The Philippines and China had a couple of incidents near the Second Thomas Shoals in the Spratly Islands which is a disputed region between the two countries. These two recent incidents between the two nations included the Chinese Coast Guard twice ramming Filipino ships. The dispute is a smaller part of the larger issue of China illegally claiming most of the South China Sea as its own. The Chinese claiming of the South China Sea has created disputes with Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, and Vietnam, in addition to other territorial disputes with Japan. The Philippines has a defense treaty with the U.S., so the ramming incidents has the Philippines calling upon the U.S. Navy to increase activity in the region to China’s detriment.
Philippines and China hold bilateral talks to de-escalate tensions from the Second Thomas Shoal incident of June 17th, China conducts exercises in the WPS including the use of an aircraft carrier, and Philippines and Japan prepare for 2 + 2 meeting to strengthen defense and security ties.
Original Substack Article:
https://open.substack.com/pub/thomasleckwold/p/the-west-philippine-sea-newsletter-e8c?r=2vilr7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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The United States and the Soviet Union created in depth nuclear targeting doctrines which still exist today. The debate is still active today as nuclear arsenals are reduced from Cold War levels whether nuclear weapons and their infrastructure should be the target or whether the cities should be the only target. Part 2 covers the later question.
Original Substack Article:
https://open.substack.com/pub/thomasleckwold/p/nuclear-warfare-policy-cold-war-to-542?r=2vilr7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
The aircraft carrier has been the backbone of the U.S. Navy since World War II with the aircraft carrier serving as a frontline of U.S. power projection. It has also served as a symbol of U.S. power and therefore has also served a diplomatic power on what is a U.S. priority during geopolitical upheaval. The continued cost overruns and production issues and the advances in modern warfare technology leads to the question is it time to reconsider the role of the aircraft carrier in its current supercarrier state?
Original Substack Article:
https://open.substack.com/pub/thomasleckwold/p/is-it-time-for-the-us-navy-to-reconsider?r=2vilr7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
NASA has outlined its criteria for a new space station that will replace the International Space Station when it is retired in 2030. The NASA goals are to replace the government run space station with commercial companies creating and running the space station that NASA will lease space for its goals for technology creation and gain experience in long endurance human space flight.
Original Substack Article:
https://open.substack.com/pub/thomasleckwold/p/nasa-sets-criteria-for-next-space?r=2vilr7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
I still cannot post on Locals, so I will keep trying every week and see if they ever re-set my monthly limit.
Apparently I cannot post anymore videos except for a one or two very short ones until June due to me using too much space.
So, I guess I will be back to posting next month! Sorry
