK has donated 300,000 shells to Ukraine.
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| UKDJ 14 Jan 2024 |
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| UKDJ 8 Jan 2024 - snow vehicles |
Royal Navy - 10 Jan 2024: Royal Marines to Norway for Arctic exercise
The Royal Navy webpage of 10 Jan says that the Royal Marines have been deployed to the Norway which is the Northern border of NATO. Many other NATO countiries will take part and this follows Finland joining Nato in April 2023 and Sweden expected to join the anti Russian military alliance in July 2024.
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| Royal Marines to Norway 10 Jan 2024 |
9 Jan 2024 - Ahead of Sweden joining NATO, Commander in Chief Micael Byden said that Sweden could soon be facing war.
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| Euractiv - Sweden possible war |
War Brewing and no one wants to join up
The UKDJ of 9 Jan 2024 says that the UK army recruitment targets have not been met since 2010.
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| UKDJ - no recruits |
It's not really a surprise because of the overwhelming negative press including white priveliged racist colonialist homophobic, misoginist bla bla bla culture wars , and British munitons killing muslims in places like Libya, Palestine, Yemen, Iraq, Afganistan, and also the prosecution of soldiers who served in Northern Ireland . The USA has similar difficulties with recruiting young people in to their military.
Other woes for the UK
- Farmers fields full of stubble instead of food. - Harry's Farm explains on Youtube
- Global supply chain breakdown - Red Sea conflict, Panama canal drought , Ukraine war see previous blog Oh dear Ukraine and Russia used to be big wheat exporters .
- The Guardian - Reports that many councils going bust. And when Labour wins , it'll be their councillors who shout loudest for help from central Government .
But anyway here's a thought - Where would you put money if you knew a war was brewing? I would put it in a war chest to buy more shells rockets and bullets , and not give it to Local Councils.