I have been meaning to do a thread on the one small attribute of the costs and benefits associated with the U.S. provision of money and material to the Ukraine in its defense against Russia. #Ukraine #ElectronicWarfare #intelligence #CostofWar 1/23 War and the preparations for war are extremely expensive. The development of weapon systems is extremely costly and often involves many steps that are not often considered. Let's start by stating that the U.S. Defense Budget is ~$734.34B (2019) 2/23

There is an immense moral and ethical cowardice in academia and in think tanks. The level of pontification on nuclear war without asking the question what happens next is astounding. What happens when Ukraine is forced into a peace deal that cedes its territories? Some thoughts.. The threat of war is scary. Let's get that off the table. Could it happen, yes. Is there a potential for nuclear conflict, yes. But the threat of nuclear war does not go away with a forced peace deal. In fact the threat of nuclear war grows greater with a forced peace.

Thread 1/ I have generally kept quiet on the Ukraine situation. I lived just north of the ATO for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer, I worked for both IRI, and NDI on democracy projects in Ukraine following my time as a PCV. I travel to Ukraine almost yearly to visit family. 2/ I led a research mission for the Army Cyber Institute to Ukraine in 2017 and wrote a report and participated in an academic mission with the Modern War Institute in 2018. I speak and read reasonably well in both Ukrainian and Russian.

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