I strongly disagree - a nuclear attack on a major population center would demand a response, he would be going for something that does NOT demand a response but would shut down any further escalation by his enemies.
I strongly disagree - a nuclear attack on a major population center would demand a response, he would be going for something that does NOT demand a response but would shut down any further escalation by his enemies.If he's going to use a show of force, it's going to be one that absolutely positively shuts down the enemy resolve. He'll nuke Kyiv, not some backwoods ammo depot.
From March 4th. been seeing the same thing:I’ve also noticed an increase in disinformation here in the US in the last couple of days as well and not just with regards to Ukraine. The right has turned it up to 11.
This is a good point - does Ukraine even need to join NATO, assuming it emerges from this at least mostly intact? (a big assumption)Also NATO membership may be less valuable due to likely high level of security support going forward from the west (weapon systems, training, intel), the overperformance of Ukrainian defense relative to Russian expectations, and the fact that Putin has lost an asston of stuff in the conflict and would not be in a position to menace the country in the near term.
He's a narcissist, he cannot imagine a situation he could actually lose. Not being able to take Kyiv conventionally means escalating.I strongly disagree - a nuclear attack on a major population center would demand a response, he would be going for something that does NOT demand a response but would shut down any further escalation by his enemies.
If that were all true, it seems like Xi could almost just roll right in and take whatever.The full force of Russia's conventional forces have been stymied by Ukraine. And you pretend that they could mount some kind of "world" war?
This is correct. Trump could not overcome his own spite of Obama such that he would rather tear every one of Obama's accomplishments down than to acknowledge he was continuing them but bask in the success of their implementation. E.g. TPP, Iran nuclear deal, Paris Agreement, US government's pandemic playbook, etc.I don’t know, I think Trump thinking China is the biggest threat is true, although I think Biden thinks the same thing.
The problem here is you aren’t taking Trump’s stupidity and mental illness into account. To me it’s perfectly likely that he thought China was the biggest threat but his narcissism wouldn’t allow him to adopt Obama’s (good) solution to the problem and his stupidity caused him to enter a misguided and ineffective trade war.
Add to that attempting to tear apart NATO, pissing off all our allies.This is correct. Trump could not overcome his own spite of Obama such that he would rather tear every one of Obama's accomplishments down than to acknowledge he was continuing them but bask in the success of their implementation. E.g. TPP, Iran nuclear deal, Paris Agreement, US government's pandemic playbook, etc.
Russian tank killed 2 elderly people driving home, i'd suggest you not click on the tweet and look at the thread as it's horrific
I have an awful feeling that we are going to be pulled into this as well. We just banned Russian oil, and the kicker? We are supplying Jets to Ukraine. How can that not be an act of war on Russia? And, if this means WW3 than Biden needs to be honest with the American public. This is going to hurt most Americans also. Gas is projected to hit $7 a gallon by May. Groceries are going to double. Most Americans were living paycheck to paycheck before the war. And now? The dollar is going to devalue. Record unemployment. We are easily headed towards a recession. Maybe even a global depression. Its going to get very bad.
For once, I agree with Tucker. WW3 is on the horizon. Fasten your seltbelt boys and girls. Its going to be an awfully bumpy ride.
Biden has already told the public about the oil ban and the increased costs.I have an awful feeling that we are going to be pulled into this as well. We just banned Russian oil, and the kicker? We are supplying Jets to Ukraine. How can that not be an act of war on Russia? And, if this means WW3 than Biden needs to be honest with the American public. This is going to hurt most Americans also. Gas is projected to hit $7 a gallon by May. Groceries are going to double. Most Americans were living paycheck to paycheck before the war. And now? The dollar is going to devalue. Record unemployment. We are easily headed towards a recession. Maybe even a global depression. Its going to get very bad.
For once, I agree with Tucker. WW3 is on the horizon. Fasten your seltbelt boys and girls. Its going to be an awfully bumpy ride.
Poland is not sending them jetsBiden has already told the public about the oil ban and the increased costs.
We are not supplying jets to Ukraine, Poland is.
Maybe you should choose someone else to hold up as a source of credible information. We already have an enemy who's an expert at propaganda so much the people are brainwashed. Not unlike the Republican base by Carlson
One can downblend highly enriched uranium to produce fuel grade uranium. To do so requires the highly enriched uranium to be fed back through an enrichment cascade as the isotope mixing has to occur at the molecular level. The U.S. purchased a great deal of highly enriched Russian uranium back in the 90s and did just that. Since that time, the U.S. closed its two largest enrichment plants so I don't think we have the capacity to downblend uranium in a timely fashion. AFAIK, the new centrifuge plant isn't on line yet. When/if it comes on line, we might have capacity to undertake the project though we will have nowhere near the enrichment capacity we built for the cold war.That if Putin's in power or not...
Maybe they could break down the bombs and produce fuel for energy producing reactors... uh, in a way the material couldn't be repurposed for bombs. I'm no expert, although I was a physics major at one time. Maybe ask Jimmy Carter, the navy trained him in nuclear engineering.
Edit: Of course, if Putin's not in power the path to the recovery of Russian image and in the world's eyes and it's economy would be opened.
Poland is sending them MIGs because the Ukraine's know how to fly themPoland is not sending them jets
I feel that Putin is waiting for NATO to make the first move, giving him the chance to use one of his favorite SARMATs. All these Russian casualties, maybe it's just a ploy. Sacrificing his pawns trying to lure NATO into a trap. An attack on Russia by NATO would be all that's needed for the entire crazy Russian population to launch a full scale offensive, much like what Ukranians are currently doing.
Yeah, he's prone to alarmism, and largely seems to get his information from YouTube, not a great pairing.We're not sending jets to Ukraine.
The rest of this is ... eh ...
Poland is sending them MIGs because the Ukraine's know how to fly them
Will Poland Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine? U.S. Pushes Deal Despite Putin's Threat (newsweek.com)
Why you need a centrifuge to blend the two together? You just need tanks to mix them in. You only need a centrifuge to separate them.One can downblend highly enriched uranium to produce fuel grade uranium. To do so requires the highly enriched uranium to be fed back through an enrichment cascade as the isotope mixing has to occur at the molecular level. The U.S. purchased a great deal of highly enriched Russian uranium back in the 90s and did just that. Since that time, the U.S. closed its two largest enrichment plants so I don't think we have the capacity to downblend uranium in a timely fashion. AFAIK, the new centrifuge plant isn't on line yet. When/if it comes on line, we might have capacity to undertake the project though we will have nowhere near the enrichment capacity we built for the cold war.
Japan declares southern Kurils is their sovereign territory.
Not sure how much Russia would care or care as I don't know the significance of these islands, but this must some kind of escalation of some sort?
I think we could go into Ukraine and wholesale slaughter Russians until the cows come home and Putin won't do shit in regard to nukes.
Step an inch inside Russia and all bets are off.