Thoughts about Ukraine?

[BushMasterBoy]

I think he has lost it mentally at age 69. I also think he wants to use nuclear weapons and will not de-escalate. The recent turn of events is very dangerous. Putin is looking for a reason to go nuclear. He will "make shit up" so to speak. What we have now is a sociopath with nuclear weapons.

He will justify to his people the use of nuclear weapons to save "The Sons of Russia" who are mostly conscripts paid $30 a month. If he does use nuclear weapons, we can probably expect martial law. I also expect hidden "terror cells" to sabotage infrastructure in the US and around the world.

[FoxtArt]

Even if they did, based on what we're seeing in Ukraine 95% of their ICBMs would either have failed cores, failed propellant, or get lost in the Atlantic ocean.

The state of their military is really much worse than what they have been projecting. I suspect they keep their submarines in better shape so this is somewhat tongue in cheek, but even though Putin is in ways, trying to do a last stand, a Napoleonic legacy, I don't think he wants his legacy to be removing all people of Russian heritage (including himself) entirely from the gene pool. Can't absolutely rule it out, but it is exceedingly unlikely.

PS: Nuclear winter is actually a propaganda plant by the KBG in America. It doesn't exist. The world has already had more than 2,000 nuclear weapons detonated upon it, and all the nukes combined pale in comparison to natural forces like Krakatoa. That is not to imply that millions, or even hundreds of millions of people wouldn't die in a nuclear war, but anyone with knowledge of it (e.g. Russia) would have to realize that while they could make us suffer immensely, as nations and a world, we'd survive just fine, albeit missing a good chunk of population and with decades of rebuilding to do. (not underestimating the damage, just being terse).

Russia though, would not survive, as it would be on the receiving end of a much better maintained, larger, international contingent of nukes. So in truth, it's a deterrent, but it is not an offense option for Russia even if Putin is mildly crazy.

[00tec]

Apparently, they murdered the AN-225. Based on that alone, the Rooskies can die in a fire. While underwater. With cancer.

[BushMasterBoy]

My dad died from multiple myeloma in 2004. In 1965 he returned from a year at Johnson Atoll. He came back with beta burns all over his body. The US Air Force was conducting nuclear Anti Satellite (ASAT) operations on Soviet satellites. There was an accident that was not publicized. The .mil does not always disclose this kind of data. Nuclear fallout and weapons grade plutonium/uranium is some of the most toxic material on the planet. 50 micrograms of weapons grade plutonium in your lungs is a death sentence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_437

https://media.defense.gov/2017/Nov/2..._DOWN_STAR.PDF

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnston_Atoll

[ray1970]

So, am I too late to put a bomb shelter in my backyard?

[Great-Kazoo]

So, am I too late to put a bomb shelter in my backyard?

only if it's on battery power.

[Great-Kazoo]

No one's concerned about Belarus, joining the russians. As well as them asking for their nuclear weapons back?

[TFOGGER]

[OldFogey]

Interesting if true. Helps to explain the russians lack of progress.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...346220038.html

[.455_Hunter]

Photoshop at its finest!