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Iran’s Anti-Access and Area Denial Strategy Is Cruder Than China’s But Still Dangerous

https://warontherocks.com/2026/04/irans-anti-access-and-area-denial-strategy-is-cruder-than-chinas-but-still-dangerous/

Anti-access and area denial is an operational effect, more precisely, a family of related effects that require different capabilities, operate at different ranges, and impose different burdens on an adversary.

Anti-access operates at the strategic-operational level. It aims to prevent or delay an adversary from entering the theater, raising the cost of transit through chokepoints and corridors until intervention becomes delayed, degraded, or politically unsustainable. In its most expansive form, anti-access also targets the infrastructure from which an adversary would mount operations: the bases, logistics nodes, command facilities, and early warning systems that enable power projection.

Area denial operates at the operational-tactical level. It aims to restrict freedom of maneuver within the theater

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# Iran’s Anti-Access and Area Denial Strategy Is Cruder Than China’s But Still Dangerous

https://warontherocks.com/2026/04/irans-anti-access-and-area-denial-strategy-is-cruder-than-chinas-but-still-dangerous/

Anti-access and area denial is an operational effect, more precisely, a family of related effects that require different capabilities, operate at different ranges, and impose different burdens on an adversary.

Anti-access operates at the strategic-operational level. It aims to prevent or delay an adversary from entering the theater, raising the cost of transit through chokepoints and corridors until intervention becomes delayed, degraded, or politically unsustainable. In its most expansive form, anti-access also targets the infrastructure from which an adversary would mount operations: the bases, logistics nodes, command facilities, and early warning systems that enable power projection.

Area denial operates at the operational-tactical level. It aims to restrict freedom of maneuver within the theater

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https://x.com/zhuokaiz/status/2032201769053212682

@zhuokaiz AMI Labs just raised $1.03B. World Labs raised $1B a few weeks earlier. Both are betting on world models.

But almost nobody means the same thing by that term.

Here are, in my view, five categories of world models.

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Assume a belief system that USA exists only to serve the interests of billionaires.

From that perspective what is the purpose and value of non-billionaires?

Under the assumed belief system—that the USA exists solely to serve the interests of billionaires—the purpose and value of non-billionaires is instrumental, not intrinsic. Their worth is defined by how they support capital accumulation, stability, and legitimacy for billionaire interests.

Below is a clean articulation of that worldview.

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GreenTea Java用户组meetup圆桌主持稿

需要各位老师做的事情：

1. 提前审阅问题，对不合适的问题提出修改建议；

2. 如果认可问题的价值，在会前准备好回答的思路；如有可能，提前整理成文字版，保证现场高质量高密度输出；

3. 知悉：我会基于现场的圆桌整理《Java x AI年终技术盘点》投稿至主流技术媒体发布，录制后的视频会定向推送给研发同学。

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• beyond burgers
• brazi bites
• gluten free pizzas
• bell peppers
• onions

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Title: What's up with open standard enterprise Java and AI?

What's Up with Open Standard Enterprise Java and AI?

Enterprise Java has always been about standards—about providing a foundation that's stable, interoperable, and vendor-neutral. If you've been around since the days of Servlets, EJBs, and JPA, you know that Jakarta EE's approach is to standardize what's proven, not chase every shiny new thing. That's why mission-critical systems still rely on Jakarta EE's backbone, and why customers look to the platform for direction and leadership. The Eclipse Foundation's stewardship and open process help to reinforce this.

Jakarta EE is a standard, and standards are for standardizing.

There is a lot going on related to AI in open and proprietary enterprise Java standards.

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Likely voting roster (12)

Martin Kulldorff, PhD — Biostatistician; co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration; long-time critic of COVID mandates; chaired parts of the reconstituted ACIP this summer. Tends skeptical of broad COVID recommendations. Science +1

Retsef Levi, PhD — MIT professor; has publicly questioned mRNA vaccine safety; recently tapped to lead ACIP’s COVID workgroup review. Likely to favor narrower use. BioSpace

Robert W. Malone, MD — Physician who has repeatedly criticized mRNA COVID vaccines; now on the roster. Likely to oppose broad uptake.

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A2A vs MCP in Agentic AI

✅ Clarification

• A2A refers to Agent-to-Agent communication in multi-agent systems.
• MCP refers to the Model Context Protocol, not Master Control Program.

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🔁 A2A vs 🧠 MCP (Model Context Protocol)

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Bingo

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