Shashank Joshi(@shashj) 's Twitter Profileg
Shashank Joshi

@shashj

Defence editor at @TheEconomist, Visiting fellow at @warstudies King's College London.

ID:17175213

linkhttp://shashankjoshi.wordpress.com calendar_today05-11-2008 00:59:16

49,4K Tweets

194,6K Followers

1,7K Following

Shashank Joshi(@shashj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani, who last year backed the need for U.S. troops in Iraq to prevent the regeneration of the Islamic State, said the U.S. retaliation killed one Iraqi service member and injured 18 others, including civilians.' washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

account_circle
Eric L. Robinson(@UticaEric) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Shameful stuff.

Not funny, unprofessional.

“I imploded a few stacks of apartments” is no war prize, no matter what kind of scum might have walked the halls at one time or another.

account_circle
Dara Massicot(@MassDara) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So at minimum, the Russians have set a new use precedent for externally provided missiles in this war at ranges of -460km.
Perhaps new declassified analysis comes out that the launch ranges were well beyond 500 km. If so, I’ll update. /5

account_circle
Dara Massicot(@MassDara) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Russia launched missiles from the DPRK up to 460km inside Ukraine, according to declassified intelligence (assessments for other launches are ongoing). A few thoughts. /1

account_circle
John Hudson(@John_Hudson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

scoop: Russia has begun firing ballistic missiles into Ukraine that were provided by North Korea, according to two U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive U.S. intelligence.

account_circle
Shashank Joshi(@shashj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Saudi Arabia and China were among 20 foreign governments that spent at least $7.8mn in total at properties owned by Donald Trump while he was president, according to a report released by congressional Democrats on Thursday.” ft.com/content/15673a…

account_circle
Shashank Joshi(@shashj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Obit of Zvi Amir, the Mossad chief who hunted down the perpetrators of the Munich massacre. 'In 1946 the British arrested Zamir for his involvement in bringing illegal immigrants to Palestine...in 1953 he attended the Staff College at Camberley.' telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/202…

account_circle
Shashank Joshi(@shashj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Times obit of Mike Sadler, a founding member of the SAS. 'He then spent two years with the American embassy in London on “information work”, ostensibly distributing publicity films, before being recruited by the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).' thetimes.co.uk/article/major-…

account_circle
Shashank Joshi(@shashj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'55% of Americans think that the 81-year-old Mr Biden’s health and age “severely limit his ability to do the job” of president, including 25% of Democrats. Only 24% of Americans want him to run for president again' economist.com/briefing/2024/…

account_circle
Shashank Joshi(@shashj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Good account of life on a warship on continual alert for missiles, all while operating alongside wide array of other ships & aircraft. 'if you’re at 30 seconds notice—life or death—& you are glued to your radar for six hours at a time, it is grim'
. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/0…

account_circle