Out of 9,000 Tomahawks made up until 2023, around 1/3 of them were used in various conflicts. Around 1000 of them were used against Iraq in the 2003 invasion alone
Of the 6000 left, the majority of them are expired missiles from older production runs. The US only makes around 60 of them per year now, making it entirely likely that the number that the US can actually use in a conflict is only a fraction of that, definitely not over 2000 (likely around 1000-1200, given current production rates and a 15-20 year lifespan)
The US saw what impact the Storm Shadow and SCALP missiles made after sending 600-800 of them (basically nothing other than some high profile PR targets), and knows that wasting up to half of their primary deep strike tool is an absolutely moronic idea
The US would have given tomahawks when they sent Patriot systems of they thought they had enough capacity to maintain deliveries. Trump is dangerously stepping into complete force posture degradation if he follows through
Out of 9,000 Tomahawks made up until 2023, around 1/3 of them were used in various conflicts. Around 1000 of them were used against Iraq in the 2003 invasion alone
Of the 6000 left, the majority of them are expired missiles from older production runs. The US only makes around 60 of them per year now, making it entirely likely that the number that the US can actually use in a conflict is only a fraction of that, definitely not over 2000 (likely around 1000-1200, given current production rates and a 15-20 year lifespan)
The US saw what impact the Storm Shadow and SCALP missiles made after sending 600-800 of them (basically nothing other than some high profile PR targets), and knows that wasting up to half of their primary deep strike tool is an absolutely moronic idea
The US would have given tomahawks when they sent Patriot systems of they thought they had enough capacity to maintain deliveries. Trump is dangerously stepping into complete force posture degradation if he follows through
In the past, it was noticed that through bulk SMSes, investors were induced to invest in or purchase the stocks of certain listed companies. He said that since his platform does not have the capacity to check all channels, it may restrict some in Russia and Ukraine "for the duration of the conflict," but then reversed course hours later after many users complained that Telegram was an important source of information. Right now the digital security needs of Russians and Ukrainians are very different, and they lead to very different caveats about how to mitigate the risks associated with using Telegram. For Ukrainians in Ukraine, whose physical safety is at risk because they are in a war zone, digital security is probably not their highest priority. They may value access to news and communication with their loved ones over making sure that all of their communications are encrypted in such a manner that they are indecipherable to Telegram, its employees, or governments with court orders. At this point, however, Durov had already been working on Telegram with his brother, and further planned a mobile-first social network with an explicit focus on anti-censorship. Later in April, he told TechCrunch that he had left Russia and had “no plans to go back,” saying that the nation was currently “incompatible with internet business at the moment.” He added later that he was looking for a country that matched his libertarian ideals to base his next startup. To that end, when files are actively downloading, a new icon now appears in the Search bar that users can tap to view and manage downloads, pause and resume all downloads or just individual items, and select one to increase its priority or view it in a chat.
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