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by gsf_emergency_6 9mo ago
https://archive.ph/PfNAo https://archive.ph/PfNAo
- aebtebeten 9mo ago> Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) predicted [a Greenland war powers bill] would easily pass if an invasion was imminent I wonder what "imminent" might mean to Tillis? Anchorage to Nuuk is only ~5 hours by air (Newburgh to Nuuk, ~3h15). (using https://nuclearsecrecy.com/missilemap/ https://nuclearsecrecy.com/missilemap/ for distances and assuming ~900 km/h for a C-17 — although it would require multiple C-17s [which Anchorage has] to significantly outnumber the allied OOB [per wikipedia]) ---- the standard bureaucrats' response to crises, according to Sir Humphrey Appleby GCB KBE MVO: - Nothing is going to happen. - Something may be about to happen, but we should do nothing about it. - Maybe we should do something about it, but there's nothing we can do. - Maybe there was something we could have done, but it's too late now. EDIT: we also know Tillis can be less than completely candid; see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46551849 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46551849
- gsf_emergency_6 9mo agoAh! Having randos call congressmen is generally a great idea for urgent+important+bipartisan issues (tech or fiscal), which at the moment I can think of 3 a)AI (in particular, regulation on the mil/statedept use of "private AI"). b)independence of the fed c)tariffs Imho