As far as I can tell, Tulsi’s big “secret biolab” bombshell is recycled Kremlin propaganda. These labs were never secret. The U.S. spent decades funding biosafety and disease-surveillance work abroad under Nunn-Lugar, with the facility lists posted publicly by the State Department and our own embassy in Kyiv. Russia invented the “secret bioweapons” spin in 2022 to help justify invading Ukraine. Our own intelligence flagged it as disinformation. Now Tulsi is laundering that exact line, while conveniently forgetting the first Trump administration funded this same research. Nothing was hidden and the only thing being manufactured here is the coverup. Tulsi, don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

A disgrace.

A completely dishonest characterization of facilities engaged in benign basic biological, medical, and veterinary research. It is no different from research performed in the U.S. or Europe. Ukraine only has a few facilities rated BSL-3 and none rated BSL-4.

Ex-HMS Richmond and HMS Iron Duke stripped of equipment in preparation for disposal in the basin at Devonport. When pressed on the status of HMS Iron Duke in Parliamentary question by @BenObeseJecty, the MoD refused to admit she was being scrapped. questions-statements.parliam… Photos @air_maritimepic

Mostly nonsense.

And Philip Hammond was an accountant, and a damn good defence secretary. Military service isn’t necessarily the big win everyone thinks it is when it comes to civilian, and indeed political leadership of the ministry of defence.

The United Kingdom has an extraordinarily proud military history. It commands our respect. There is again a great need for more British military strength in this critical time. We urge the UK to meet that need with urgency, scale, and determination. 1/

The defence of our nation is the first duty of government. Our Armed Forces carry out that duty every day with professionalism, courage, and extraordinary skill. It is a huge honour and a privilege to serve alongside them again.

John Healey shadowed me for over 4 years. While i didn’t agree with everything he did i know he tried his best and had the interests of the Armed Forces at his heart. i know he loved the job and it will have not been easy to resign. His loyalty to his Party and PM was not reciprocated by them when it mattered and i think he was left with no choice. i wish him the very best. His resignation was one of principle.

"Unfortunately, we cannot drone strike Andrew Tate," Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces tells the internet, to widespread disappointment.

Whether the Defence Investment Plan is out tomorrow, or 'soon' there are a number of areas on which to evaluate it (and not just raw cash or numbers of ships). My thoughts in here, but things to watch include: (🧵)

In my remarks, I provided our salute to the “soldiers, sailors, and airmen from Great Britain and Canada, [who] demonstrated the courage, tenacity, dedication, daring, and loyalty that won them the lasting admiration and gratitude of the whole world – not only here in Normandy but also through the entirety of two World Wars.” 2/ x.com/USWPColby/status/20643…

I had the great honor on Saturday to serve as the senior civilian American representative at the International Ceremony commemorating the 82nd D-Day anniversary.  It was a particular privilege, as the U.S. representative, to honor all of our brave allies that day, but especially our British and Canadian allies, who played the leading role at the nearby Juno and Sword Beaches. 1/

This is the Irish minister for foreign affairs pushing sanctions for Isreal while she remains silent about the huge scandal around the russian refinery that still sends 14 ships to St Petersburg per month.

The Shambolic State of the Royal Navy’s SSN Flotilla As always views are my own, corrections and comments welcome. I had just finished a thread on NMH but then I read the papers this morning 🤨 1/25 The Royal Navy’s submarine service, long a cornerstone of Britain’s strategic power and national security, finds itself in a profoundly concerning condition. This thread attempts to provide a forensic examination of the historical prestige of the UK’s nuclear submarine capability, the acute crisis highlighted in the papers today, the systemic mismanagement that has developed over decades, the root institutional causes, and the challenging yet essential path to recovery. It’s not a happy read - apologies.

Might have been easier to add @DailyMailUK ?