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What Joint Exercises Assume About How Crises Behave

Prathap Latchmanan
8 October 2026clock9 Minute Read
Meiktila Commandos board a German U-Boat off the North coast of Scotland during Strike Warrior 26.

Meiktila Commandos board a German U-Boat off the North coast of Scotland during Strike Warrior 26. Imagery: LPhot Hutchins / UK MOD © Crown copyright 2026

Joint exercises assume crises arrive singly, are recognisable and end on schedule. Compounded crises break all three, and readiness reporting cannot detect it.

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