Not What You Think

25/11/2022

The Flying Cannon

15/11/2022

Putin's Trump Card That Might Win The War
What is Russia's next step to bring the Ukraine war to anything that resembles victory for president Putin? The threats of launching nuclear weapons are terrorizing, but president Putin may have a trump card, aside from the nukes, that may bring NATO allies to their knees, but it's

Music:
Wicked Games - Philip Ayers
Bittersweet Lament - Max Anson
A Starry Night - Imprismed
Bittersweet Lament - Max Anson
Checked In - Jay Varton
Otherworld - Lama House
Solve It - Max Anson
Head Games - Max Anson
Secret Light - Max Anson
Prescient - Howard Harper-Barn

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0:00 Putin's Has a Trump Card
0:52 Who Blew Up The Nord Stream Pipelines?
2:19 Why Would The US Blow Up the Nord Stream Pipelines?
4:16 A Destroyed Pipeline Gives Russia No Leverage. Or Does it?
6:34 Bad Timing For The US to Blow Up the Nord Stream Pipelines
7:07 Why Would Putin Blow Up the Nord Stream Pipelines?
9:19 Russia's Escalation Of the War
10:27 United States' Cable Security Fleet

14/11/2022

14/11/2022

The Economics of Kamikaze Drones
The Kamikaze drones have been crippling Ukrainian infrastructure during the Russia-Ukraine war. But Who is supplying these drones to Russia? Many believe that Geran-2 drones used by Russia are indeed the rebranded Shahed-136 loitering munition drones that Iran has been publicly and proudly advertising over the past year or so. But regardless of the supplier, the bigger issue is the economics of fighting these relatively cheap drones. But how Ukraine plans to kill the Kamikaze drones, is

Music:
No Stone Unturned - Brendon Moeller
Bruiser - Bonkers Beat Club
Blue Texas - Rockin' For Decades
Sidelined - Dip Diet
Intense Thrill - Bonnie Grace
Otherworld - Lama House
Hyena - Tigerblood Jewel
Displaced - Robert Ruth
There Is No Sequel - Philip Ayers

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0:00 Why Is Everyone Suddenly Talking About Kamikaze Drones?
0:53 Iran Unveils Shahed-136 Loitering Munition
2:29 World Of Tanks Sponsorship
3:17 Are Russian Kamikaze Drones Supplied By Iran?
5:15 Why Are Kamikaze Drones So Effective?
6:28 Ukraine Acquires NASAMS Air Defense Systems
7:28 Can You Shoot Kamikaze Drones With Bullets?
8:41 How To Take Out A Swarms Of Kamikaze Drones
9:21 Destroying Drones and Missiles Using A Mobile App
10:49 The Power Of Asymmetric Warfare
11:24 World Of Tanks Sponsorship

12/06/2022

Why NO ONE is Giving Fighter Jets to Ukraine
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It's been weeks since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine began. But despite repeated pleas from Ukrainian officials, no one is sending Ukraine fighter jets. The back and forth between EU, NATO, Poland and the US has been almost comical, but the reason, is

Music:
Dust Turns to Gold - Hampus Naeselius
In the News - Marten Moses
Mysterious Lights - Edward Karl Hanson
Chasing the Truth - Dream Cave
Tomorrow I'll Be Gone - Franz Gordon
Sweet Talk (Instrumental Version) - Tyra Chantey

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0:00 Intro
0:31 Josep Borrell's Confusing Announcement
1:02 Ukraine's Fighter Jet Situation
2:18 NATO and Poland's Response
3:17 United States' Green Light to Poland
3:53 Poland's Offer to the US
4:39 Ground News
5:39 The Challenge with Giving Jets to Ukraine
8:17 UK's Offer of Support

09/06/2022

Why Russians Think X-37 is a Nuclear Space Bomber
00:00 Open Secret
01:23 X-37 Known Specifications
02:54 Why Wear Hazmat Suits
04:44 Official Mission of X-37B
06:30 Why Russians Think X-37 is a Nuclear Bomber
12:10 HL-20 & HL-42
13:55 X-41
14:57 HTV-2
15:39 Avangard Hypersonic Missile
16:52 X-37 Speculation
19:21 Kinetic Weapons
20:45 Outer Space Treaty Debunked

X-37 is an interesting space program. It is publicized a lot, but little is known about it. We think X-37 is

Music:
Make No Mistakes - Bonnie Grace
Twilight Mystery - Marten Moses
In America (Instrumental Version) - Badskum
Kissed by Thunder - Elliot Holmes
Safeword (Instrumental Version) - Torii Wolf
Kowli - i.am.in - https://soundcloud.com/i_am_in/koli
Dark Mind - Wendel Scherer
Coming Back for More - Jon Bjork
New Horizons - Jon Bjork
Lost Touch (Instrumental Version) - Flux Vortex
Elastic Powers - Dream Cave
Sidelined - Dip Diet
Camp Crossing - Anthony Earls

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05/06/2022

Why Russia is INCAPABLE of Air Superiority in Ukraine
Russia, the offender with the larger military, has been unable to achieve air superiority in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But why?


Music:
Head Games - Max Anson
Decision Through Vision - Max Anson
Road to Nowhere - Max Anson
Potential Redemption - Max Anson
Machine Heartbeat - Max Anson
Night Thoughts - Max Anson
Dark Seas - Michael Rothery
Epic Voyage - Dream Cave
Now We Fight - Bonnie Grace

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02/06/2022

Why the Capsule Was Saved First, not the Astronaut!
There is no doubt that there have been many accidents before space travel became more reliable. But some of of the challenges at first seemed quite trivial, until they led to complications, and needless to to say, they were

Music:
Allegiances - Hampus Naeselius
Code Blue - Ethan Sloan
Revitalize - Yonder Dale
Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell
Will It Matter - Eric Feinberg
By the Minute - Raymond Grouse
Ghost Ship Story - Kikoru

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01/06/2022

Ukraine's Nuclear Dilemma
One can't help but wonder if the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine would have happened if Ukraine had nuclear weapons. More specifically, if they had not given up their nuclear weapons after the collapse of the Soviet Union. But what happened to Ukrainian nukes, and why they gave them up, is

Music:
Hail Mary - Edgar Hopp
They Already Knew - Eoin Mantell
Dust Turns to Gold - Hampus Naeselius
Cold Draft - Craft Case
Displaced - Robert Ruth
A million things - Mochas

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00:00 Liberating Nations Who Have Nukes
00:33 Blitzkrieg Has Failed
2:30 The 3rd Largest Army in the World
4:02 The Black Market
6:35 Why Ukraine Gave Up their Nukes?
9:20 Nuclear Deterrence
11:45 The Missed Opportunity

30/05/2022

How Much is an Old Aircraft Carrier Worth?
Is a decommissioned aircraft carrier really worth 1 penny? Well that is what USS Kitty Hawk and USS Kennedy were each sold for, but the reason, is NotWhatYouThink
Music:
Fly Baby Fly - Fabien Tell
Going Somewhere - V.V. Campos
Progressive Progress - Howard Harper-Barnes
Money Job - Gerhard Feng
Preparing the Machinery - Jon Bjork

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29/05/2022

Are Tanks Obsolete? The Future of Warfare
Music:
Prescient - Howard Harper-Barnes
Solve It - Max Anson
Checked In - Jay Varton
Cold Draft - Craft Case
Hunter Hunted - Farrell Wooten
Human Missile - Craft Case
What Do You Know - Enigmanic
Secret Light - Max Anson
Leaps - Jay Varton
Deeper Into the Jungle - Experia

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29/05/2022

The Fate of Aircraft Carriers
Scrapped, sunk or saved! That's what the future holds for all aircraft carriers. But how some carriers have managed to differentiate their retirement plans from the rest, is NotWhatYouThink

Music:
Real Dapper - Curtain Peepers
The Return of Father Christmas - Ch@ntarelle
Floating Leaf - Chill Cole
Conquer The Battle 4 - Fredrik Ekstrom
Off at Once! - Jon Bjork
As Tomorrow Unfolds - View Points

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00:00 Into
00:44 Birth
02:59 Scrapped
04:46 Sunk
7:21 Saved

29/05/2022

How Russia Stole and Ruined its Only Aircraft Carrier
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Music From Epidemic Sound:
Secret Light - Max Anson
Rise to Power - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Conclusion - Max Anson
Prescient - Howard Harper Barnes
Dark Water - Magun Ludvigsson
Mr. Payne - Lennon Hutton
Refined Enlightment - Howard Harper Barnes
Hyena - Tigerblood
Solve it - Max Anson

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0:00 Intro & Background
1:26 Renaming the Carrier
2:15 Masterworks
3:33 Stealing the Carrier
5:18 Potemkin Village
6:25 The Issues with Kuznetsov
7:38 The Great Deception
8:39 Kuznetsov is NOT a Carrier
9:35 Why the Black Smoke?
11:21 Arresting Gear Problems
12:00 The Dry Dock Incident
13:26 The Mighty Tugboat!

28/05/2022

Using WATER to Protect Warships Against Nuclear Attacks
Even though they are made to withstand torpedoes and gun shots, there is not much that warships can do against a nuclear explosion, well, except for one thing, but it's NotWhatYouThink
Music:
Allegiances - Hampus Naeselius
Trivalve - Ethan Sloan
In Another Mood - Johnny Berglund
Sidelined - Dip Diet
Moonbase - Anthony Earls
Perfect Shimmer - Dip Diet

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28/05/2022

Why Retire a 2-Year Old Warship?
The US Navy has slated a 2-year old ship to be decommissioned. In fact, a completed class of active Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) are being decommissioned, all 9 of them! The issues with LCS have been know for some time. But why would the navy continue building them? It's NotWhatYouThink

Music:
U Gotta Admit - Got Happy
Misguided Path - Bonnie Grace
Sweet Talk (Instrumental Version) - Tyra Chantey
Antidote X - Van Sandano
Impulse - Hampus Naeselius
The Quest - Philip Ayers
Aurora Borealis - Chill Cole
Hemisphere - Ooyy

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0:00 Intro
0:37 The Inception of LCS
1:46 Propulsion System
3:02 Modular Design
3:59 Surface Warfare Mission Package
4:30 Mine Countermeasure Package
5:41 Anti-Submarine Package
6:28 What Went Wrong?
7:30 Two Important Questions

25/05/2022

Why Modern Submarines Have Round Noses?
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Even wondered why submarines aren't shaped like fish? You'd think fish would have the most efficient body shape for a submarine ... and they do! But the reason submarines are round, not pointy, is NotWhatYouThink

Music:
My Reverie - Bomull
Brighter than Tomorrow - Beautiful Minds
Intro (No Handle) (Instrumental Version) - Pandaraps
Thought It Was Mine - Damma Beatz
Sidelined - Dip Diet
Shakedown - Lofive

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24/05/2022

NASCAR Pitstop on a Supercarrier
When you think of NASCAR, "speed" comes to mind. That is what the US Military also needs. But how NASCAR made its way onto an aircraft carrier, is NotWhatYouThink

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24/05/2022

This is How Navy Refuels Ships at Sea
Understand the intricacies of Underway Replenishment, or what many nations call Replenishment At Sea.

Music:
Impulse - Hampus Naeselius
Solving It - Frank Jonsson
Last Move - White Bones
Before Chill - Yomoti
Powerwalkin' - Future Joust
V1rgo - Ambre Jaune
Echoes of Us - David Celeste
Pretenders - Under Earth
Sidelined - Dip Diet

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23/05/2022

The Biggest Ship Wreck in US History
When a massive car carrier ended up on her side, everyone was shocked! But people started scratching their heads once they began thinking about the removal process for such a missive ship, which was full of cargo. How they finally did it, is NotWhatYouThink

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23/05/2022

Special Delivery to a Submarine
Underway replenishment of a submarine is very much dependent on, you guessed it, where the submarine is! But no matter what, there is a way to get to the sub. This is NotWhatYouThink

Music:
Torpedo - Tigerblood Jewel
Moment - Jones Meadow

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22/05/2022

This Destroyed Most of US Navy Warships
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Missiles and torpedoes can definitely do some serious damage to warships. But majority of the US Navy warships losses in in the past 75 years were due to a silent killer. Here is a hint: It's not "yours" and it's NotWhatYouThink

Music:
Fire Drill - Cushy
Invasion 2 - Fredrik Ekstrom
Something Tells Me Yes - Blue Topaz
I'm Gonna Stay - Addie Horner
Stop Trying to Pretend - Lionel Quick
Closer to the Light - Rockin' For Decades
Distance - Jay Varton
Phoenix Rising - Edgar Hopp
First Shooter - Bonnie Grace
Armed And Ready 2 - Fredrik Ekstrom

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22/05/2022

Why The US Navy Fleet Shrank Over 80% Post WWII
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Everyone would agree that an 80% weight loss is unhealthy. Well, that's what happened to the US Navy in the late 1940s, which almost killed the Navy. But what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and this, is NotWhatYouThink

Music:
Spy - spring gang
Ocean Traveler - Calm Shores
The Long Way Home - Hampus Naeselius
Car Chase - Hampus Naeselius
No Going Back - Wendel Scherer
Connection - Aerian
Rise from the Ashes - Sam Shore

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22/05/2022

4 Ways Smugglers Operate
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21/05/2022

The Cheapest to Most Expensive US Navy Warship to Operate
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We have talked a lot about the cost of building ships for the US Navy, but that’s just the beginning. The cost of operating these ships year over year adds up. Do you have any idea how much an aircraft carrier costs to operate each year? NotWhatYouThink

Music:
Let it All Go - Rospigg
Our Last Stand - FormantX
Fun While It Lasted - Emil Axelsson
Abandon All Stations - Truvio
Octadrone VI - ELFL
Back to Where It Began - Rockin' For Decades
Bulletin World - Out To The World
Something in the Waters - Bonnie Grace
Misty Dawn - Anthony Earls
Marines - Jon Bjork
Bubble Wrap - Remodal

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21/05/2022

The Tragic Sinking of Two American Submarines
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There are not many people who have not hear about the Titanic and it's fate. But the actual story behind finding the sunken ocean liner was a top secret US Navy Operation that was only declassified decades later and it's NotWhatYouThink.

Music:
Espionage - Deskant
I See Blue - Dye O
The Twelve Spies - Silver Maple
Dark Mind - Wendel Scherer
We Are the Visitors - Curved Mirror
Angular Pulse - Guy Copeland
Shining Tears - Jon Bjork

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21/05/2022

Will There Ever be a USS Donald J. Trump?
The tradition of naming ships in the US Navy goes back to George Washington and the very first frigates. The amount of drama and politics involved in simply naming ships will blow your mind, but it's NotWhatYouThink

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Music:
Pulp Noir - Elliot Holmes
I Don't Smoke - Mythical Score Society
The Adventure Begins - Philip Ayers
In the Mystery - Marten Moses
Bed and Breakfast - Trabant 33
Bedside Window - Dez Moran
Outside St. Petersburg - Trabant 33
Neighbour Prank - Jon Bjork
Cryptic Secrecy - Dream Cave

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21/05/2022

Why is The US Building Aluminum Warships?
Ships were historically built from steel, so why did The US start building warships from aluminium?
Maybe it's because aluminium is NotWhatYouThink!

Music:
Oceanic Adventure - Bonnie Grace
Clearer Views - From Now On
Urgent News - Wendel Scherer
Fire Storm 3 - Fredrik Ekstrom
Arizona - Brendon Moeller-01
Smart Cube - Jobii
Sidelined - Dip Diet
Evolutionary Plans - Farrell Wooten

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21/05/2022

Why Military Ships are Gray and Icebreakers Red?
There is much more to the color of military ships than meets the eye. Yes, it has to do with visibility, but it's NotWhatYouThink

Music:
Principal's Office - Stationary Sign
Scream Male 56 - SFX Producer
Hemisphere - Ooyy
March Towards the End - Bonnie Grace
Old Town Calypso - John Runefelt
Sidelined - Dip Diet
Up in Trouble - Mike Franklyn
Still Water Flows - Claude Signet
Stegosaurus - Margareta
Man and Beast - Edward Karl Hanson
Tumbleweed - Tigerblood Jewel
Coffee in Hyde Park - Blue Topaz

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20/05/2022

Was the Angled Flight Deck Missed on HMS Queen Elizabeth?
Why does HMS Queen Elizabeth have a straight deck design? At one point, an angled flight deck was planned to be implemented but it didn't happen. But why? It's , or is it?

Music:
Habitual - Ava Low
Asteroid One - Czar Donic
1AM OMW - Ballpoint
Rockstar (Instrumental Version) - Basixx
Tomorrow Island - DEX 1200

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