William Alberque

Update on the RAF Lakenheath story. The evidence is overwhelming that the US moved B61s to the Lakenheath WS3 storage shelters. The movement, the units involved, the locations, the NOTAMs, everything points to yes. 1/4

Very good to touch base with senior officials in Paris today on #NATO issues. As President Macron reminded us recently: Since 1945 freedom has never been so threatened in the Euro-Atlantic area. But our Alliance is stepping up and #France will continue to play a key role 🇫🇷

CRAZY STORY: In the 1960-70s, the Strategic Air Command used to fly B-52s on practice bombing runs over the Big Rock Point nuclear plant in Michigan, just 9 miles from my childhood home. The runs involved dropping an electronic beam right down the plant's 200 ft. emissions stack,…

All signs show that the U.S. will continue military support to Ukraine. In the past 24 hours, the U.S. State Department approved the sale of 4 military aid packages to Ukraine worth $652 million. It’s a positive step forward. 1/

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JUST NOW!! U.S. Pledges $4 Billion Loan Guarantee to Bolster Poland's Defence and NATO East Flank DoS Statement 👇🏻

Here’s information on ZAPAD 2025 from one of the most important inside sources on Belarus’ railways (actually from THE key enabler of its military capabilities) with insights unavailable outside intel channels.

As European leaders meet with Iran for nuclear talks in Istanbul today, @NathalieTocci and I explain in @POLITICOEurope why we face a critical defining test: will Europe once again take the diplomatic lead or be swayed by the illusion that might makes right?…

New: Israel’s 12-Day War Revealed Alarming Gap in America’s Missile Stockpile -More than 150 Thaad interceptors were fired by 2 batteries -About 80 SM-3s were launched by warships Military officials now say replenishing stockpiles is a top priority. wsj.com/world/israel-i…

Russia’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 2 percentage points on Friday to 18 per cent, its latest response to a cooling economy after years of Putin's splurge on defense spending. @courtney_ft reports: ft.com/content/c358c5…

From secret sorties to airbase lock downs🔒Signs point to a possible nuclear delivery to the UK Former Nato Director of Strategy @walberque weighs in ...🧠 Listen LIVE 🔴18:30 UKT @BFBSRadioHQ

From secret sorties to airbase lock downs🔒Signs point to a possible nuclear delivery to the UK Former Nato Director of Strategy @walberque weighs in ...🧠 Listen LIVE 🔴18:30 UKT @BFBSRadioHQ

"China won’t dump Russia any time soon, and making frustration over that reality one of the organising principles of Europe’s China policy won’t help — even if Brussels continues to call out Beijing for moralistic reasons," @AlexGabuev writes ft.com/content/8915ab…

The third round of Russia-Ukraine talks has wrapped up in Istanbul, per Russian state media. Tass says they have agreed to new prisoner swaps, including civilians as well as soldiers. We await statements from the delegations.

Ukraine wants a full and conditional ceasefire and is pushing for Putin to meet Zelensky some time in August. Russia says this can’t happen until a peace agreement is settled, per Medinsky.

This week's interesting close pass: LUCH-5X (SSC.55841), a Russian military GEO satellite tied to the Ministry of Defense and FSB, has been closely shadowing INTELSAT-39 (SSC.44476) since March 2025—remaining within 50 km. The pair reached their closest approach of this month on…

A thread around the @Gharibabadi comments today in NY, which @mgordonwsj and I storified here. wsj.com/world/middle-e… There's an intricate game going on that may not be clear enough to those who aren't following closely. -1-

Great reporting from @LRozen out of New York today that crystallizes many signals we have been hearing from Iranian interlocutors into clear positions ahead of talks in Istanbul this Friday with the Europeans

Two Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers escorted by Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter jets performed a scheduled flight over the waters of the Bering Sea. The duration of the flight was more than 15 hours. tvzvezda.ru/news/202572315…

Giving credit where it is due. There is a good deal of positive sentiment in Ukraine about this interceptor. If employment can be scaled, alongside similar systems, then it can help answer the challenge posed by Russian OWA drones.

Gharibabadi: “…We have not made any decision to withdraw from the NPT. It means that, actually, yes, we have obligations. But by the way, how to implement the obligations in new circumstances? It needs new discussion with the IAEA. … A law has been passed by our parliament that…