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Blind Rasputin posted:Anyone interested in this should read Arc Light by Eric Harry. Awesome book, great time to read it right now , it will absolutely terrify you. I just finished it after it was mentioned in one of the GiP threads. From its descriptions, our ICBM button pushers operate like this (again, this is from a book but it was heavily researched): The airmen that crew missiles are notoriously burnt out and miserable, there was a big scandal not long ago about them cheating on tests and loving of on watch and what not.
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I used to know one of the airmen who got busted running an acid and ecstacy ring in wyoming a few years ago. He was just a dumbass and didnt do anything critical. But i still try not to think about it.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 00:16 |
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Not gonna lie, if I had been stationed at a missile silo in the middle of nowhere in my 20s, I'd do a lot of drugs too.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 00:25 |
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Elviscat posted:The airmen that crew missiles are notoriously burnt out and miserable, there was a big scandal not long ago about them cheating on tests and loving of on watch and what not. Supposedly its where the Airforce dumps a lot of their dimwits because of the banality of the position.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 00:28 |
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:Not gonna lie, if I had been stationed at a missile silo in the middle of nowhere in my 20s, I'd do a lot of drugs too. YUP Its exactly this. Young men in the middle of nowhere bored as gently caress. Its inevitable.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 00:29 |
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Sentinel posted:YUP Its exactly this. Now that I'm on the edge of 40, I'd have no problem with being stuck in the middle of nowhere on a (generally) bullshit task. But at like, 22? My medicine cabinet would have been full of anything not identifiable by NIDA-5/NIDA-9.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 00:32 |
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Lordy just give them a private WoW server or whatever and get the right kind of nerds for it.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 00:42 |
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Let’s not put Gamers in charge of nukes D: Now that so many universities have online masters programs I think you just tell people you’ll pay for the degree if they go down in the hole while they work on it. That’s what half of them do anyway
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 00:54 |
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Crab Dad posted:Lordy just give them a private WoW server or whatever and get the right kind of nerds for it. Russia: fail deadly orders in the Bastion. USA: missile silo full of Leroys.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 00:57 |
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I doubt they have regular internet down in the missile holes.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 00:59 |
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FrozenVent posted:I doubt they have regular internet down in the missile holes. Private wow server. No internet needed. Team building blah blah blah. More dps. Watch the loving fire. TURN THE GODAMN KEY.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 01:08 |
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Stultus Maximus posted:Read Chomsky for linguistics, not politics.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 01:11 |
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Crab Dad posted:Private wow server. No internet needed. Team building blah blah blah. More dps. Watch the loving fire. TURN THE GODAMN KEY. WWIII can wait until we down this boss.
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Crab Dad posted:Private wow server. No internet needed. Team building blah blah blah. More dps. Watch the loving fire. TURN THE GODAMN KEY. you can reset daily lockout by turning the key
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 01:14 |
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Russia’s on fire again. https://twitter.com/notwoofers/status/1518378495801499650?s=21&t=dp6SVHdNvabiJqDIIV0bpw
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Marshal Prolapse posted:Russia’s on fire again. computer, please predict most likely saboteurs if ukraine is excluded
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 01:21 |
Don't let them play EVE or you'd end up with a preemptive strike against a Russian scammer or some bullshit.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 01:24 |
That Works posted:Don't let them play EVE or you'd end up with a preemptive strike against a Russian scammer or some bullshit. christ, goonfleet are already the biggest dicks online, imagine them threatening fools with nukes
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 01:25 |
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It’s an oil depot. Likely suspects are Russia (accidental), Ukraine, and Russia (intentional).
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 01:25 |
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Elviscat posted:The airmen that crew missiles are notoriously burnt out and miserable, there was a big scandal not long ago about them cheating on tests and loving of on watch and what not. Not just cheating, posting classified info about the nuclear weapons themselves to one of the quiz-generator websites that people normally use to study for college exams
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 01:26 |
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Russia has a fatal babushka gap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yuSmTBZuuQ quote:Burning bastards were in flames
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 01:34 |
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Propping the door for the pizza delivery guy was my favorite. That or the guy passing fake chips at a western Iowa casino.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 01:35 |
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Prop Wash posted:Let’s not put Gamers in charge of nukes D: That was what my dad did in the 70s.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 02:16 |
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Blind Rasputin posted:Anyone interested in this should read Arc Light by Eric Harry. Awesome book, great time to read it right now , it will absolutely terrify you. I just finished it after it was mentioned in one of the GiP threads. From its descriptions, our ICBM button pushers operate like this (again, this is from a book but it was heavily researched): It’s a great well researched book. I have no clue how he thought up his book Invasion? I guess he just thought well I did a lot of research on Arc Light…maybe just do an eight ball for Invasion. I feel slightly bad for that joke as the book was unavailable for years in the US (and my parents wouldn’t even let me use Amazon the. lol). Harry’s wife kindly sent me a copy when I asked about how I could buy it via the authors email address.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 02:20 |
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I feel like you'd really want your fuel depots that you're routing the fuel for your invasion through to not blow up, but I'm no military strategy expert
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Hannibal Rex posted:Russia has a fatal babushka gap. Eagerly awaiting the metal remix. If only babushkas ran the world, then things would be fine. Other than we would all be fat because you're not eating enough, get seconds but don't forget dessert...
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 02:22 |
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:Not gonna lie, if I had been stationed at a missile silo in the middle of nowhere in my 20s, I'd do a lot of drugs too. Honestly with the US military I’m just surprised there isn’t an area of the silo covered in…biological material… because it’s used like a watch tower in Afghanistan.
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:christ, goonfleet are already the biggest dicks online, imagine them threatening fools with nukes Reddit alliances exist. Also 4chan ones. Or atleast they did
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 02:25 |
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Marshal Prolapse posted:Honestly with the US military I’m just surprised there isn’t an area of the silo covered in…biological material… because it’s used like a watch tower in Afghanistan. cummies
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 02:27 |
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Ukraine is just next level. I’m wondering if this was based on shared intel? I know there has been a concern (at least initially) in doing things that would allow cross border strikes into Russia. https://twitter.com/osinttechnical/status/1518400917841891334?s=21&t=dp6SVHdNvabiJqDIIV0bpw
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https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1518213277515497472
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Marshal Prolapse posted:It’s a great well researched book. I have no clue how he thought up his book Invasion? I guess he just thought well I did a lot of research on Arc Light…maybe just do an eight ball for Invasion. I feel slightly bad for that joke as the book was unavailable for years in the US (and my parents wouldn’t even let me use Amazon the. lol). Harry’s wife kindly sent me a copy when I asked about how I could buy it via the authors email address. She didn’t want her copy either.
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Marshal Prolapse posted:Ukraine is just next level. I’m wondering if this was based on shared intel? I know there has been a concern (at least initially) in doing things that would allow cross border strikes into Russia. Looks like a pipeline under pressure sprung a leak, maybe? Fire looks like it has a relatively small footprint, but is extremely intense. Feels vaguely surreal to see a crazy fire like this in a densely packed urban area and just no sound in the background apart from low-key burning noise ambiance. No sirens, no alarms, nothing. https://twitter.com/AricToler/status/1518399428436107264 edit: oh poo poo https://twitter.com/YorukIsik/status/1518396384180908040 Nuclear Tourist fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Apr 25, 2022 |
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If that really was a major piece of petroleum infrastructure pumping Russian hydrocarbons into Europe then some people in the decision making circles in Germany (and other countries) are probably sweating bullets right about now.
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Nuclear Tourist posted:Looks like a pipeline under pressure sprung a leak, maybe? Fire looks like it has a relatively small footprint, but is extremely intense. Nuclear Tourist posted:If that really was a major piece of petroleum infrastructure pumping Russian hydrocarbons into Europe then some people in the decision making circles in Germany (and probably several other countries) are probably sweating bullets right about now. honestly if i was ukraine i'd be loving bombing the poo poo out of that pipeline to get everyone off the benches
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 03:34 |
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I was thinking about this a day or two ago as a way to short circuit the Germans and Austrians. Can’t pay in rubles if there isn’t anything to buy! Tappinghead.gif.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 03:50 |
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Oh to be a fly on the wall during discussions between Europe (especially Germany) and Ukraine if the Ukrainians started talking about hitting gas pipeline infrastructure in Russia, or just went ahead and succeeded.
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# ? Apr 25, 2022 05:19 |
I've been thinking about it, and I don't even know if I can say they'd be wrong to do it.
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:I've been thinking about it, and I don't even know if I can say they'd be wrong to do it.
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Marshal Prolapse posted:It’s a great well researched book. I have no clue how he thought up his book Invasion? I guess he just thought well I did a lot of research on Arc Light…maybe just do an eight ball for Invasion. I feel slightly bad for that joke as the book was unavailable for years in the US (and my parents wouldn’t even let me use Amazon the. lol). Harry’s wife kindly sent me a copy when I asked about how I could buy it via the authors email address. Figures that Arc Light is not available in Australia.
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