The War in Ukraine

[McG]

Did it though? Not the first time Putin’s pulled his dick out only for us to see it’s small and floppy.

Russia’s ICBM arsenal was built to fight the US. If they have depleted everything to the point that they need to dip into that capability in an attempt to look strong, the message being sent is actually the opposite.

Of course, there are other signs of weakness.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1859583912273498441

 

[Rudburg]

I'd like to know what Russia told the US, was it hey we are doing a missile test don't think we are nuking you. Or was it hey we are launching a irbm into Ukraine but don't worry it has no warhead

The US and Russia have a longstanding practice of notifying each other of ballistic missile launches.

Sattelites monitor for ballistic missile launches and any will be detected within seconds; if the other party is surprised, it could lead to a dangerous situation.

 

[Retired AF Guy]

Did it though? Not the first time Putin’s pulled his dick out only for us to see it’s small and floppy.

Not an expert by any means, but it looks like the RVs broke up in re-entry. Plus, no explosions when the RVs impacted.

 

[suffolkowner]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1859512947095077204

finally!

 

[Quirky]

Quirky wants you to understand - if she did not want to be beaten & raped by the biggest bully in the room, she should have put-out instead of talking to other men. Also, everyone else in the room should council her that the beating might end if she stops resisting. Good men should meekly bow heads and avoid eye contact, because they might get the punches otherwise.

That’s exactly what happened. Weak US administrations and weak Presidents allowed Putin to invade Crimea and Ukraine. They avoided eye contact in fear. All that is irrelevant now, you can’t change the past, only the future. 45 million+ Americans voted for trump in part to end wars. I hope he can before more Ukrainian territory is lost.

 

[daftandbarmy]

And the response, apparently by drone...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1859605015989551337

 

[YZT580]

There is nothing to suggest otherwise that this will be the eventual outcome. With Trump being elected the likelihood of Ukraine losing some of its land for any peace deal is high.



Canadians didn't get that message. Defense spending and more importantly, personnel and equipment, hasn't improved since the war started. We are further behind now than we've ever been. Is there an appetite to increase to 2% when so many are struggling with COL and wanting to keep their social safety nets? Doubt it.

might be. With our current press coverage one would never know for sure. There are certainly a large number of people at the waterfountaion following the events in Ukraine and a lot of letters to the editors as well

 

[MilEME09]

Not an expert by any means, but it looks like the RVs broke up in re-entry. Plus, no explosions when the RVs impacted.

They broke up because the inert weights for tests aren't heat shielded for reentry. It's cheaper

 

[Skysix]

I know why they didn't. It was their choice.

You are being logically inconsistent

 

[Retired AF Guy]

They broke up because the inert weights for tests aren't heat shielded for reentry. It's cheaper

And that would explain no explosions; inert weights, not warheads with explosives?