The Minutes of Sir Richard Dearlove on military https://minutesof.com/richard-dearlove/on/military/ Everything Sir Richard Dearlove has said on military: 7 verbatim quotes between October 2019 and March 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:23:24 +0000 Dearlove suggests Iranian army could take over from IRGC as more nationalistic than theocratic force. https://minutesof.com/q/2bfaaaa5-1bf1-4076-ba5c-e9136174edcb/ https://minutesof.com/q/2bfaaaa5-1bf1-4076-ba5c-e9136174edcb/ “It's possible you could get an army takeover in Iran. By that, I mean, I'm drawing a distinction between the army and the IRGC. The army has a more nationalistic rather than theocratic.” — The Brink Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:09:37 +0000 military Dearlove reveals 400 Iraqi officers lost pensions when disbanding order came mid-meeting about governance. https://minutesof.com/q/96023daf-7919-428b-9865-0f4c4997e739/ https://minutesof.com/q/96023daf-7919-428b-9865-0f4c4997e739/ “He said to me last week, couple of weeks ago, that he was actually in a hangar in Baghdad talking to 400 senior Iraqi officers about running the country when the order came through to disband the army, and they all lost their pensions at the same time.” — The Brink Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:09:37 +0000 military Dearlove notes Iran has 93 million people and 150,000 Revolutionary Guards aside from regular army. https://minutesof.com/q/b6f2a77e-5135-4917-a9f2-ea2409d18a45/ https://minutesof.com/q/b6f2a77e-5135-4917-a9f2-ea2409d18a45/ “this is a huge country, 93,000,000 people, very entrenched elite military force, the revolutionary guards, which are a 150,000, aside from the regular army.” — Times News Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:00:55 +0000 military Dearlove says policing a Ukraine ceasefire line would require 200,000 to 300,000 troops. https://minutesof.com/q/75ba1d05-f4c4-464c-a24e-4d746b3b5a09/ https://minutesof.com/q/75ba1d05-f4c4-464c-a24e-4d746b3b5a09/ “And the idea that you're gonna have, you know, 30,000 it would take 200 to 300,000 troops to please the ceasefire line. Look.” — TalkTV Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:15:01 +0000 military Dearlove states China builds more naval tonnage annually than the entire Royal Navy in fifteen to eighteen mon https://minutesof.com/q/7138f3e1-c3e3-41e8-9b94-d84809e48ebe/ https://minutesof.com/q/7138f3e1-c3e3-41e8-9b94-d84809e48ebe/ “Chinese navy is building more tonnage in a year to eighteen months each year than composes the whole of the Royal Navy. That's the speed of its expansion.” — One Decision Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:02:35 +0000 military Dearlove states China's navy builds more tonnage annually than the entire Royal Navy in twelve to eighteen mon https://minutesof.com/q/885a9c29-11f0-4906-aca5-75307b26c4f5/ https://minutesof.com/q/885a9c29-11f0-4906-aca5-75307b26c4f5/ “Chinese navy is building more tonnage in a year to eighteen months each year than composes the whole of the Royal Navy.” — One Decision Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:02:35 +0000 military Dearlove describes Ukraine as putty in American hands, militarily dependent on support no other nation can rep https://minutesof.com/q/a1a6a655-7a9a-46b6-baa6-cf16f92c8301/ https://minutesof.com/q/a1a6a655-7a9a-46b6-baa6-cf16f92c8301/ “Militarily at the moment they are heavily dependent on American support and it can't really be replicated. What they're being given can't be replicated by any other nation.” — One Decision Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:02:35 +0000 military