The US will lose WW3

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indigi: Jul 20, 2004; Can't post for 4 hours!

Bar Ran Dun posted:

nationalist calls to shoot down the Pelosi planes in a pretty big populist push. it�s an attack on Xi�s legitimacy. especially as they can�t act against it because of the nationalism.

that�s not really reactionary though, at least not as I understand the term

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Bar Ran Dun: Jan 22, 2006

indigi posted:

that�s not really reactionary though, at least not as I understand the term

it aims to end or reverse the current stalemate �one state� that is actually still two states while appealing to an imagined alternative past.

it�s yet another revolutionary romanticism, this time pointed at socialists instead of a liberal democracy.

that�s actually the WWIII enemy, an international revolutionary romantic movement.

# ? Aug 9, 2022 00:08

Grandpa Palpatine: Dec 13, 2019; by vyelkin

Morbus posted:

You can design a nuclear weapon with considerably less than 10 kg of Pu-239. The 10kg figure is a very basic estimate:

1.) It is the "bare sphere" critical mass, meaning there is no neutron reflector around the fissile material: any neutrons which escape the assembly are lost. A neutron reflector can reduce the critical mass to less than half that of the bare sphere critical mass.

2.) It assumes density at standard atmospheric pressure. The entire point of an implosion assembly is to convert a subcritical mass into a critical one by virtue of compression. The critical mass (or any reactivity parameter) scales approximately as 1/C^2, where C is the density ratio (although, for reflected systems the scaling exponent is a bit lower than 2, since the reflector material is generally not compressed to the same ratio as the core). Practical compression systems, where the mass of high explosive is kept to within an order of magnitude or two of the fissile mass, can achieve density ratios of around 1.5-2.0 . The absolute limit for shock compression by high explosive is probably around ~2.

So the amount of Pu-239 needed to make a bomb go bang is substantially less than 10 kg. It is relatively easy to design weapons with 4-5 kg (an often published figure for many American fission triggers). It should be quite possible to design a weapon with even 2 kg, if the implosion system is good and a suitable reflector is used. The absolute minimum amount of plutonium needed to make a bomb is probably between 1-2 kg.

Tritium boosting would ensure that the efficiency of even such a small weapon could still be good. Such a minimum size fission stage may not be optimal for efficiently driving the 2nd stage of a thermonuclear weapon. The size of the required high explosive drivers and reflector may also increase total weight over a system using modestly more fissile mass. That may be why actual weapons seem to use larger than the minimum required fissile mass.

do u think Christopher Nolan will use a real nuke in the production of "Oppenheimer" ????

# ? Aug 10, 2022 06:22

Palladium: May 8, 2012; Very Good
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crepeface posted:

there's more about europe:

NATO: I can't believe bombing chinese embassies will leave a bad taste in chinese mouths

# ? Aug 10, 2022 10:30

Mantis42: Jul 26, 2010

Grandpa Palpatine posted:

do u think Christopher Nolan will use a real nuke in the production of "Oppenheimer" ????

Nolan? Never. But if James Cameron directed it...

# ? Aug 10, 2022 10:32

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Grandpa Palpatine posted:

do u think Christopher Nolan will use a real nuke in the production of "Oppenheimer" ????

not sure, but i hope you like overly loud and muddy bass notes

# ? Aug 10, 2022 10:49

Grandpa Palpatine: Dec 13, 2019; by vyelkin

Mantis42 posted:

Nolan? Never. But if James Cameron directed it...

You've got your directors confused. Nolan uses only practical effects.

James Cameraman uses terrible CGI that gives you a headache if you look at it too long

# ? Aug 10, 2022 10:52

Ardennes: May 12, 2002

Palladium posted:

not sure, but i hope you like overly loud and muddy bass notes

Also, get ready for some political hot takes and gimmicky editing.

# ? Aug 10, 2022 10:53

Mantis42: Jul 26, 2010

Grandpa Palpatine posted:

You've got your directors confused. Nolan uses only practical effects.

James Cameraman uses terrible CGI that gives you a headache if you look at it too long

not true, the navi are real

# ? Aug 10, 2022 11:00

Danann: Aug 4, 2013

Mango Press 🥭🗝 posted:

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FH-97 stealth drones can penetrate and destroy air defences, and bring jamming systems closer to their targets.

FH-901 is a cruising swarm saturation attack drone that can quickly and accurately attack enemy maneuvering targets and sensitive targets. Additionally, FH-901 drones can carry nuclear warheads. 😱

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🥭 @mangopress

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china's getting in on the cgi defense promo action

# ? Aug 10, 2022 14:12

gradenko_2000: Oct 5, 2010; HELL SERPENT; Lipstick Apathy

China will make Dahir Insaat real

# ? Aug 10, 2022 14:32

Retromancer: Aug 21, 2007; Every time I see Goatse, I think of Maureen. That's the last thing I saw. Before I blacked out. The sight of that man's anus.

gradenko_2000 posted:

China will make Dahir Insaat real

Posting from my coffin bed.

# ? Aug 10, 2022 14:33

Ardennes: May 12, 2002

The world doesn�t need drive through super market aisles.

# ? Aug 10, 2022 14:40

Retromancer: Aug 21, 2007; Every time I see Goatse, I think of Maureen. That's the last thing I saw. Before I blacked out. The sight of that man's anus.

The US will be unable to withstand the onslaught of China's giant howitzer armed quadcopter drones disguised as semi trailers

# ? Aug 10, 2022 14:43

Cerebral Bore: Apr 21, 2010; Fun Shoe

china will send out their swarm of remote controlled minitanks to destroy all opposition

# ? Aug 10, 2022 14:45

zetamind2000: Nov 6, 2007; ~~I'm an alien.~~

gradenko_2000 posted:

China will make Dahir Insaat real

This but with high speed rail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXw4XEzpoJc

# ? Aug 10, 2022 22:07

indigi: Jul 20, 2004; Can't post for 4 hours!

Palladium posted:

not sure, but i hope you like overly loud and muddy bass notes

Nolan movies always wind up with me making overly loud and muddy bass nodes in my pants.

# ? Aug 10, 2022 22:11

Grandpa Palpatine: Dec 13, 2019; by vyelkin

there literally hasn't been a bad Nolan movie

god drat the loving undeserved hubris of contrarian goons

# ? Aug 10, 2022 22:18

Cuttlefush: Jan 15, 2014; gotta have my purp

Hey I like plenty of lovely movies. It's ok to like lovely movies.

# ? Aug 10, 2022 22:21

Danann: Aug 4, 2013

https://twitter.com/2Psychedelic2/status/1556918950683975680

iran can into space

# ? Aug 10, 2022 23:55

Weka: May 5, 2019; That child totally had it coming. Nobody should be able to be out at dusk except cars.

Danann posted:

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china's getting in on the cgi defense promo action

Not clicking on this just because I choose to believe that it's a video of a cloudy sky and China is claiming it has invisibility tech.

# ? Aug 11, 2022 04:30

Pryor on Fire: May 14, 2013; they don't know all alien abduction experiences can be explained by people thinking saving private ryan was a documentary

This is the sick world China will make u live in if they win the war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YuQJMZ0pVg

# ? Aug 11, 2022 04:41

The Oldest Man: Jul 28, 2003

Pryor on Fire posted:

This is the sick world China will make u live in if they win the war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YuQJMZ0pVg

welcome to future applebees

# ? Aug 11, 2022 04:47

Takanago: Jun 2, 2007; You'll see...

Pryor on Fire posted:

This is the sick world China will make u live in if they win the war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YuQJMZ0pVg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE-2SvKYdFY

# ? Aug 11, 2022 05:28

thatfatkid: Feb 20, 2011; by Azathoth

Grandpa Palpatine posted:

there literally hasn't been a bad Nolan movie

god drat the loving undeserved hubris of contrarian goons

lmao nolan loving sucks, his only good film is the prestige and thats because he didnt write it

# ? Aug 11, 2022 05:50

crepeface: Nov 5, 2004; r*p*f*c*

thatfatkid posted:

lmao nolan loving sucks, his only good film is the prestige and thats because he didnt write it

# ? Aug 11, 2022 05:59

crepeface: Nov 5, 2004; r*p*f*c*

actually, i like some of earlier movies before he disappeared right up his own rear end

# ? Aug 11, 2022 06:01

Pryor on Fire: May 14, 2013; they don't know all alien abduction experiences can be explained by people thinking saving private ryan was a documentary

I'm pretty certain that Tenet was really just a love letter about boats, big boats, small boats, weird boats, the dude just loves his boats. None of the time reversal stuff matters, it's just a device to film more boats.

# ? Aug 11, 2022 06:06

A Buttery Pastry: Sep 4, 2011; Delicious and Informative!

Pryor on Fire posted:

I'm pretty certain that Tenet was really just a love letter about boats, big boats, small boats, weird boats, the dude just loves his boats. None of the time reversal stuff matters, it's just a device to film more boats.

The anti-Cameron.

# ? Aug 11, 2022 06:26

The Oldest Man: Jul 28, 2003

A Buttery Pastry posted:

The anti-Cameron.

Someone hasn't seen The Abyss

# ? Aug 11, 2022 06:27

A Buttery Pastry: Sep 4, 2011; Delicious and Informative!

The Oldest Man posted:

Someone hasn't seen The Abyss

I feel Cameron comes at it from a love of the ocean/water.

# ? Aug 11, 2022 06:39

Danann: Aug 4, 2013

https://twitter.com/snekotron/status/1557514647263232001

didn't know that zimbabwe has cavalry or that international army games had a horse marathon

# ? Aug 11, 2022 20:40

genericnick: Dec 26, 2012

Danann posted:

https://twitter.com/snekotron/status/1557514647263232001

didn't know that zimbabwe has cavalry or that international army games had a horse marathon

Is this where they drop the next pandemic?

# ? Aug 11, 2022 23:27

Grapplejack: Nov 27, 2007

Pryor on Fire posted:

This is the sick world China will make u live in if they win the war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YuQJMZ0pVg

everything this man makes is insane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_iAsrA0PxY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc_6wfDYuFU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXIe4oOzVs4

# ? Aug 12, 2022 00:52

Frosted Flake: Sep 13, 2011; Semper Shitpost Ubique

Danann posted:

https://twitter.com/snekotron/status/1557514647263232001

didn't know that zimbabwe has cavalry or that international army games had a horse marathon

You�re blessed for not having heard about that one Rhodesian cavalry regiment. The PLA has one remaining large horse cavalry formation, other countries use them for patrolling areas not suitable for motorized transport.

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A Bakers Cousin: Dec 18, 2003; by vyelkin

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A Bakers Cousin: Dec 18, 2003; by vyelkin

# ? Aug 12, 2022 01:08

Frosted Flake: Sep 13, 2011; Semper Shitpost Ubique

lol as much as talking to Brits about the Scots Greys and Aussies about the Light Horse is annoying, the American cavalry tradition is the plains wars and then stuff like that so, I�ll take upper class twits in jodhpurs talking about their grandfather�s time in the Bengal Lancers any day.

# ? Aug 12, 2022 01:18

Weka: May 5, 2019; That child totally had it coming. Nobody should be able to be out at dusk except cars.

Danann posted:

https://twitter.com/snekotron/status/1557514647263232001

didn't know that zimbabwe has cavalry or that international army games had a horse marathon

That's OK I guess but it's not Tank Biathlon.

Frosted Flake posted:

lol as much as talking to Brits about the Scots Greys and Aussies about the Light Horse is annoying, the American cavalry tradition is the plains wars and then stuff like that so, I�ll take upper class twits in jodhpurs talking about their grandfather�s time in the Bengal Lancers any day.

It's a pretty damning indictment of America's westward expansion that it makes British India look good.

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Danann: Aug 4, 2013

Weka posted:

That's OK I guess but it's not Tank Biathlon.

I'm surprised the tank biathlon colors aren't war thunder skins:

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