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Mark Stout
@markstout.bsky.social
Intelligence historian, former intelligence officer. Also live on the borderlands of military history. Former Historian at the International Spy Museum. University educator. I wish I were in Seattle. The cat is Boadicea.
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Clever idea.
Quite an article and decision taken by the Dutch. Armed merchant vessels respond to new threat environments. gcaptain.com/armed-mercha...
Armed Merchant Supply Ships: Did The Dutch Navy Just Redefine Naval Warfare?
Explore the Dutch Navy’s groundbreaking decision to arm support vessels with modular weapons systems. This bold move raises ethical concerns and could potentially ignite an arms race among merchant sh...
I wonder where this idea of them being merchant vessels popped up because they will very much be RDN assets just like our frigates are.
How about an updated fleet of Q Ships a la the Great War delivering a sort of maritime 'F*ck about, Find out' surprise to pirates and seagoing thugs everywhere?
Damn clever, those Dutch...
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Mark Stout
@markstout.bsky.social
Intelligence historian, former intelligence officer. Also live on the borderlands of military history. Former Historian at the International Spy Museum. University educator. I wish I were in Seattle. The cat is Boadicea.
1.3k followers1.8k following956 posts