Baltic Sea Nations Lead on European Defence Amidst US Uncertainty

Baltic Sea nations are boosting defence cooperation due to infrastructure damage and US uncertainty. Find out how this affects European security.

#BalticDefence, #EuropeanSecurity, #USDefence, #InfrastructureProtection, #NATO

https://newsletter.tf/baltic-nations-lead-european-defence-amidst-us-uncertainty/

Baltic Sea nations are increasing defence cooperation after recent undersea cable damage. This is a new approach to regional security.

#BalticDefence, #EuropeanSecurity, #USDefence, #InfrastructureProtection, #NATO

https://newsletter.tf/baltic-nations-lead-european-defence-amidst-us-uncertainty/

Baltic Nations Lead European Defence as US Role Uncertain

Baltic Sea nations are boosting defence cooperation due to infrastructure damage and US uncertainty. Find out how this affects European security.

US Defence Secretary's Plane Lands in UK Due to Cracked Windshield

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had to make an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom during his return flight from a NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Belgium. The Pentagon reported that a crack appeared in the aircraft's windshield while the plane was off the coast of southern Ireland, pro... [More info]

Microsoft Says It Has Stopped Using China-Based Engineers to Support Defense Department Computer Systems

After a ProPublica investigation revealed how Microsoft’s “digital escort” tech support service could expose sensitive government data to cyberattacks, the company says China-based engineers will no longer provide assistance on DOD cloud services.

ProPublica

"A Little-Known #Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers"

https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-digital-escorts-pentagon-defense-department-china-hackers

#security #usdefence

The #iam for the #azure is managed in #China anyway...

A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers

The Pentagon bans foreign citizens from accessing highly sensitive data, but Microsoft bypasses this by using engineers in China and elsewhere to remotely instruct American “escorts” who may lack expertise to identify malicious code.

ProPublica

"What #Vance and his colleagues seem to have forgotten, though, is that what #America now wants — essentially for other #countries to have the capability to fight #wars all by themselves — is exactly what, until very recently, America did not want at all."

https://www.thetimes.com/article/7652c5a3-7201-4de6-857b-958d25f2c9a4?shareToken=62152a9c5d20d803e216658472138ab4

#USpol
#usdefense
#USdefence
#EuropeanPolitics
#Europendefencespending
#EU
#History
#Allies
#americanexceptionalism

A quick history lesson for the US from the European freeloaders

For decades the US required allies to be militarily subservient — and President Trump should be careful what he wishes for

The Times
Pete Buttigieg on Substack

These people cannot keep America safe.

Substack

> Has contract with "#USDefence".

> Must tell #China whatever the fuck he's told to.

See #Swiss encryption company exposed for giving faulty #encryptionKeys on behalf of the #USA. So a company doesn't even need to pretend to be #USBased nor #USLaw-abiding to be an arm.

Hands up if you ever for one second, thought an #internetConnected driving device would've worked?

#analog #drivingDevice #spying #Tesla #byeByeAutonomousVehicles #degrowthNowPlease #plannedDegrowth #gamesOver #degrowth

> Has contract with "#USDefence"…

> Must tell #China whatever the fuck he's told to, right?

See #Swiss encryption company exposed for giving faulty #encryptionKeys on behalf of the #USA. A company doesn't even need to pretend to be #USBased to be a piece of crap.

Hands up if you ever for one second, thought that an #internetConnected driving device would've worked?

#analog #drivingDevice #spying #byeByeAutonomousVehicles #degrowthNowPlease #plannedDegrowth #gamesOver #degrowth