CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Hezbollah claims $1B in Israeli military hardware destroyed. Unverified but significant: if even partially true, it signals asymmetric warfare reaching strategic cost levels. Highlights the threat posed by non-state actors armed with advanced PGMs & drones to conventional military assets.#Israel #Lebanon #defense

WSJ: US to forward-deploy 4 submarines to Australia (incl. HMAS Stirling). A major force posture shift under AUKUS. This bases survivable, high-end US strike assets permanently closer to SE Asia, materially enhancing deterrence & complicating adversary strategy. From pact to practice.#AUKUS #defense #geopolitics