DAVID: COMING UP ON "BLOOMBERG THIS WEEKEND," PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ULTIMATUM TO IRAN -- OPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, OR THE UNITED STATES WILL STRIKE POWER PLANTS. THE TIMELINE AND HOW IRAN IS RESPONDING. CHRISTINA: THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE IS READY TO DEPLOY I.C. E. AGENTS TO AIRPORTS TOMORROW IF DEMOCRATS DO NOT AGREE TO PARTS OF A FUNDING PLAN.>> NEGOTIATE WITH REPUBLICANS BUT AT THE SAME TIME DO NOT INFLICT PAIN ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. CHRISTINA: SECURITY CONCERNS AS DELAYS PLAGUE TRAVELERS. DAVID: PLUS, TAKE U ...

Iran’s initial salvoes of ballistic missiles and drones burned through a significant chunk of American and allied interceptors. Replenishing these will take years https://t.co/bdDeccek3b ...

RT Maj Gen (Dr)GD Bakshi SM,VSM(retd) (@GeneralBakshi)Trump has been talking of peace in 2-3 days to calm the blood bath on the stock markets. He always uses the ruse of peace talks to hide preparations for attack. Two small US carrier Battle groups- the Tripoli and Boxer are steaming towards the Gulf. Some say they are to replace the USS Gerald Ford and Lincoln Aircraft carriers which have been hit and damaged by Iran and now on way out. Apparently Pentagon has proposed a very high risk- high payoff gamble ...

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)Taking the Persian Gulf islands and raiding many parts of the very long Iranian shoreline, at the cost of thousands to tens of thousands of American servicemen lives, also would not eliminate Iran's veto power over commercial shipping at Hormuz.That veto power comes from hundreds of thousands of square miles of Afghan-like terrain dotted with tunnels and caves. These 21st century presidios can be replenished by an endless stream of missiles and drones, assembled from an endless st ...

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)Probably also included: millions of Chinese assemblies and parts with which to build tens of thousands more missiles and drones. ...

RT Rock - NAFO Raccoon (@NAFORaccoon)Ukrainians who went to the Middle East to teach how to shoot down "shaheds", were horrified by the way the US military does it - The Times- They launch up to 8 Patriot missiles at a single target- Sometimes they even use an SM-6 missile ($6 M) to shoot down 1 drone- Radars often operate without proper camouflage, essentially "shining" like beacons. In Ukraine, however, radars are constantly moved and hidden.As an example, they cite a case where just three cheap drones de ...

Only a handful of drones, refuelling tankers and fighter jets have been lost in the war; wear and tear is the more serious concern. This is most acute in the US Navy https://t.co/PK72lbCx0R ...

It should be obvious to everyone that the economic picture drastically changes if Iran is successful in destroying energy infrastructure across the Middle East.The short-term implications will get most of the headlines, but the long-term calculus feels more important.How do you build infrastructure in a region where an adversarial country can fly a cheap drone packed with explosives into your facility? How do you discount the risk of a persistent, decentralized threat?The rise of drones and counter-drone te ...

We have learned that the army is routinely shooting down drones operated by cartels along the Mexican border. Drug smugglers are sending the drugs in by drone. >> Not just one direction.It's a lot easier to fly cash via drone than to dig a tunnel and then transport it underground. >> So it's the army that is conducting these operations using locust on the border area. I believe the United States Army is working in cooperations with Customs and Border Patrol.>> But after Locust was used near West Texas, the ...

They went into this war prepared for certain threats like missiles. They did not go into this war prepared for other threats like drones hitting soft targets. >> Mara Carlin worked at the Pentagon in both Democratic and Republican administrations.Her last job was assistant secretary of defense for strategy plans and capabilities. Is Iran doing anything that surprises you. >> Not really.If anyone were to war game this out, you knew there were a couple things the Iranian regime would do. They would always loo ...