Dr. Jonathan Schroden

ChatGPT, other AI chatbots approved for official use in US Senate, NYT reports ChatGPT ​and two other artificial ‌intelligence chatbots have been approved for official ​use in ​the U.S. Senate, the New ⁠York Times ​reported on Tuesday, citing ​a memo.

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Also the currency of advancement is now changed to something called “loyalty points”

Of which you have zero

Honestly I'm only surprised it's taken this long.

They don't even have to deploy that many - the shipping lane is narrow and even the threat of mines is enough to stop any sensible commercial ship captain from risking it.

One does not successfully Leroy Jenkins through a minefield.

Operation Epic Escort: Pentagon Weighs Options on Strait of Hormuz Transits - USNI News THE PENTAGON — The U.S. is assessing how to reopen the flow of crude oil tankers and cargo ships through the Persian Gulf as the White House makes resuming regional trade a main priority across the go...

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More like a staff of a thousand but yes

Initial reports indicate a small number of mines currently in the Strait of Hormuz, but it only takes the threat of mines to throttle shipping. U.S. mine clearing capabilities have badly atrophied, and mine clearing can’t be done in stride. Especially in the shadow of land-based ASCMs. 2/

In 1991, it took a multi-national mine clearing task force of 40+ ships (plus aircraft) four months to clear Iraqi mines *after the war ended* and they knew where the mines were because they had the charts. Today, unmanned systems help, but the process is still extremely slow and dangerous. 1/

If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before. If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Trump: "If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before."

Pretty sure the RN will consider renting the USA a couple of minesweepers

Turns out that America might occasionally depend on European help after all

Ladies and gentlemen, your MCM fleet. Don't count on that LCS MCM module any time soon.
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US Navy tells shipping industry Hormuz escorts not possible for now The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since ​the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high f...

“The Navy has refused near-daily requests…”

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In '91, the Royal Navy led mine clearing efforts in the Gulf because the US didn't have sufficient capability. Fortunately, in the last 35 years, the US Navy has... ah.

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Quite possibly the hardest thing the Navy will have been asked to do in my 20+ years as a military analyst

To be fair, all CENTCOM can do is register a demand for mine clearing missions

It’s the Navy that has consistently under prioritized and under invested in mine countermeasures capabilities for decades

If you’ve never heard of Operation Earnest Will

Now would be a good time👇

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The first topic I worked on when I started as a military operations analyst 23 years ago was Navy mine countermeasures.

The Navy’s MCM capabilities then were far short of any reasonable projection of force requirements…

…and it has even less now 😑

Live updates: About 140 US troops wounded in Iran war, 8 severely, Pentagon says The Pentagon said Tuesday that about 140 U.S. service members have been wounded since the start of the war. It said the “vast majority” of the injuries were minor, with 108 service members having alre...

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Time to repost this one again

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You’re putting in quotes something I didn’t say

If the goal was regime change, then this is apt

If the goal was to set their nuke & military capabilities back some years & make credible the threat of doing it again—a punitive expedition—then that mission is nearing accomplishment

But it’s oddly unclear which it is & that undermines everything

Evidence Grows U.S. Was Behind Deadly Strike On Iranian Girls School Video footage published by Bellingcat appears to show a Tomahawk missile striking a compound adjacent to the school.

Video footage published by Bellingcat appears to show a Tomahawk missile striking a compound adjacent to the school.

A Strait Comparison: Lessons from the Dardanelles for a Strait of Hormuz Closure On June 22, the United States launched precision airstrikes as part of Operation Midnight Hammer against Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and

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Iranian threats to the Strait of Hormuz are part of its core playbook. The threats are credible due to its arsenal of naval mines, fast assault craft for hijacking, short-range missiles, drones, limpet mines.

US officials: The Pentagon is transferring parts of the THAAD system from South Korea to the Middle East.-WaPo

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran launched new attacks on Tuesday at Israel and Gulf Arab countries as it kept up pressure on the Middle East in a war that has impacted the region and beyond, sent oil prices surging and stunned global economies.

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“Who could’ve seen this coming?” is highly unpleasant when the answer is “most people who know anything about this big topic and they’ve been saying so for years.”