Day 1,340: trench

Rather than the trenches and human-wave attacks seen in Ukraine, a war over Taiwan could involve a new generation of arms, such as hypersonic missiles and anti-satellite weapons, causing untold destruction and provoking unpredictable retaliation.

How to avoid war over Taiwan

Artwork of the day 
Trenches
Otto Dix
Style: Expressionism
Genre: battle painting

Word of the day 
trench: a deep hole dug by soldiers and used as a place from which they can attack the enemy while being hidden

Quote of the day
“I guess it’s true what they say," observed Jace. "There are no straight men in the trenches."
"That’s atheists, jackass," said Simon furiously. "There are no atheists in the trenches.”
― Cassandra Clare