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Nils Wilcke<p>Stupeur au pays du gouda, le chef de l’armée des Pays-Bas appelle son personnel à se préparer "aussi vite que possible", avec des consignes claires en cas de conflit ou de participation à une force de paix en Ukraine: utilisation "responsable" des téléphones et des applications, mise en garde contre les actes cyber. "La Russie teste notre organisation. La menace s’accroît", écrit le général. <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/04/11/le-chef-de-l-armee-des-pays-bas-surprend-en-appelant-son-personnel-a-se-preparer-aussi-vite-que-possible_6594183_3210.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lemonde.fr/international/artic</span><span class="invisible">le/2025/04/11/le-chef-de-l-armee-des-pays-bas-surprend-en-appelant-son-personnel-a-se-preparer-aussi-vite-que-possible_6594183_3210.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politique</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Guerre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Guerre</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PaysBas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaysBas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Armee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Armee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cyber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyber</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>App</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan's Defense Ministry said Thursday that the Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets 704 times in response to possible airspace violations in fiscal 2024, up by 35 from the previous year. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/japan/asdf-fighter-jets-scramble/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">11/japan/asdf-fighter-jets-scramble/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defenseministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defenseministry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a></p>
Ombra<p>Did you see what the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@us" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>us</span></a></span> Army posted? Check it out!: <a href="https://zurl.co/GNUYJ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zurl.co/GNUYJ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/militaryinnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militaryinnovation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a></p><p>To stay informed on industry updates, like, follow, and share to support our <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SVDOSB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SVDOSB</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The sale of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia under the AUKUS treaty faces new doubts as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs take hold. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/10/world/politics/aukus-submarine-sale-scrutiny/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">10/world/politics/aukus-submarine-sale-scrutiny/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/submarines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>submarines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aukus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aukus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usmilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usmilitary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called on members of the alliance and its four Indo-Pacific partners to work more closely to outproduce Russia militarily and “outpace” technological rivals such as China. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/politics/nato-mark-rutte-ukraine-japan-china/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">09/japan/politics/nato-mark-rutte-ukraine-japan-china/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nato</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/markrutte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>markrutte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russiaukrainewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russiaukrainewar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/natojapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>natojapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defenseministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defenseministry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gennakatani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gennakatani</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The U.S. Senate has confirmed Elbridge Colby to be the Pentagon's new No. 3 official, bringing to the post a known China hawk and advocate for Asian allies — including Japan — to spend more on defense. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/politics/elbridge-colby-confirmed-pentagon-japan/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">09/japan/politics/elbridge-colby-confirmed-pentagon-japan/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elbridgecolby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elbridgecolby</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usjapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/budgets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>budgets</span></a></p>
Blast Info<p>Thales : l'effort de guerre dans les poches des actionnaires ?</p><p>L'effort de réarmement de la France va-t-il aller dans les poches des actionnaires... au détriment de la production et des producteurs ? Les salariés vont-ils devoir se serrer la ceinture pour permettre aux investisseurs boursiers ́de toucher de juteux dividendes ?Ces…<br><a href="https://www.blast-info.fr/articles/2025/thales-leffort-de-guerre-dans-les-poches-des-actionnaires-CE1JQwvdSiuUG-u1cBxRCg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">blast-info.fr/articles/2025/th</span><span class="invisible">ales-leffort-de-guerre-dans-les-poches-des-actionnaires-CE1JQwvdSiuUG-u1cBxRCg</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Industrie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Industrie</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Travail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Travail</span></a></p>
Blast Info<p>Thales : l'effort de guerre dans les poches des actionnaires ?</p><p>L'effort de réarmement de la France va-t-il aller dans les poches des actionnaires... au détriment de la production et des producteurs ? Les salariés vont-ils devoir se serrer la ceinture pour permettre aux investisseurs boursiers ́de toucher de juteux dividendes ?Ces…<br><a href="https://www.blast-info.fr/articles/2025/thales-leffort-de-guerre-dans-les-poches-des-actionnaires-CE1JQwvdSiuUG-u1cBxRCg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">blast-info.fr/articles/2025/th</span><span class="invisible">ales-leffort-de-guerre-dans-les-poches-des-actionnaires-CE1JQwvdSiuUG-u1cBxRCg</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Industrie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Industrie</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Travail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Travail</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cornell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cornell</span></a> &amp; $790 million for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Northwestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Northwestern</span></a> amid *<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a>* [white man sad] investigations into both schools.</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> pause involves mostly grants &amp; contracts with the depts of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agriculture</span></a> [HUGE school at Cornell], <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> &amp; Human Services.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AntiIntellectualism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiIntellectualism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NaziState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaziState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ThoughtPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtPolice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteWashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteWashing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan has a new U.S. ambassador, and he’ll have both large shoes to fill and a challenging agenda ahead of him — including helping to resolve a row over tough tariffs the White House has slapped on its top Asian ally. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/politics/us-japan-ambassador-george-glass-confirmed/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">09/japan/politics/us-japan-ambassador-george-glass-confirmed/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/georgeglass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>georgeglass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usmilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usmilitary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usbases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usbases</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usjapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/budgets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>budgets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Speak <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a>? What <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>republican</span></a> or <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a> has ever <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/abdicated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abdicated</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/nationalsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nationalsecurity</span></a>? <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> fired tens of thousands of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> dept. civilians and military, a well as <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> experts. Top commander, in potential clash with <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a>, warns US <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/troops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>troops</span></a> should stay in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>. His comments follow reports that the Defense Department is considering removing thousands of servicemembers from the continent. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOD</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/08/troops-europe-withdraw-cavoli-republicans-00007176" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/04/08/t</span><span class="invisible">roops-europe-withdraw-cavoli-republicans-00007176</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, passed an active cyber defense bill on Tuesday and sent it to the House of Councilors, the upper chamber. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/08/japan/politics/cyber-defense-bill-lower-house/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">08/japan/politics/cyber-defense-bill-lower-house/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lowerhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lowerhouse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diet</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The U.S. military will deploy several long-range surveillance drones to Japan’s far-flung southwestern islands area near Taiwan, as the allies seek to counter China’s ramped-up drone presence in the same area. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/08/japan/us-triton-drones-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">08/japan/us-triton-drones-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usmilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usmilitary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/okinawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>okinawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usbases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usbases</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte kicked off a two-day trip to Japan with a focus on expanding its partnership with Tokyo, particularly in the field of military-industrial ties. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/08/japan/politics/nato-mark-rutte-yokosuka/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">08/japan/politics/nato-mark-rutte-yokosuka/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nato</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/markrutte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>markrutte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defenseministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defenseministry</span></a></p>
Bohemian Peasant<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.corq.co/@rogue_corq" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rogue_corq</span></a></span> </p><p>If the <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> wants to be master of their own fate, they need to support their own <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> companies and tell the US to pound sand. </p><p><a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/eudefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eudefence</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan will play a major role under defense cooperation between the governments in Tokyo and Washington under the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump if a conflict occurs in Taiwan. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/06/japan/japan-defense-role-taiwan-conflict/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">06/japan/japan-defense-role-taiwan-conflict/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aukus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aukus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The nation's Defense Ministry held an inaugural ceremony for a new Self-Defense Forces unit focused on maritime transportation at the Maritime SDF's Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/06/japan/sdf-inaugural-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">06/japan/sdf-inaugural-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kurecity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kurecity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hiroshimaprefecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hiroshimaprefecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>msdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gsdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gsdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gennakatani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gennakatani</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Democrats expressed outrage that U.S. President Donald Trump had fired the head of the highly sensitive U.S. National Security Agency at the apparent urging of far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/05/world/politics/trump-fires-nsa-chief/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">05/world/politics/trump-fires-nsa-chief/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>espionage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nsa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> produces ~90% of the world's refined <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RareEarths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarths</span></a>, a group of 17 elements used across the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> industries. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> imports most of its rare earths, &amp; most come from China.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>But <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> isn’t the only threat to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> &amp; autocratic parties here have gained ground for a decade. They’re already part of the govt in 6 capitals. And the impulse to ramp up <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> may energize their voters.</p><p>Europe is rearming to battle <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> abroad. Unfortunately, this may also empower fascism &amp; autocracy at home.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>