Lounge of The Russian-Ukrainian War
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And it will be spun up.
But the reality is that the previous administration had all the exact same tools available to Trump, plus a thirst to turn it into a direct conflict.
It doesn't matter because America simply does not have sufficient leverage over Russia or their allies to compel behavior. And that's not something any Gen X or older American is even capable of comprehending, let alone incorporating into policy.
But the reality is that the previous administration had all the exact same tools available to Trump, plus a thirst to turn it into a direct conflict.
It doesn't matter because America simply does not have sufficient leverage over Russia or their allies to compel behavior. And that's not something any Gen X or older American is even capable of comprehending, let alone incorporating into policy.
Taurus is air-launched. What does Ukraine have that can loft these things in the first place?
Netherlands Completes Delivery of 24 F-16s to Ukraine Published on: May 26, 202
There is a NATO variant of the F-16 that can carry nukes. Just sayin'.
Russia does still produce bombers, notably the supersonic Tu-160 "White Swan", they are slated to produce around 50 planes this decade.
If the Ukies claim 40 planes destroyed or damaged, the total could be a dozen or a bit more, so far from a crippling blow but a definitely big blow nevertheless.
The Russian military is reactive, lacks imagination, NATO has likely been preparing for this strike for years, exploiting Russian vulnerabilities, like leaving their bomber fleet out in the open, nicely lined up.
This is probably a good time for the Russians to take the gloves off and send a couple of "hazelnut" hits on SBU leadership, wherever they may be.
Russia's ability to replace these losses - even on the low side - is minimal at best. TU-95s and TU-22s make up the backbone of the fleet and those cannot be replaced. They have only produced two new-build TU-160s in the past two and half years; 50 is very ambitious given the state of affairs.
Sukhoi has only delivered ~22 combat-coded SU-57s over the past fifteen years since the prototype flew; the SU-75 is pretty much vaporware at this point without a single prototype even flying for 4 years after it broke cover.
This is impressive attack politics aside. Definitely a watershed moment in combat history. And a clear wake-up call to all those who do not take issue with foreign/Chinese ownership of vast tracts of land adjoining US military installations.
The airbases are legitimate, military targets, but taking down a bridge involving a civilian train?? It makes sense someone like Graham has chosen to side with UA, typical boomer nonsense.
The behavior from UA reminds me of a woman, maybe one going through divorce or something. Trying to act like she runs the whole show but in reality just reacting/overreacting to every little thing. RU is like a guy who is not really redpilled but is slowly starting to see just how disconnected from reality the woman is. US/UK are like the lawyers, feeding the whole situation and trying to capitalize on it... Sad part is no one seems to be concerned there could easily be nukes flying before long.
But not surprising at all. The use of containerized weapon systems to attack strategic assets have been theorized for a long time. As someone who works in the freight industry, I can tell You that the industry have been sounding the alarm for years. It was meant to happen sooner or later. And while most were expecting that Iran (or one of their proxies) will be the first one to do it, "ukraine" taking the lead isn't really that much of a surprise either, as they kind of did it already - the 2022 attack on the Kerch bridge utilized a containerized bomb. This attack just proved all the theories and opened a can of worms which, I fear, will come to bite us in the ass.
Anyway, something for our NatSec team to think about:
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If there isn't a nuclear response, wouldn't this attack force a change of leadership in Russia into the warhawk side? I know they've been sidelined for too long, and they've been calling Putin weak. This successful attack will test Putin's ability to handle his critics and not look like he's losing the war. Because if it is true they've lost a 3rd of their airfleet, then it's a major set back for Russia and there's no way they can keep sustaining such loses over the years. They'd need to end this thing quick and start rebuilding.
Yes exactly, the cat is now out of the bag and on display for all the world (and any copycats) to see. It has been demonstrated in real time and quite successfully I might add.
It seems like Russia is stuck in a thought process from years ago where wars are fought on the front lines and non-military assets in general are expected to be left alone.
Almost no one.
This forum however has been concerned since it all started, and we have an almost 2 year old thread dedicated to monitoring the nuclear threat here.
Almost no one.
This forum however has been concerned since it all started and we have almost 2 year old dedicated thread for it here:
Yeah we have been discussing it here for a long time now; I should have been more specific in saying the so-called "leaders" and politicians, particularly the UA and UA supporters don't seem to be taking it seriously or considering how their actions could affect others.
Gulftainer signs $100 million agreement with Port Canaveral | UAE Embassy
UAE-based cargo company Gulftainer signed a 35-year, $100 million agreement to support a new container and cargo terminal at Florida’s Port Canaveral.
CONSTRUCTION OF GULFTAINER’S EDGEMOOR, DELAWARE CONTAINER TERMINAL TO EXPAND THE PORT OF WILMINGTON MUST BE BLOCKED ON NATIONAL SECURITY GROUNDS