--- title: "Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Report On This Week" description: "We can talk about bunkers turned breweries, Chinese stealth bombers, geopolitics, Ghana's not so super soldiers, strategy—you know, no big whoop." date: "2019-01-19" modified: "2019-01-19" authors: - name: "Tyler Rogoway" job_title: "Editor-in-Chief" link: "https://www.twz.com/authors/tyler-rogoway" url: "https://www.twz.com/26057/bunker-talk-lets-chat-about-all-the-stories-we-did-and-didnt-report-on-this-week-5" categories: - "Bunker Talk" - "News & Features" tags: - "BSing" - "Bunker Talk" - "Off Topic" - "Open Forum" - "Open Thread" - "Weekend Chat" --- # Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Report On This Week ![]() *www.twz.com* This week was very much a mixed back when it comes to content. From [F-15s landing nose first]() at each other on the same runway, to the [infuriating attack in Manbij](), to finally getting to see what the new [Missile Defense Review contained](), to confirmation that China is indeed [working on a regional bomber](), the week wasn't short on surprises or new information. We also broke the story on a [much-expanded U.S. military footprint]() in Jordan and asked the question of [who was the masked special operator]() who rushed into the danger zone during the terrorist attack in Kenya, a story that subsequently went viral. There were also some crazier reports, like [Ghana's not-so-super soldiers](), Iran's [crazy claims on the Space Shuttle](), and a mothballed Nike Missile command post that is [being turned into a microbrewery](). And no, we couldn't escape the political warfare in Washington, D.C. as the national security apparatus was turned into a club that the heads of both parties [took turns beating each other with](). Still, there were many stories we didn't get to. But it's not too late. Welcome to Bunker Talk! This is a weekend open discussion post for the best commenting crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that went on this week that we didn't get to. In other words, literally an off-topic thread. There was this mystery underway up in Canada, with the perpetrator sounding a lot like a bozo with a drone to us: https://twitter.com/\_/status/1085974085866274818 We can also talk about this rectal toolkit for Cold War-era spies: https://twitter.com/\_/status/1085631282443403265 Or what about this World War II aircraft carrier 'broadside?': https://twitter.com/\_/status/1086033002772205568 Then there is this Japanese target ship all dressed up for destructive testing: https://twitter.com/\_/status/1085776159705567232 This shot of *USS Gerald R. Ford's* props that our friend Jive Turkey posted is pretty mind-bending: https://twitter.com/\_/status/1084082546403627009 With all the talk about Missile Defense, apparently the backdoor to the castle remains glaringly ajar: https://twitter.com/\_/status/1085922499756519427 And finally, we have been keeping a close eye on Stratolaunch's Roc mothership as she should be taking to the air any day, but this troubling news hit which may indicate major problems with the project, especially considering the company's billionaire founder, Paul Allen, has passed on: https://twitter.com/\_/status/1086460242223906821 Once again, this is an entirely open exercise, so let's enjoy some pointed debate and have some laughs. Let's get after it! *Contact the author: Tyler@thedrive.com* ## Author Tyler’s passion is the study of military technology, strategy, as well as foreign policy, and he has fostered a dominant voice on those topics in the defense and national security space. Tyler was the creator of the hugely popular defense site *Foxtrot Alpha* before developing *TWZ*, which he continues to lead as the Editor-In-Chief to this day. ### Author social links [Twitter]()