NN Schneider6d ago
David August ❌👑

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, due to potus’ war of choice, cuts off sulfur shipments, and so endangers *checks notes* the United States’ ability to wage war. Behold: the self defeating military!

“Chemicals like sulfuric acid…can determine whether the US military can maintain industrial base production of electrical and digital systems needed to sustain the fight as munitions are expended and combat losses mount.”

https://mwi.westpoint.edu/the-chokepoint-we-missed-sulfur-hormuz-and-the-threats-to-military-readiness/

#USpol #Hormuz

The Chokepoint We Missed: Sulfur, Hormuz, and the Threats to Military Readiness

The cascading effects of disrupted maritime chokepoints are no longer the subject of simulations; they are an active crisis. As the US-Israeli military operation against Iran and Tehran’s regional military response continue, missile attacks, drone swarms, airstrikes, and maritime threats complicate commercial shipping across the region. The ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz affects

Modern War Institute
Mar 22 at 1:37amWeb
Show threadGhostOnTheHalfShell6d ago

@davidaugust

It’s so stupid, because the entire military supply chain is also strapped to China’s mineral refining and purification. They know what’s happening in the US economy and even what’s happening in military production based on purchases.

Everything necessary to have them in industrial base such as it exists in the United States is dependent on China and Asia, or resources sprinkled over all over the world

Show threadGhostOnTheHalfShell6d ago

@davidaugust

In one real sense, annexing Greenland or Canada is about the resources to build a military, and whatever is left over goes into the economy.

That’s the problem created by this war as well. Who ends up buying all those metals and other feed stock materials?

The military industrial complex or the rest of the economy

Show threadTimothy Wolodzko6d ago
@davidaugust who could imagine that you need to do some kind of strategic planning before you start a war, rather than just vibe plan it?
Show threadDavid August ❌👑5d ago
@tymwol right? Aside from everyone, no one thought you'd need to plan more that vibe your way through. 😮 😆
Show thread🇺🇦🇪🇺 cweickhmann6d ago

@davidaugust This certainly is one of the nice effects of globalisation. If you check your notes, having a country depend on resources of an allied country is precisely what started the European Union (would be nice if we kept that while getting rid of the detrimental factors that come with globalisation).

The thing is: the US industry will adapt. And that will in turn remove them from this kind of interdependence. Putin tried the same with some success (though thankfully not too much thanks to corruption and incompetence). So, this can only slow things, not stop them.

Show threadRich Stein (he/him)5d ago

@davidaugust
Corollary — more brilliance:

Where are all our minesweepers?
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/iran-strait-of-hormuz-minesweepers-b2936416.html

Trump pulled mine-sweepers from the Middle East and they’re sitting in Philadelphia as the Iran War rages

The Navy went through with plans to pull the ships from service despite ongoing tensions with Iran

The Independent