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The Warmongers Will Never Admit They Were Wrong And Will Never Learn From Their Mistakes

Caitlin’s Newsletter • 1932 implied HN points • 20 Mar 26
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Defense
  1. Professional warmongers never admit their policies were wrong; they insist wars fail only because of poor execution, not because the idea was bad.
  2. John Bolton is a prime example of this hypocrisy—he pushed for regime change in Iran without a viable plan and now blames others for not preparing properly.
  3. The imperial system elevates the least wise and least compassionate people, and that dynamic makes radical, systemic change urgently necessary.

Is the US military actually afraid of Claude? A new theory of why Anthropic was labeled a supply chain risk.

Marcus on AI • 9485 implied HN points • 12 Mar 26
🕹 Technology Defense
  1. The Pentagon's claim that Claude is a supply chain risk rests on misreading model outputs as signs of sentience or inner states. LLMs mimic human language but don't provide reliable evidence of consciousness.
  2. Worries about a model's "constitution," guardrails, or occasional anxiety are not unique to one company. Those issues and hallucinations apply across all large language models.
  3. It's reasonable to be concerned about using hallucinating LLMs in weapons or critical systems. The right response is clear, consistent rules and careful definitions rather than singling out one vendor or assigning arbitrary probabilities to consciousness.

It’s the people, stupid

benn.substack • 767 implied HN points • 13 Mar 26
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Defense
  1. People often choose sides for petty, emotional reasons, favoring close games, underdog stories, or avoiding annoying upsets instead of weighing rational stakes. Those rooting decisions prioritize drama and narratives over objective significance.
  2. Partisan identity shapes how people judge the economy, so supporters tend to say the economy is better when their side holds power; poll answers often reflect cheerleading more than real changes in behavior. This means perceptions can be self-reinforcing without matching material outcomes.
  3. Personalities, vibes, and influencer culture now sway big decisions in business, tech, and policy, so personal rivalries and celebrity figures can affect major contracts and public choices. Pettiness can therefore influence serious outcomes, not just entertainment.

Japan can be America's arsenal

Noahpinion • 22706 implied HN points • 04 Mar 26
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. Japan can rapidly serve as a production base for U.S. defense needs because it has deep industrial capabilities, experienced engineers, strong IP protection, and faster regulatory paths.
  2. Japan is rapidly scaling defense capacity by increasing spending, using industrial policy and subsidies, and courting foreign investment and co-manufacturing partnerships.
  3. U.S. defense and deep-tech companies should move quickly to partner with Japan, since it already supplies critical materials and manufacturing and early partners gain strategic advantages.

Kiel Institute Report on Ukraine War Manufacturing: A Deep Dive

Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge • 8572 implied HN points • 22 Oct 24
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. Russia's military production is increasing rapidly, even surpassing the losses they faced in Ukraine. This means they are becoming stronger despite the conflict.
  2. Ukraine's air defense is not as effective as reported, with lower interception rates than the government claims. This highlights a gap between what is being communicated and the reality on the ground.
  3. Germany's military capabilities are struggling to keep up, and in some areas, they are declining. They would need up to 100 years to rebuild their military stockpiles to past levels, in stark contrast to Russia's quick production capabilities.
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Top Links 1041 Don't blame data centers. A new type of euro crisis. Running out of missiles & the Confucius Institute on how to stop your colleague flirting with your husband.

Chartbook • 557 implied HN points • 14 Mar 26
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. Retail electricity prices have risen faster than inflation, but growing data centre power use isn’t the main culprit people blame it for.
  2. Europe is facing a new kind of euro crisis that looks different from past debt shocks and brings fresh political and economic stresses.
  3. There are worrying signs of military supply strain, like running low on missiles, while unexpected soft‑power actors are even offering practical advice on everyday social conflicts.

The Takaichi Era begins for real

Noahpinion • 23294 implied HN points • 09 Feb 26
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. Takaichi's party won a historic landslide and now holds a supermajority, so she can push through most laws and shape Japan's policy direction.
  2. Japan is moving away from long-standing pacifism to rebuild its military and deepen security ties because of China’s rise and a less reliable U.S., which will require big strategic and diplomatic changes.
  3. Boosting defense will strain Japan's heavy public debt and force tough trade-offs on social spending, but it could also revive manufacturing, spur bolder R&D and AI adoption, and attract foreign defense investment.

THE SWAMP LOG - Boots On The Ground? Hegseth Just Might, Noem In The Gravel Pit, Bridge's 180

TK News by Matt Taibbi • 2213 implied HN points • 09 Mar 26
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Defense
  1. The Secretary of War has repeatedly dodged whether U.S. ground troops will be needed in Iran, saying only “we just might,” which leaves the public unsure about possible troop deployments.
  2. Top military leaders have been doing frequent public briefings, but officials are withholding specifics under the claim of operational security.
  3. The IAEA says Iran’s highly enriched uranium is buried in underground sites reportedly struck by Operation Midnight Hammer, raising real questions about how that material will actually be secured.

Can America Rebuild the Arsenal of Democracy? Plus. . .

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 361 implied HN points • 17 Mar 26
📰 News Defense
  1. The U.S. and its allies are running low on missiles and interceptors, and rebuilding the industrial base—using modern software and manufacturing—is essential to scale production and keep up with rivals.
  2. Treating politics as a constant hobby can become an addictive, parasocial relationship that hurts mental health and pulls people away from real democratic participation, so it’s healthier to step back.
  3. Private actors and new technologies are reshaping policy and conflict: startups are racing to produce advanced weapons, wealthy individuals can sway political positions, and crowdsourced apps and markets are influencing real-world outcomes.

Open Hidden Open Thread 423.5

Astral Codex Ten • 4129 implied HN points • 04 Mar 26
🕹 Technology Defense
  1. A Wednesday open thread that’s usually for paid subscribers was made public so more people can talk about current events.
  2. The situation between OpenAI and the Pentagon has changed recently because of developments in a new contract.
  3. A LessWrong analysis flags potential loopholes in OpenAI’s surveillance language and argues the contract language should be clearer and stronger.

Pentagon Should Focus on Defense Priorities, not Lavish Dinners, After Historic $93.4B “Use-It-or-Lose-It” September

OpenTheBooks Substack • 1111 implied HN points • 09 Mar 26
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Defense
  1. The Pentagon ran a historic end-of-year spending rush — about $93.4 billion in September 2025, with a huge surge in the last days of the fiscal year.
  2. A large share of that money went to nonessential purchases like luxury food, high-end furniture, musical instruments, and rushed IT buys, and included billions spent on foreign-made goods.
  3. Lawmakers should change the one-year spending deadline or allow rollovers so defense leaders can prioritize critical warfighting needs instead of last-minute splurges.

The U.S. Needs More Weapons. Can This Company Supply Them?

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 361 implied HN points • 17 Mar 26
💼 Business Defense
  1. The U.S. could run short of weapons in a major war because it lacks enough modern arms and the industrial capacity to produce them in large numbers.
  2. A new wave of defense entrepreneurs is building companies to supply modern warfighting tools and to revive mass production capabilities.
  3. Rising rivals and cheap, mass-produced threats like drones make it urgent to rebuild America’s defense manufacturing and readiness.

Europe is under siege

Noahpinion • 56765 implied HN points • 07 Dec 25
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. Europe now faces a real security squeeze: an aggressive Russia aided by China on one side and an increasingly unreliable United States on the other, so European security can no longer be taken for granted.
  2. Europe must act more like a single country by integrating militarily and economically — coordinating defense procurement, building a domestic defense-industrial base (drones, batteries, chips, AI), and strengthening its nuclear and conventional forces.
  3. Europe needs big policy changes at home and abroad: create fiscal tools to fund defense, reform social and energy policies to free resources, onshore critical industries, and diversify partners and export markets (India, Japan, Korea, etc.) to reduce dependence on China and the U.S.

America must embrace the Electric Age, or fall behind

Noahpinion • 26823 implied HN points • 09 Jan 26
🕹 Technology Defense
  1. The Electric Tech Stack—lithium‑ion batteries, rare‑earth motors, power electronics, and solar—is making electricity replace combustion across cars, drones, robots, and many other products.
  2. China is scaling up mass production of these technologies while U.S. politics and weak infrastructure (like charging and battery plants) are holding America back.
  3. Mastering the electric stack is vital for economic and national security because batteries and power electronics underlie AI, data centers, drones, and defense; the U.S. must make it easier to build and scale high‑tech manufacturing.

The Sea Geeks Are Ready for World War III

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 737 implied HN points • 12 Mar 26
🕹 Technology Defense
  1. The oceans are turning into active battlefields, with ship attacks, underwater mines, and even submarine engagements becoming more common.
  2. The U.S. doesn’t have enough modern ships and the big defense contractors’ bureaucracy is making it hard to quickly rebuild maritime strength, despite political calls to restore dominance.
  3. A new wave of startups is building seaplanes, unmanned cargo aircraft, and underwater drones that can ferry supplies, do surveillance, and counter mines, offering fast, flexible alternatives to the traditional defense industry.

A Tale of Three Contracts

Don't Worry About the Vase • 2643 implied HN points • 03 Mar 26
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Defense
  1. Anthropic’s original DoD deal deployed Claude Gov on classified networks with a layered safety stack, forward‑deployed engineers, and explicit red lines like no domestic mass surveillance and no autonomous weapons without a human in the kill chain, and it reportedly worked well for national security.
  2. The Department pushed to rewrite the contract to allow “all lawful use,” Anthropic refused because that would erode its red lines, negotiations collapsed amid threats to punish Anthropic, and OpenAI then rushed a separate deal that included similar language while relying on its own safety stack and planned amendments.
  3. The exact contract language is legally ambiguous — terms like “surveillance,” “as appropriate,” and “all lawful use” can be interpreted in many ways — so experts are skeptical the changes will reliably prevent misuse; ultimately this shows trust, clear definitions, and enforceable oversight are what matter most to avoid damaging national security or private companies.

Top Links 1036 India’s trade deficit, CO2 Emissions of Chocolate, and US Bases in Italy.

Chartbook • 515 implied HN points • 09 Mar 26
🌐 International Defense
  1. India’s trade deficit is largely shaped by oil imports, with the rest of goods adding to the shortfall.
  2. Chocolate production has a significant CO2 footprint, showing that everyday foods can carry meaningful environmental costs.
  3. The network of US military bases in Italy is a notable strategic and political factor, influencing both regional geopolitics and domestic debates.

America Can’t Rebuild Its Arsenal Without Silicon Valley

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 278 implied HN points • 16 Mar 26
🕹 Technology Defense
  1. U.S. manufacturing has lost efficiency and lagged behind for years, leaving the industrial base weaker than it used to be.
  2. Meanwhile software, AI, and tech innovation have surged, but Silicon Valley startups and legacy defense manufacturers remain largely disconnected.
  3. To rebuild military strength, America needs to fuse cutting‑edge software and data with modern weapons manufacturing in a new industrial revolution.

What The Longest State Of The Union In History Didn't Clarify

TK News by Matt Taibbi • 2800 implied HN points • 25 Feb 26
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Defense
  1. The State of the Union was the longest in history and full of soaring rhetoric, but it did little to ease fears that a new Middle East quagmire may be coming.
  2. The speech emphasized themes of war and peace and highlighted claims like the capture of Nicolas Maduro and an end to eight wars, yet offered few concrete policy details.
  3. Iran loomed largest in the debate, with leaders stressing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs as a national security threat, signaling pressure for measures that could heighten the risk of conflict.

The Big Story Not Being Acknowledged

Phillips’s Newsletter • 240 implied HN points • 20 Mar 26
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. The US lacks the capability, skills, and strategic mindset to effectively oppose China in the Western Pacific and would struggle to defend Taiwan or Japan for any sustained period.
  2. Much of America's decline is self-inflicted: poor strategic choices, weakened institutions, and degraded military thinking have eroded its ability to wage effective campaigns.
  3. Changes in military technology and China's much greater capacity to generate and sustain forces give China a long-term advantage, so even if the US wins early battles, China is likelier to prevail over time.

How Close Is Israel to Maximum Escalation?

God's Spies by Thomas Neuburger • 854 implied HN points • 11 Mar 26
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. Iranian strikes are doing more unacknowledged damage because interceptors and targeting radars are being depleted, so smaller missile and drone salvos are having bigger effects.
  2. Israel appears willing to use extreme measures to survive, including the feared “Samson Option” as a last resort, and U.S. policy is tightly entangled with those Israeli decisions.
  3. The conflict’s duration is uncertain: Iran signals readiness for a long fight while Israel may be running short on time and reluctant to accept a ceasefire until the Iranian threat is fully removed.

Things that Go Boom

Rough Diamonds • 25 implied HN points • 13 Mar 26
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. Explosives and propellants are the single biggest supply bottleneck in a US–China Pacific war; precision missiles and torpedoes could be used up in weeks to months.
  2. The US energetics supply chain is tiny and fragile—many critical ingredients and products come from one or a few plants, and expanding or qualifying new facilities is expensive, dangerous, and takes years.
  3. New manufacturing tech and startups could raise capacity and safety (continuous flow, AI control), but they won’t solve a near‑term crisis, so policymakers must consider faster procurement, allied sourcing, substitutions, or cannibalizing stocks.

Weekend Update #176: Ukraine Is Showing Its Value, Particularly For Europe

Phillips’s Newsletter • 368 implied HN points • 15 Mar 26
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. Ukraine has become a fast-growing military tech hub, producing cost-effective anti-drone systems, mid-range strike drones, and other innovations that can quickly help allies and should be central to Europe’s defense future.
  2. Recent U.S. moves—downplaying Russia’s role in arming Iran and easing oil sanctions—have effectively boosted Russian revenue and helped Moscow project power that endangers U.S. and allied forces.
  3. Hungary’s seizure of Ukrainian gold and its ties to Putin show that some European states are actively undermining Ukraine and European unity, underscoring the need for Europe to back Ukraine and fix its political structures.

Anthropic v DoW

ChinaTalk • 741 implied HN points • 27 Feb 26
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Defense
  1. Anthropic is in a tense standoff with the Department of Defense over how its Claude AI can be used, with the company saying the models aren’t reliable for fully autonomous lethal systems or domestic surveillance while the Pentagon pressures for access and even threatens DPA or supply-chain labels.
  2. There’s worry that legal and oversight guardrails inside defense and intelligence are weakening — from messy FISA/NSA practices to an underpowered Office of General Counsel — which both raises privacy risks and could push companies away or force heavy-handed government control.
  3. Global military strains—from Iran and risky raids in the Caribbean to a four-year war in Ukraine—are stretching forces and alliances, increasing the chance of operational mistakes, escalation, and hard choices about rearmament and who leads negotiations.

Ukraine diary

Wrong Side of History • 683 implied HN points • 24 Feb 26
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. Kyiv feels like a normal European city by day but lives under constant wartime strain by night, with air raids, power cuts and people adapting by using apps, deep metro stations and shelters.
  2. The war has driven a rapid surge in Ukrainian tech and defence innovation, attracting foreign investment and pushing the country closer to Western integration and eventual EU membership.
  3. The human cost is immense and lasting: many dead or traumatised, families and communities split, falling birth rates and refugees, and deep generational hatred that will complicate any future peace.

Houston e-commerce company Cart.com awarded role in $55 billion program expanding immigrant detention facilities

All-Source Intelligence Fusion • 1037 implied HN points • 15 Feb 26
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Defense
  1. Cart.com was awarded one of 24 spots on the Navy’s large WEXMAC TITUS contract, a multi‑award IDIQ vehicle with a ceiling in the tens of billions that can issue task orders for logistics and services.
  2. WEXMAC TITUS is being used to support a rapid expansion of ICE detention capacity, including converting warehouses into large detention centers and hiring private prison and logistics firms, which has sparked local and national opposition.
  3. The participation of e‑commerce, logistics, and security contractors — alongside reports of masked or plain‑clothes arrests and surveillance tool purchases — has amplified concerns about commercial ties to detention operations and lack of accountability.

War: What Is It Good For? Plus. . .

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 431 implied HN points • 02 Mar 26
📰 News Defense
  1. The strikes on Iran and the killing of Khamenei risk a wider, messy conflict and could hurt the president politically, and they also play into bigger strategic competition with China.
  2. Western obituaries often downplayed Khamenei’s violent record while many Iranian Americans celebrated his death, highlighting a sharp divide in how his legacy is seen.
  3. The Pentagon’s clash with Anthropic is a proxy battle over who controls powerful AI — a fight between national security needs and company safety limits that could leave everyone worse off.

Life Under Iran’s Rockets

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 268 implied HN points • 03 Mar 26
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. Iran launched ballistic missiles toward Israel, reigniting a new round of conflict after months of relative calm.
  2. Daily life is heavily disrupted: schools and shops are closed, holiday celebrations are canceled, and many people are staying inside.
  3. Israelis are following well-practiced civil defense routines, staying near bomb shelters and enduring anxious waits to see where strikes will land.

Top Links 1016 Dassault means trouble. LatAm's labour market. National security muffins & Gadamer's secrets to longevity.

Chartbook • 457 implied HN points • 17 Feb 26
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. Investment in US power generation plateaued in 2024 after political shifts and IRA-related changes. That raises the risk of a power bottleneck that could constrain AI development.
  2. The roundup flags potential trouble at Dassault and provides fresh analysis of Latin America's labour market.
  3. The selection mixes serious national-security and economic reporting with quirky cultural and philosophical pieces, from 'national security muffins' to reflections on Gadamer and longevity.

Racket is Hiring

TK News by Matt Taibbi • 1892 implied HN points • 13 Jan 26
📰 News Defense
  1. A news outlet is hiring general assignment reporters and columnists who have subject-matter or geographic expertise.
  2. Candidates should have strong reporting skills—good writing, phone reporting, public-records research, and source development—and experience covering beats like Washington politics, defense/intelligence, immigration and law enforcement, regional state politics, or tech and finance is preferred.
  3. Editing or video experience and backgrounds in fields like law, medicine, or academia are helpful. Citizen journalists and independents are welcome, and applicants should submit a brief cover letter, resume, and writing samples.

The Long Ukrainian Winter

Thinking about... • 513 implied HN points • 07 Feb 26
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. Russia's full-scale invasion has entered its fifth winter and continues to target Ukraine's energy infrastructure and civilians, leaving millions without heat and causing daily deaths.
  2. Western governments have been too slow or uneven in cutting off Russian energy and delivering the air defenses and military aid Ukraine needs, forcing Europeans and NGOs to fill much of the gap.
  3. Individuals can help directly by donating to trusted Ukrainian and allied organizations and platforms that fund air defense, medical aid, vehicles, and rescue equipment to save lives.

How Gripen Philosophy Could Beat the F-35

Erik Explores • 614 implied HN points • 10 Feb 26
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. Gripen is built for coordinated, squad-level fighting—its peer-to-peer data sharing and electronic warfare let multiple jets act as a single, flexible unit, while the F-35 focuses on individual stealth and sensor fusion.
  2. Because it’s simpler and cheaper to maintain and produce, Gripen can fly more often, train pilots faster, and stay operational when logistics or supply chains are strained.
  3. Its open, modular electronics, AI-friendly design, and support from long-range sensors like GlobalEye make Gripen easier to upgrade and better suited to adaptive, resource-constrained wars where resilience matters.

Where is the off ramp for this war?

Taipology • 74 implied HN points • 01 Mar 26
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. Missile interceptors are expensive and often miss, so the US is burning through costly stockpiles that are hard to replenish because key parts like semiconductors and rare earths mostly come from China.
  2. Iran’s missile forces are mostly mobile and spread out, which encourages a 'use it or lose it' response and means strikes are hitting regional targets while fueling widespread Shia anger after the Ayatollah’s killing.
  3. That dynamic leaves the US with few good options: either pull back without achieving regime change or stay and risk a costly quagmire, while a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could push oil prices much higher and make the situation worse.

Our Unserious President

Slack Tide by Matt Labash • 203 implied HN points • 02 Mar 26
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Defense
  1. The president is acting unserious, focusing on gold drapes and ballroom plans instead of treating a new military action with the solemnity it requires.
  2. The administration’s reasons for the war keep shifting while people are dying—U.S. service members and innocent civilians, including schoolgirls—showing real consequences behind the rhetoric.
  3. This mix of vanity and shifting justifications exposes misplaced priorities and hollow patriotism, and true patriotism should involve honestly questioning leaders and policies.

The Pentagon, Anthropic, and The Battle For AI Control

The Dossier • 97 implied HN points • 27 Feb 26
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Defense
  1. Effective Altruists and some AI companies are trying to set moral rules that limit how governments can use AI, effectively creating an extra governance layer above elected authorities. That stance is being framed as a challenge to constitutional authority.
  2. Anthropic relaxed its safety rules for commercial competition and accepted large investments from Gulf-state actors, yet refuses to let its AI be used by the U.S. military, showing selective principles and reputation-driven choices. Critics argue this reflects prioritizing tech-elite standing over consistent ethical or national-security commitments.
  3. The Pentagon and the Trump administration are pushing back with threats to revoke contracts and invoke the Defense Production Act to secure military access to AI, asserting government control over military uses. The standoff highlights a broader power struggle between elected authorities and private AI firms over who sets the rules.

The Worst Argument Possible

Phillips’s Newsletter • 356 implied HN points • 12 Feb 26
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. Europe can and should defend itself without depending on the United States. Saying otherwise becomes a self-fulfilling excuse that delays needed change.
  2. Assuming the U.S. will always come to Europe’s rescue—especially under leaders who may not be committed—is dangerous and misleading; claiming helplessness can make allied support less likely and misinform citizens.
  3. Europe has the economic and demographic capacity to build credible defenses and threats like Russia are smaller than often portrayed; the real barrier is political will and a mindset among leaders unwilling to admit and fix past failures.

The Drone Age Is Already Here

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 310 implied HN points • 11 Feb 26
🕹 Technology Defense
  1. Drones are already widespread and doing practical, everyday work across warfare, disaster response, and commercial deliveries like food and medical supplies.
  2. Police use drones routinely to catch criminals and gather evidence, often much more than the public realizes.
  3. Drone capabilities are also a tool of geopolitical competition and soft power, with countries using them to project influence and technological advantage.

Our Year in Review

ChinaTalk • 607 implied HN points • 15 Jan 26
🌍 World Politics Defense
  1. A small, independent media project carved out an underserved niche covering US–China tech and AI, growing rapidly to about 65k subscribers and large podcast audiences.
  2. They prioritize timely, substantive podcasts and newsletters over long, funder-driven reports. Relying on unrestricted funding preserves editorial independence but limits resources for hiring and scaling the team.
  3. Coverage centers on tech and AI, export controls and chips, defense and elite politics and history. The project also curates big-picture lists and predictions to shape debate about US–China relations.

March 10, 2026

Letters from an American • 32 implied HN points • 11 Mar 26
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Defense
  1. Senators are furious that classified briefings left them with more questions than answers about the Iran campaign, including unclear goals, rising costs, and the real risk of U.S. troops being put in harm's way and the conflict widening.
  2. The government is prioritizing massive war and Pentagon spending while cutting or threatening domestic programs, with troubling examples of wasteful 'use-it-or-lose-it' purchases amid people losing food and health benefits.
  3. A longer view warns that militarization diverts resources from schools, healthcare, and basic needs, and that investing in prosperity at home and abroad is a smarter way to prevent extremism and sustain peace.

True Pressure Rate (TPR): Week 6 Update

Trench Warfare • 79 implied HN points • 15 Oct 24
🎾 Sports Defense
  1. True Pressure Rate (TPR) is a new tool for evaluating pass-rushers that focuses on the quality of pressures, not just the amount. This helps to understand who the best defenders really are.
  2. Pressures are categorized into three quality levels: Rare High Quality, High Quality, and Low Quality. This classification provides deeper insight into a player's performance and effectiveness.
  3. The Pressure Quality Ratio (PQR) compares high-quality pressures to low-quality ones. This helps identify players who may not have a lot of pressures but are still working hard and making an impact.