Fellow at @FPRI. Rocket propulsion and radiological security (usually not at the same time). Opinions my own. Faves/RTs ≠ endorsements
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Michael Duitsman retweeted
(LEAD) N. Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2026041…
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Drone launches are down for the same reason missile launches are down. Its a posture issue. You can have the biggest drone arsenal in the world but if your forces aren't postured to effectively continue operations under fire, eventually you won't have the capability to use them.
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The Khojir complex run by Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group was hit
Shahid Cheragi industries, which makes nitric acid, oxidizer for Iranian liquid fueled missiles was struck, along with the older solid propellant motor production facility.
Thanks again to our friends @planet
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Now at 24 tankers.
It's going to get lost in the noise, but these are repositioning flights: their altitude is way too high for dragging anything across the pond.
Their numbers on a Sunday night, however, are still quite unusual.
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👋 @DuitsyWasHere and I had a ton fun showing @WilliamJBroad how open source groups monitor Russia's nuclear forces using beautiful images from @planet and @capellaspace.
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Michael Duitsman retweeted
Single missile from Sunan.
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That looks like another short-range missile, although there is still some uncertainty about the press reporting.
(URGENT) N. Korea's ballistic missile flew 430-450 km at an apogee of 60 km: informed source yna.kr/AEN20211019007000325
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North Korea's new ICBM is much larger than the Hwasong-15 ICBM (~2 m in diameter). Here are two stills from the parade that help illustrate the difference.
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Special mission submarine BS-64 Podmoskovye appears to be leaving the base at Olenya Guba. Given her position and still being on a NE-course, rather then heading E, suggest she is heading towards the Barents Sea.
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Michael Duitsman retweeted
+1. Why does our field lack diversity? Well, this entry-level position requires an MA, proficiency in Chinese, is full-time and pays ... nothing. You can figure out what that pool of people looks like.
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Wow.
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis: "Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us."
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Michael Duitsman retweeted
See the WCAPS Statement on the killing of George Floyd. The fight for peace and security includes fighting against systematic and systemic racism, xenophobia, and bigotry, whether it is at the hands of police or the political will of institutions upholding racial inequality.
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And for those wondering what I'm on about, there is NO image of the very first launch from CSG in the public domain yet, yes I know when you do a google search some are that are listed as such, but trust me, they are all the wrong one.... (yes it's a pet peeve as you can tell...)
Well this is interesting, I just bumped into this image, which could be the first Veronique AGI on the pad at CSG, aka the first launch ever from CSG, unfortunately the resolution isn't high enough to confirm if it is indeed serial 62 and not the later launched 61 #CSG
