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Posted: 5/7/2024 7:18:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mcantu: I wonder what would happen if Ukraine destroyed/damaged that ship, since it's a nuclear powered cruiser? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mcantu: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest: That is a fat and juicy target in the area.
Images of other ships of that class before the modernization for reference. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/ARKR_Kalinin_bow_highlighted.jpg/1280px-ARKR_Kalinin_bow_highlighted.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/BCGN_Kalinin_1991.jpg/1280px-BCGN_Kalinin_1991.jpg HI Sutton reference of this exact ship. https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/5f363983311f7c421e5597dd/Satellite-image-of-the-battle-cruiser-Admiral-Nakhimov-in-the-shipyard-at/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=1528,859,x0,y28,safe&width=1440 https://cdn-media.tass.ru/width/1020_b9261fa1/tass/m2/en/uploads/i/20230530/1392957.jpg https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/101964/57/1019645714_0:0:3011:2048_1440x900_80_0_1_1fcc6f32fafa38088e2b904eeef71714.jpg.webp?source-sid=rian_photo Not much different than when the cruiser Moscow was sunk. The Russians had dive teams go down to recover a few nuclear warheads that were supposedly on board. 
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Posted: 5/7/2024 7:19:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BigGrumpyBear: See! More proof the MIC is fucking over the American taxpayer! We spend billions every year buying new stuff from them because they designed all of our bombs, explosives, missiles and shells to be one use items! Eisenhower warned us about this! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BigGrumpyBear: Originally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: Technically, they were destroyed when they detonated. In 33 years, I never got to re-use a 155mm projectile, a STINGER missile, a LAW/AT-4, or a 2.75 rocket once I had fired it! Same. Although once dropping rounds down an 81mm mortar led to deafening silence. After kicking the side of the tube for a while we had the option of tipping the tube while a volunteer tries to grab the round or calling EOD. We called EOD. But I dont think anyone re-used that round nor was it "intercepted" in the Russian sense. See! More proof the MIC is fucking over the American taxpayer! We spend billions every year buying new stuff from them because they designed all of our bombs, explosives, missiles and shells to be one use items! Eisenhower warned us about this! Well played sir lol.
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Posted: 5/7/2024 7:37:23 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 7:43:20 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 7:46:16 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 7:51:28 AM EDT
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In previously unreported details of an investigation under way into the missiles, the office of Ukraine's top prosecutor, Andriy Kostin, also told Reuters that the failure rate of the North Korean weaponry appeared to be high. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 7:53:35 AM EDT
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This is the one tank I fully expected to see Florks putting extra ERA on to help drone proof it.
Armiya TV report on the 🇺🇸M1A1SA Abrams 🇺🇦47 tank of the Separate Mechanized Brigade operating in the Avdiivka direction. The on-board screens of this machine are equipped with ARAT-1 dynamic protection. Among the advantages, the crew noted the accuracy of the gun and its stabilization, maneuverability (the crew of this tank accelerated to 72 km/h), the quality of the thermal imaging sights for the gun and the commander's machine gun installation. Among the disadvantages: lack of additional protection for the tower (we are talking about M32 ARAT-2 units), lack of high-explosive fragmentation shells. In addition to fighting enemy infantry, the tank also works against armored vehicles. It is worth noting that most of the inscriptions on the interfaces of the instrument panels have been translated into Ukrainian. Also, in the last photo, you can see the consequences of an indirect hit by an enemy kamikaze UAV "Lancet".     |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 7:55:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime:
In previously unreported details of an investigation under way into the missiles, the office of Ukraine's top prosecutor, Andriy Kostin, also told Reuters that the failure rate of the North Korean weaponry appeared to be high. lol, I am seeing a pattern here, but I just can't place my finger on it. Perhaps dictator state sponsored ballistic missiles made from commercial components have a high failure rate?
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Posted: 5/7/2024 7:57:36 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 8:00:13 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 8:02:06 AM EDT
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🇾🇪🇺🇸 According to rumors circulating online, the Americans have reportedly offered the Houthis an agreement that would allow ships to enter ports under Ansar Allah's control, in exchange for the Houthis ceasing their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
It's not that the Houthis are heavily dependent on the coalition's permission. Ships and boats have been plying the established routes to the Yemeni coast anyway. Yes, they were sometimes intercepted, but most of them reached their destination. 
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Posted: 5/7/2024 8:05:44 AM EDT
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Again, this turret top and side need the ERA or ARAT treatment. It hit the ammo blowout panels.
under FPV attack.
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Posted: 5/7/2024 8:15:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest: the DPICM on a group of pinned down Russians, oof. https://x.com/UKikaski/status/1787798032529957158 What band and song? |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 8:19:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By doc540: What band and song?  The Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright (Official Music Video) |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 8:26:53 AM EDT
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 The Russian resource ASTRA wrote on April 30: The air defense unit of the South Military District of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was attacked by missiles last night in the village of Donskoe in the Simferopol district of the annexed Crimea, ASTRA found out. As a result of the attack, a fire broke out on the territory of the military unit, and it took more than one and a half hours to extinguish it. Wounded servicemen of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the exact number of wounded is unknown. Analyzing the pictures from May 2, you can see two places that were hit during the attack on April 30. As a result, the hangar was destroyed and 1 hit hit the field. Unfortunately, we cannot say whether there was something in the field at the place of the impact due to the lack of pictures before the attack. It is not known what exactly was in the hangar, but judging by the amount of equipment and tanks around, it can be definitely noted that the part is working and actively used by the enemy. https://t.me/kiber_boroshno/8095 |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 8:28:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: Originally Posted By doc540: What band and song?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iNbnineUCIThanks. Sounded familiar. Daughter used to crank up "Hit That". Hated the groove. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 8:32:06 AM EDT
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Remember when reading anything from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, that if they are unhappy or fearful of what the U.S. is doing then we are doing something right.
https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-05/united-states-nuclear-weapons-2024/#post-heading The United States contends that Russia’s “suspension” of New START implementation is “legally invalid” (US State Department 2023c). In response, the United States adopted four countermeasures in 2023 that it claimed were fully consistent with international law 1) no longer providing biannual data updates to Russia; 2) withholding from Russia notifications regarding treaty-accountable items (i.e. missiles and launchers) required under the treaty; 3) refraining from facilitating inspection activities on US territory; and 4) not providing Russia with telemetric information on US ICBM and SLBM launches (US State Department 2023c). 46 B-52 bombers are currently equipped with the AGM-86B air-launched cruise missile and both the B-52 and the new B-21 bombers will receive the new AGM-181 Long-Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO), which will have very similar capabilities to the sea-launched cruise missile proposed by the 2018 NPR. The current strategic nuclear war plan—OPLAN 8010–12—consists of “a family of plans” directed against four identified adversaries: Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran. Known as “Strategic Deterrence and Force Employment,” OPLAN 8010–12 first entered into effect in July 2012 in response to operational order Global Citadel. The plan is flexible enough to absorb normal changes to the posture as they emerge, including those flowing from the NPR. Several updates have been made since 2012, but more substantial updates will trigger the publication of what is formally considered a “change.” The April 2019 change refocused the plan toward “great power competition,” incorporated a new cyber plan, and reportedly blurred the line between nuclear and conventional attacks by “fully incorporat[ing] non-nuclear weapons as an equal player” (Arkin and Ambinder 2022a, 2022b). The 400 deployed Minuteman IIIs carry one warhead each, either a 300-kiloton W87/Mk21 or a 335-kiloton W78/Mk12A. ICBMs equipped with the W78/Mk12A, however, could technically be uploaded to carry two or three independently targetable warheads each, for a total of 800 warheads available for the ICBM force. The USAF occasionally test-launches Minuteman III missiles with unarmed multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs) to maintain and signal the capability to reequip the Minuteman III missiles with additional reentry vehicles, if desired. The most recent such test occurred on September 6, 2023, when a Minuteman III equipped with three test reentry vehicles was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and flew approximately 4,200 miles to the US ICBM testing ground at the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands (US Air Force 2023e). Although the Minuteman III was initially deployed in 1970, it has been modernized several times, including in 2015, when the missiles completed a multibillion-dollar, decade-long modernization program to extend their service life until 2030. The modernized Minuteman III missiles were referred to by Air Force personnel as “basically new missiles except for the shell” (Pampe 2012). lol, smart fuzes to make sure each warhead is delivering over 10,000 psi pressure on the most hardened Russian missile silos. Part of the ongoing ICBM modernization program involves upgrades to the Mk21 reentry vehicles’ arming, fuzing, and firing system at a total cost of nearly $1 billion (US Department of Defense 2023c, 32). The publicly stated purpose of this refurbishment is to extend the vehicles’ service lives, but the effort appears to also involve adding a “burst height compensation” to enhance the targeting effectiveness of the warheads (Postol 2014). A total of 743 fuze replacements—including all necessary units for the development, qualification, certification, fielding, aging, and replenishment of the fuzes—are planned to be delivered for deployment on the Minuteman IIIs as well as their replacement missile—LGM-35 Sentinel—by the end of FY26 (US Department of Defense 2023a). A cost-projection overrun of the fuze integration program unit cost triggered a breach of the Nunn-McCurdy Act in September 2020 but is expected to begin full-rate production in FY 2024 (Reilly 2021; US Department of Defense 2023c). As part of the Mk21A program, Lockheed Martin was awarded a sole source contract in October 2023 amounting to just under $1 billion for the engineering and manufacturing of the new reentry vehicle (US Department of Defense 2023b). These modernization efforts complement a similar fuze upgrade underway to the Navy’s W76–1/Mk4A warhead. But because operational submarines undergo minor repairs at times, the actual number at sea at any given time is usually closer to eight or 10. Four or five of those are thought to be on “hard alert” in their designated patrol areas, while another four or five boats could be brought to full alert status in hours or days. Each submarine can carry up to 20 Trident II D5 sea-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), a number reduced from 24 to meet the limits of New START. The 14 SSBNs could potentially carry up to 280 such missiles but the United States has stated that it will not deploy more than 240. Since 2017, the Navy has been replacing the original Trident II D5 with a life-extended and upgraded version known as Trident II D5LE (LE stands for “life-extended”). The upgrade is expected to be completed in 2024. The D5LE, which has a range of more than 12,000 km, is equipped with the new Mk6 guidance system designed to “provide flexibility to support new missions” and make the missile “more accurate,” according to the Navy and Draper Laboratory (Draper Laboratory 2006; Naval Surface Warfare Center 2008). According to FY24 budget documents, the D5LE has also added a hard-target kill capability and increased its payload “to the level permitted by the size of the TRIDENT submarine launch tube, thereby allowing mission capability to be achieved with fewer submarines” (US Department of Defense 2023d). This is to compensate for the fact that the United States will deploy fewer Columbia-class submarines than Ohio-class submarines and each submarine will only carry 16 missiles. (See later paragraphs in this section for more details). Each Trident SLBM can carry up to eight nuclear warheads, but they normally carry an average of four or five warheads, for an average load-out of approximately 90 warheads per submarine. The payloads of the different missiles on a submarine are thought to vary significantly to provide maximum targeting flexibility, but all deployed submarines are thought to carry the same combination. Normally, around 950 warheads are deployed on the operational SSBNs, although the number can be lower due to maintenance of individual submarines. Overall, SSBN-based warheads account for approximately 70 percent of all warheads attributed to the United States’ deployed strategic launchers under New START. The LRSO will arm both the 46 nuclear-capable B-52Hs and the new B-21, the first time a US stealth bomber will carry a nuclear cruise missile. A $250 million contract was awarded to Boeing in March 2019 for the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction phase and Engineering and Manufacturing Development (phase to integrate the future LRSO onto the B-52Hs, a process that is expected to be completed by the beginning of 2025 (Hughes 2019). The LRSO missile itself is expected to be entirely new, with significantly improved military capabilities compared with the ALCM, including longer range, greater accuracy, and enhanced stealth (Young 2016). Supporters of the LRSO argue that a nuclear cruise missile is needed to enable bombers to strike targets from well outside the range of current and future air-defense systems of potential adversaries. Proponents also argue that these missiles are needed to provide US leaders with flexible strike options in limited regional scenarios. However, critics argue that conventional cruise missiles, such as the extended-range version of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, can currently provide standoff strike capability, and that other nuclear weapons would be sufficient to hold the targets at risk. In fact, the conventional Extended-Range Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile is now an integral part of US Strategic Command’s strategic war plan. (Standoff weapons engage targets from a distance where attacking personnel are standing off outside the range of defensive weapons). |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 8:32:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: AFAIK, all the daytime footage of drones prior to this was at the beginning of their use, and it’s possibly they weren’t equipped with suitable thermal cameras then. There’s a lot we don’t know about their deployment. Launching them from the Odesa area is the most straightforward option but launching from boats can’t be completely ruled out. We don’t really have enough context to evaluate the helicopter drone kill. When and where was it? If the drone’s intended target was at the far northwestern edge of Crimea, it should be possible to launch near dusk at Odesa, transit at night and attack before dawn. If the intended target of the destroyed drone was on the east side of Crimea or the eastern Black Sea, some daylight transit would be likely, unless it was covertly launched from a boat somewhere in the Black Sea. I doubt it was an intentional daylight attack. If a night attack was intended, then perhaps they launched on bad intel, or they had to deal with a delay en route like a storm, or the Russians got wind of it, or the Russians just deviated from expectations. It’s also hard to say what Ukraine’s practice is with bringing back an unused drone from an aborted or fouled up mission. Its also possible the drones arrive at night but have to wait for booms and anti-drone netting to open for morning traffic or for some other conditions to be favorable. It's also possible that the whole Op was a "SAM trap" for the responding helos but it didnt go off...Whatever the reason, I doubt it's the Ukrainians being stupid or careless. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 8:44:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saltwater-Hillbilly: I agree. Moldova has too much chance of a backfire for Russia, as even if some sort of overthrow temporarily "succeeds", it would be weak and the Russians not only would not be able to reinforce against the inevitable insurgency, the Moldavian military, or what portion of it would be loyal to the new government, is definitely NOT up to the task. Not to mention that Moldavian is very close to Romanian, and it is inconceivable that Romania would just stand by and let the Russians take over Moldova, and I can assure you based on personal observation under combat conditions that the Romanian military would make short work of anything the Moldovan military (or whatever portion that chooses loyalty to the new government) or the "Russian Brigade" in Transnistria can throw at them. IF Russian Black Sea fleet had managed to remain relevant in the western Black Sea, it might be doable. Right now, the only outcome of a Russian amphib attack along that part of the Black Sea would be to create a future world-class diving destination. Ultimately, moving on Moldova would undermine the Russian position there as well as the probable eventual loss of Transnistria. With Georgia starting to look like Maidan 2014, Russia may not need to trouble themselves with clumsy false-flag Op's. They may start playing whack-a-mole for real all over. I think everybody (who is sane) wants Moldova to stay quiet since everybody has bigger fish to fry. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 8:59:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: See, I disagree. I feel certain that Putin demanded Belarusian involvement starting in early March of 2022. The fact that they didn’t get involved from 2/22 until Russian mobilization and stabilization of the front in the winter of 2022-2023 demonstrates that Lukashenko was willing and able to defy Putin. Or that Putin is willing to give Lukashenka a bit of leeway against a more restive population. He can't risk losing Belarus, whatever happens in Ukraine, or his strategic loss is unrecoverable. The 'union state' MUST proceed. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:05:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BigGrumpyBear: See! More proof the MIC is fucking over the American taxpayer! We spend billions every year buying new stuff from them because they designed all of our bombs, explosives, missiles and shells to be one use items! Eisenhower warned us about this! Well my mortar adventure was in the mid 90's and we were dropping rounds from the Vietnam era 60's manufacture. Inside the packaging there was some leaflet or DOD "info card" signed by McNamara. Aside from the dud/stuck round (possibly from dirty tubes since we'd been firing all day), we had numerous airbursts over our heads. I'd drop a round...boom..then kaboom about a second later. Probably 500-1000 feet above us. Adolescent and stupid Itchy thought it was cool. I was told it was probably moisture intrusion into the prox. fuse. It was all a good time. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:09:12 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:13:34 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:17:23 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:17:30 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:20:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime:
In previously unreported details of an investigation under way into the missiles, the office of Ukraine's top prosecutor, Andriy Kostin, also told Reuters that the failure rate of the North Korean weaponry appeared to be high. This give any indication of how it would go in a North Vs. South Korea dust-up again or are these just old as shit and not taken care of munitions? |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:26:31 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:28:25 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:28:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Cunning, technical competence, and astute understanding of the West. The Arabs don’t get us any more than we get them. The Russians understand us but we have forgotten and are having to re-learn how to understand them. To be clear I think a Moldovan adventure would be reactionary (to Georgia) from their perspective, but also in their perspective a completely fair “tit-for-tat”. Until it happens, it’s leverage. I also hope (and in my person opinion this is the case) that the Romanian secret service is already balls deep in Moldova. Romania is not a country you’d want to mess with, those guys will kill you. Reason I think Georgia is the most likely target comes down to their new naval base. They’ve been mostly driven out of Sevastopol, and Novorossisk isn’t a great alternative. As of now they have good reason to expect further losses to the BSF as “escalation lines” cease to be effective and Ukraine gets better stuff and more experience. They also have good reason to expect that they won’t be able to operate freely from Sevastopol for a long time. From their perspective, they cannot accept being reduced to naval irrelevance in the Black Sea. Of course, the sane thing would’ve been to never start the war and coexist peacefully and profitably, but the Russians have taken that idea, run it through a blender, set it on fire, then pissed on the ashes. They are pursuing and will pursue a policy of naked force to accomplish Imperialist goals, a major one of which is hegemony over Black Sea trade. No naval base, no Black Sea hegemony. They may be willing to accept losses along the way but the idea of not having a safe base for their fleet will be intolerable. A litmus test for Russian intentions will be how far they push the Georgian Dream party to pass these unpopular measures. If Georgia Dream backs off like they did last year, it indicates Russia isn’t yet willing to cause themselves more problems and they will accept status quo for now. If Georgia Dream tries to ram it through then this indicates Russia is determined on solidifying their grip on Georgia now, making a Georgian Maidan more likely and also indicating the Russians (who would have to know this was a likely outcome) will attempt to intervene somehow. Objectively, losing a friendly regime in Georgia doesn’t mean losing their base. Even in the case of a complete overthrow, which is possible but unlikely, Russia could just say “we’re keeping Abkhazia and there’s nothing you can do about it.” With Abkhazia being contiguous with Russia, there’s no geographic obstacle to this. But…this does not fit the Russian modus operandi, which is to control their neighbors by political means if possible but force if necessary. With increasing paranoia, dysfunction, losses, and economic pressure, this kind of response will become MORE imperative to Russia, not less. IMO. IMO Abkhazia is not going back to Georgia, no matter how nice Georgia tries to be. Keep in mind, the conflict between Abkhazia & Georgia is far from modern, there was conflict during the Russian civil war era, and there was tension in the 1980s even before the USSR broke up. Moscow didn't do any better at grouping its colonies than Italians or French in Africa did, and the Georgia SSR was never a cohesive whole. Even the political opposition in Abkhazia doesn't want to be part of Georgia, and with the ethnic cleansing that has occurred from wars in 1991-92 and 1998, many ethnic Georgians have abandoned Abkhazia. That conflict is nearly intractable, and the common practice of Russians means it will remain completely intractable. I think Russia says "we're keeping Abkhazia" no matter what happens in Georgia, and Abkhazia seems to be okay with that. I've never been there and don't know anybody from there, so I'd love to hear from anybody with direct knowledge as opposed to just me reading articles. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:29:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime:
In previously unreported details of an investigation under way into the missiles, the office of Ukraine's top prosecutor, Andriy Kostin, also told Reuters that the failure rate of the North Korean weaponry appeared to be high. It would be funny if Ukes snuck someone into NK to take out Kim lol. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:35:06 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:45:27 AM EDT
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The 229-meter vessel Alexis ran aground in the Bosphorus and ship traffic is temporarily suspended in both directions, the Turkish Coast Guard said. According to the Vessel Finder service, Alexis left the Yuzhny port near Odessa and is heading to Port Said, Egypt. The Bosphorus Strait is the only sea route from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. Presumably, the cause of the emergency was engine failure. Coast Guard tugboats headed towards the cargo ship. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:53:14 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:56:10 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:56:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lorazepam:
Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind. That video should get a lot of shares over there. Karma for you, cyka. 
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:57:31 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:00:54 AM EDT
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https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-constantly-inventing-new-ways-to-sink-russian-ships-says-military-intelligence/ |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:03:25 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:11:43 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:13:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BigGrumpyBear: See! More proof the MIC is fucking over the American taxpayer! We spend billions every year buying new stuff from them because they designed all of our bombs, explosives, missiles and shells to be one use items! Eisenhower warned us about this! Really? The MIC, or if you prefer the arsenal of democracy, has created the finest weapons ever known to man, produced them in quantity, employed millions of Americans, improved our balance of trade and made our enemies jealous and fearful. I don't like paying taxes, but every dollar spent in the nation's defense makes me smile. In fact, it's one of the only legitimate use of tax dollars according to our Constitution. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:14:25 AM EDT
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Washington Post had a couple articles about how Putin is militarizing Russia, openly restoring the Cold War rivalry with the US & the West.
Archive link. WaPo link. Over six months, The Post examined the changes sweeping Russia as Putin has used his war in Ukraine to cement his grip on power. Vladimir Putin is positioning Russia as America’s most dangerous and aggressive enemy, and transforming his country in ways that stand to make it a bitter adversary of the West for decades to come. Over more than six months, The Washington Post examined the profound changes sweeping Russia as Putin has used his war in Ukraine to cement his authoritarian grip on power. The Russian leader is militarizing his society and infusing it with patriotic fervor, reshaping the education system, condemning scientists as traitors, promoting a new Orthodox religiosity and retrograde roles for women, and conditioning a new generation of youth to view the West as a mortal enemy in a fight for Russia’s very survival. For this series — “Russia, Remastered” — our journalists reported extensively in Russia, especially Moscow and St. Petersburg, and central and western parts of the country. They also met with or spoke to Russians living in exile around the world, including officials, analysts, experts and civilians. Our reporting also relied on government documents, including presidential decrees, transcripts of Putin’s speeches and remarks at public events, national and local Russian news reports and television broadcasts, social media posts, blogs and Telegram channels. Some people interviewed for this series in Russia have since been imprisoned or have fled. One of the feature articles. Do give this a read. WaPo link. next in the series - Russia reforms its higher education to support Putin's authoritarian system. Archive link |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:16:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lorazepam:
Birds are not real! #TMFINR!
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:21:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By klinc: This give any indication of how it would go in a North Vs. South Korea dust-up again or are these just old as shit and not taken care of munitions? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By klinc: Originally Posted By Prime:
In previously unreported details of an investigation under way into the missiles, the office of Ukraine's top prosecutor, Andriy Kostin, also told Reuters that the failure rate of the North Korean weaponry appeared to be high. This give any indication of how it would go in a North Vs. South Korea dust-up again or are these just old as shit and not taken care of munitions? It is in line with the recent modern Iranian IRBM launches that ended up being reported to be failing 50% of the time. The Nork KN-23 was first displayed in 2018, so a recent weapon and not an old one. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:23:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GM92tiJWkAAlrVt?format=jpg&name=large
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A German private target practice Learjet........what in the Volkswagen.......I don't understand |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:26:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By doc540: What band and song? The Offspring has some amazing songs! |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:29:18 AM EDT
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10,000 psi
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:37:34 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:37:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: With Georgia starting to look like Maidan 2014, Russia may not need to trouble themselves with clumsy false-flag Op's. They may start playing whack-a-mole for real all over. I think everybody (who is sane) wants Moldova to stay quiet since everybody has bigger fish to fry. My sanity is always in question, but I think Ukraine capturing Transnistria is a legitimate goal as far as supplies are concerned. It eliminates a Russian enclave at their rear, helps their neighbor Moldova and the rest of the EU/NATO alliance, gives Russia the middle finger and puts Kaliningrad on notice that we aren't above taking back territory. Escalation is a red herring, Russia hasn't any qualms about escalating in theory or in practice. The west needs to start putting our collective boot in their ass. We are at war. The sooner our politicians wake up to that fact and the full consequences and responsibilities that are implied, the better. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:53:48 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:56:00 AM EDT
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