winkie.bsky.social
Defense, nukes and natsec @ CNN || mostly part-time Guard guy || priors: Military Times, USA TODAY, Army Guard officer || views mine || DM for Signal || davis.winkie[at]pm.me
👤 Joined on 05 October 2023
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@winkie.bsky.socialCongratulations - what a great team!
Show PostI suppose the common theme of "stuff you don't want to see coming at you from across the North Pole" makes this mural appropriate for a missile silo door.
Show PostLink to art @winkie.bsky.social mentions in his Reddit AMA with @wellerstein.bsky.social. It's a pretty skillful "swipe" of Frank Frazetta's forgetful sleigh driver. ("Keys… sword… helmet… cellphone… what else? *slaps forehead* BEAR HARNESS!!") The missileer-artist faithfully omits the harness.
Show Post@usatoday.com, has launched a 5 part series on the risks and costs of the US land-based ICBM force. For so many reasons, it simply makes sense to get rid of them, one being the "launch it or lose it" instability that gives POTUS only minutes to react. Uncontrolled cost being another.
Show PostExcellent new series of articles. The graphics alone are worth a click.
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