December 12, 2014
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Poland is saying that the current Russian activities in the Baltic are unprecedented.
Gorbachev has thoughts
"This is extremely dangerous, with tensions as high as they are now. We may not live through these days:.....
Well that's encouraging.
As a response to the continuing violations of the INF treaty by Russia, the US is considering redeploying the old Gryphon nuclear missiles to Europe. The Gryphon was just the USAF's name for the Tomahawk launched from a truck rather than a ship (it also had a different nuclear warhead). Thus, although all of the Gryphon's were destroyed in accordance with the INF treaty (save for a few in museums) fitting some Tomahawks with the W-80s still in the active stockpile would be a quick, easy response in kind.
Deploying nuclear missiles to Europe would cause some concern, but might not actually be particularly destabilizing. The Gryphon is useless against moving targets and, in any event, anything it could hit could be hit my other US, UK, or French nukes. It would seem that such a deployment ought to be less of a concern than the 70 to 90 B-61 bombs we still store under joint control with Turkey.
"Woah.Wait. Back up! Please clarify that last bit."
Yes. The Turkey that's being run by that fellow Ergodan still has joint custody of over 50 US nukes.
It's unclear why anybody thinks that this is a good idea.
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The clock is ticking for Putin; if things continue as they are, he's going to be defeated by a coalition of Alberta, North Dakota, and Western Australia.
I don't know how this is going to play out. He's not crazy, but he's playing a zero-sum game, and that is dangerous in itself.
I don't know how this is going to play out. He's not crazy, but he's playing a zero-sum game, and that is dangerous in itself.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Fri Dec 12 09:47:43 2014 (PiXy!)
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OPEC is doing a better job of hurting Putin than Obama is.
Posted by: Mauser at Fri Dec 12 16:42:37 2014 (TJ7ih)
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Oh, absolutely. Self-serving as the Saudis' moves are, they certainly hurt Putin's expansionist goals, where Obama has done, at best, nothing at all.
I really wish the best for the Russian people; they have been poorly served by their leaders for so much of their history.
I really wish the best for the Russian people; they have been poorly served by their leaders for so much of their history.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Fri Dec 12 20:34:58 2014 (PiXy!)
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