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I argue that we do have options for how to meet Russian aggressive attacks, and until we actually do something, regardless of any political statements about attacks being "unacceptable", we are in fact accepting them. By the way, here's a picture of Reagan being briefed by on El Dorado Canyon.

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To be honest I have no idea about where the picture comes from or why it was picked - neither the illustration nor the headline were discussed before publication but they were picked by the editor(s).

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Isn't the elk the wapiti deer? 🤔

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Guy Yeomans @guyyeomans.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As a casual fan on the other side of the Atlantic, this sucks to listen to. And, yes, the timing really stinks. Can't imagine how it is for women directly involved in the sport.

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Very much looking forward to reading this... #militarymobility #arcticmobility #totaldefence #highnorthberedskap. See also > bsky.app/profile/guyy...

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Corporal Frisk @corporalfrisk.com · 30/09/2026

If you are at all interested in military mobility, security of supply, transport infrastructure in war, naval convoys in the Baltic Sea or perhaps just want a rough estimate of what kinds of units NATO could send, download a copy a flip to the relevant chapter!

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Corporal Frisk @corporalfrisk.com · 30/09/2026

What does it mean when we say NATO would reinforce the Nordics in case of war? How many, how would they come, and crucially, do we have the transport infrastructure? I've had the opportunity to together with our team talk to a lot of knowledgeable people to find the answer.

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Northern Nordics Military Mobility | Risk Intelligence

How prepared is Northern Nordic infrastructure for military mobility? Explore key transport challenges, bottlenecks and opportunities.

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Corporal Frisk @corporalfrisk.com · 29/09/2026

Far be it from me to say that not cooperating with authorities always means you did the crime, but one could imagine the time to present the "comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence" was during the investigation they instead made "concentrated efforts to stop and frustrate" ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

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Corporal Frisk @corporalfrisk.com · 29/09/2026

Båda partierna har främlingsfientliga element, men i en europeisk kontext är de rätt tama. Istället spenderar man mycket tid på mer populistiska frågor som billigare bensin.

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Corporal Frisk @corporalfrisk.com · 29/09/2026

Njae, nu vill jag nog protestera. Sverigedemokraterna för trettio år sedan var nog Sveriges AfD (om inte till och med en bit värre), men som de ser ut idag så är de mer högerpopulister än högerextrema. Samma för Sannfinländarna, även om deras rötter hittas i ruralpopulism.

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I was thinking about including a reference to ”If you think German politics is terrible/a farce/complicated, wait until you hear about a Sweden” 😅

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Now, that coalition is in itself somewhat interesting, as politically the Centerpartiet is rather liberal and market-oriented, making it an odd coalition partner with the left. In any case, there is currently no working majorities in parliament until at least one party drops a high-profile red line.

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The liberal Centerpartiet is refusing to cooperate with any government that is supported by the right-wing Sverigedemokraterna, which means that it is included in what was supposed to be the green-centrist-left-social democrat government coalition which won a (somewhat narrow) majority.

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Andersson lämnar tillbaka sonderingsuppdraget

Twist which isn't completely unexpected in Sweden: the Social Democrats give up their (first) attempt at forming a government, due to the left-wing Vänsterpartiet wanting to be included in government, and the liberal Centerpartiet refusing to consider that idea.

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Magdalena Andersson lämnar tillbaka sonderingsuppdraget. – Det finns inte i nuläget någon möjlighet för mig att bilda regering, säger S-ledaren. Det efter V:s besked att de kommer att stötta moderaten...

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Miska Knapek @miskaknapek.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Finnish bordet Guard picking up the baton... globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=4621df

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Corporal Frisk @corporalfrisk.com · 27/09/2026

Great for Finland, but to be completely honest my selfish view is that more precipitation in May and less during my vacation in July would have been nice 😅

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Back from Stockholm, where the firearm geeks might find it interesting to note that the guards at the palace were using some AK M4A (Swedish Colt M4A1, brought in as a stop-gap rifle) alongside the AK 5 (FN FNC).

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Corporal Frisk @corporalfrisk.com · 23/09/2026

När muminmuggs-crazet rasade för några år sedan var det någon som beskrev kopparna som "medelklassens egen kryptovaluta", och jag har aldrig kunnat se på våra tekoppar utan att den frasen flimrar förbi sedan dess 😂

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…and if you believe Russia has some magical way of closing the Baltic Sea, there’s nothing I can say to get you out of that idea.

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How that compares to a vessel paid for by the state of Finland, with appropriate escort, doing a military transport over the Baltic Sea is an exercise left to the readers.

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Rather merchant vessels follow the money, and in many instances have decided the risk isn't worth the pay (that indeed is a security of supply issue for Finland, and it is a real one).

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The Black Sea isn't stopped, unescorted traffic is significantly reduced in both SoH and Bab el-Mandeb, but, no, it isn't exactly stopped there either. However, that is also not what you claimed, as you said vessels would be sunk, which is *not* what is happening in significant numbers in those.

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Ian Kikuchi @curatorian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

...and has it stopped traffic, despite the fact that Ukraine unlike the NATO countries around the Baltic Sea lack a Navy capable of escorting transports? (This is a rhetorical question, coming from someone working at a company that includes risk analysis for civilian shipping among its products)

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Anyone recognise this vehicle badge? Looks like a pelican. Seen on British tracked carriers on Iceland in summer 1940. #filmcataloguing

A black and white film frame showing a pelican vehicle badge on a British military vehicle during the Second World War.

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Yes, if the scenario is all-out war, that’s the alternative. But so far we have seen a lot of more creative options by Russia with conflicts geographically limited. Sure we can roll over the border here if they launch a limited landgrab from Belarus, but I’m not sure that’s a balanced approach.

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Will there be losses in case of a war? Regrettably yes, but getting a reinforced Finnish battalion over to the southern shore safely is not where the significant part of them would occur.

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In the same way Russia has failed to shut down the Black Sea trade to Ukraine despite a significantly better starting position? Let’s just say I’ve spent quite some time looking at the issue (as have smarter people than me), and I can assure you there isn’t a Russian death trap in the Baltic Sea.

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I assume because no one thought to 1) bomb the launch site before jumping on the boat, 2) shoot down the missile, 3) use several smaller boats for personnel transport? There's a reason I point to the political/legal issue, because the actual movement and combat isn't the main issue here.

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22 000 hemvärnssoldater kallas in i historisk beredskapsövning

A major issue is we don't know how long it takes, since we have no way of actually testing that. As opposed to Sweden, who actually launched a voluntary surprise mobilisation of the whole Home Guard (~22k back then) a few years ago.

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Försvarsmakten har sedan klockan 16.00 under tisdagen inlett den största kontrollen av den svenska beredskapen sedan 1975. I en beredskapsövning som pågår i ett dygn har landets samtliga 22 000 hemvär...

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Yes, the Danish and Finnish experiences aren't similar due to Denmark not relying solely on conscription either.

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My feeling is there's definitely enough volunteers among the trained reservists to form a battalion-sized battlegroup if any of the Baltic states get invaded if the FDF would form an official unit, but that would also mean that the rest of the wartime units would lose some of their best people.

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Corporal Frisk @corporalfrisk.com · 21/09/2026

As Denmark sends conscripts abroad, it’s time to repost my comment on the Finnish force structure which the politicians doesn’t seem to want to talk about. But, hey, it’s not like there are some worrying signs the resolve of our alliance might be about to be tested? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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It might sound a bit farcical, but politicians are people (and often people who went into politics to try to make the world a little bit better), so these kinds of dynamics shouldn't be underestimated (wherever they might lead).

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Corporal Frisk @corporalfrisk.com · 21/09/2026

I mean, when you put it like that, Disney doesn't seem as bad after all...

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Also note some of the last delivered RAF/RN F-35 have been photographed standing QRA and flying intercepts with live missiles.

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You’re now basically just spinning a story out of a few details in a report that dealt with it which reported the situation 12 months ago with the words ”disabling *some* of the combat capabilities that had already been fielded on the TR-2 aircraft”. The Aviationist has a good and balanced write up.

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The Sub Hunter @thesubhunter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I will neither deny nor confirm this is how it looked when an AWACS passed over DALO Industry Days 😁

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Some nice shots of the project 940 Lenok NATO Codename India class

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