I imagine this scenario...
Trump leaves everyone... then the nordics and Germany gets nukes by themselves.
There are nukes and there are NUKES. Nagasaki and Hiroshima were atom bombs. Yes, they are devastating and make areas radioactive and spread radioactivity via fallout and winds. But bigtime NUKES are hydrogen bombs that can reach at least 20 megatons of TNT intensity.I imagine this scenario...
Trump leaves everyone... then the nordics and Germany gets nukes by themselves.
Hydrogen bombs of more than 50 megatons have been detonated, but the explosive power of the weapons mounted on strategic missiles usually ranges from 100 kilotons to 1.5 megatons.Jan 17, 2025
Get the fuck out of someone else's country you pansy ass bitch.So trying to stop a war is what causes more war now?
Oooh... ahh... the land of fjords may open their ginormous piggy bank!!
Norway rethinks €1.7 trillion sovereign fund to boost support for Ukraine - Euractiv
The Nordic country has so far spent €3.35 billion on aid to Ukraine, paling in comparison to its Nordic counterparts Denmark and Sweden.www.euractiv.com
Really, F-16s are making a difference?More good news. Seems Russian air defense is tired...
There are both tactical and strategic nukes. IMO strategic nukes only have deterrence value. Which is why nuclear non-proliferation has been so critical over the years. The world will be in a lot worse place if more countries join the nuclear weapons club. It would take just one madman to destroy the delicate balance we have now with fewer than a dozen nations with nuclear weapons.There are nukes and there are NUKES. Nagasaki and Hiroshima were atom bombs. Yes, they are devastating and make areas radioactive and spread radioactivity via fallout and winds. But bigtime NUKES are hydrogen bombs that can reach at least 20 megatons of TNT intensity.
Really, F-16s are making a difference?
If only UA had gotten them much sooner. 😭
Memorandums don’t mean much in geopolitics, my guy. Treaties, on the other hand, are legally binding, that’s why there’s a T in NATO.
Too bad Ukrainian politicians didn’t get the memo, or maybe they’re just too stupid to know the difference.
BTW remind me again what was Obama’s response when Putin annexed Crimea? Oh yeah, nothing because memorandums mean nothing.
The integration required no modifications to the aircraft, opting instead for software changes that facilitated communication between the missile and aircraft, shortening the time needed for integration while significantly lowering costs.
Current F-16 operators with Harpoon capability include Ukraine, Turkey, Taiwan, Egypt, Oman, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, and Singapore.
I think people really overestimate how quickly F-16s could have been provided to Ukraine. For example all the training and maintenance manuals are in English and the instructors themselves speak English. (Or at least generally do not speak Ukrainian or Russian.) So every Ukrainian pilot that wanted to fly an F-16 needed to learn a completely new foreign language before they even started.Really, F-16s are making a difference?
If only UA had gotten them much sooner. 😭
There are both tactical and strategic nukes. IMO strategic nukes only have deterrence value. Which is why nuclear non-proliferation has been so critical over the years. The world will be in a lot worse place if more countries join the nuclear weapons club. It would take just one madman to destroy the delicate balance we have now with fewer than a dozen nations with nuclear weapons.
I think people really overestimate how quickly F-16s could have been provided to Ukraine. For example all the training and maintenance manuals are in English and the instructors themselves speak English. (Or at least generally do not speak Ukrainian or Russian.) So every Ukrainian pilot that wanted to fly an F-16 needed to learn a completely new foreign language before they even started.
This isn’t to say there may not have been ways to speed the process up but it was never going to be fast.
I'm not sure, but I think every pilot is required to communicate in English?We could have shaved some time off (months at least) by starting language and technical training earlier than we did. Also by allowing contractors to work inside Ukraine sooner to help maintain their new fleet until they get more experience.
I'm not sure, but I think every pilot is required to communicate in English?
Time to head for the Black sea.Apparently the Harpoon has been integrated on Ukraine's F-16s.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-new...integrated-on-u-s-air-force-f-16-in-new-test/
The president of the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, emerged from a summit of European leaders in London on Sunday to call for a “surge in defense” by their countries. She said that the E.U. would present a plan to do that on Thursday. Europe, she said, will fortify Ukraine with economic and military aid, with a goal of turning the country into “a steel porcupine that is indigestible for potential invaders.”
It's tough, f16s may have made no real difference any earlier than they got them, there's a ton of battlefield shaping required to utilize airframes effectively beyond deploying a few specialized armaments, just ask RU pilots (what's left of them anyhow). This depends a lot on what the battlefield looks like at any given time though, there's certain points where they could have been absolutely critical.Really, F-16s are making a difference?
If only UA had gotten them much sooner. 😭
Trump may have made English the official language in America, but at the White House, Russian is still the main language.