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Very big missile strike on Odessa last night https://twitter.com/ChristopherJM/status/1681568245722255361?t=2i-VeQFSQV77yAVnQv2aDg&s=19
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Jul 19, 2023 10:40
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Russia will rejoin the grain deal to ameliorate the Global South, but only after they've tried to turn Ukraine's export infrastructure to rubble.
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Jul 19, 2023 11:03
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Icon Of Sin posted:Are they trying to rediscover ICBMs? Rods from God! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_bombardment
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Jul 19, 2023 11:31
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Was just about to post this! 5 ton tungsten beam dropping in at Mach 25+ has a godawful amount of kinetic energy it's fairly sound in theory. There is better ways to deliver a hyper sonic boom like a ICBM so it's kinda pointless
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Jul 19, 2023 12:13
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Ah yes, launching an ICBM after I threatened nuclear annihilation countless times surely has no risks or consequences, right? Hail SS-18 Satan may his passage cleanse the earth
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Jul 19, 2023 12:27
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Gervasius posted:Ah yes, launching an ICBM after I threatened nuclear annihilation countless times surely has no risks or consequences, right? It's unclear they still use that particular ICBM given it's... of Ukrainian make.
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Jul 19, 2023 12:33
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Was just about to post this! 5 ton tungsten beam dropping in at Mach 25+ has a godawful amount of kinetic energy it's fairly sound in theory. There is better ways to deliver a hyper sonic boom like a ICBM so it's kinda pointless No radiation seems like a good benefit. EDIT: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66242446 quote:More than 2,000 residents are being evacuated from four villages in Russian-occupied Crimea after a fire that triggered hours of explosions at a nearby ammunition depot.
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Jul 19, 2023 12:51
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fatherboxx posted:Also uhh some mad science (morons asking for money to burn)
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Jul 19, 2023 13:15
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Eric Cantonese posted:Some more sobering commentary coming from a guy who accompanied Rob Lee and Michael Kofman to observe the front lines. I guess this is the same content as the newest episode of the geopolitics decanted podcast. With the same people talking on a train coming back from their trip to Ukraine.
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Jul 19, 2023 13:18
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That was the first thing I thought about. That would be utterly devastating if they could get it to work.
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Jul 19, 2023 13:22
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How is a state that is looking to establish a new multipolar World function as part of that World if its leader is not able to travel abroad?
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Jul 19, 2023 13:25
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mrfart posted:I guess this is the same content as the newest episode of the geopolitics decanted podcast. With the same people talking on a train coming back from their trip to Ukraine. Same as Kofman’s latest episode too.
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Jul 19, 2023 13:30
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5 tonnes of tungsten from orbit is all well and good until you realise Soyuz can lift 7.5t to LEO and Proton about 23t.
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Jul 19, 2023 13:54
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Was just about to post this! 5 ton tungsten beam dropping in at Mach 25+ has a godawful amount of kinetic energy it's fairly sound in theory. There is better ways to deliver a hyper sonic boom like a ICBM so it's kinda pointless regret to inform you vlad but someone sold off the tungsten rods and replaced it with wood logs "did they kill any innocent children at least?" nyet they burned up in the atmosphere
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Jul 19, 2023 13:57
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Nam Taf posted:5 tonnes of tungsten from orbit is all well and good until you realise Soyuz can lift 7.5t to LEO and Proton about 23t. Also, didn’t Kazakhstan seize one of the launch facilities back from Russia last year? Or terminated the contract for lack of payment, probably closer to that. e: lol yep. https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/kazakhstans-seizure-of-russian-space-assets-threatens-the-soyuz-5-rocket/amp/
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Jul 19, 2023 14:09
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Rugz posted:How is a state that is looking to establish a new multipolar World function as part of that World if its leader is not able to travel abroad? Russia still has ambassadors in every country, a foreign affairs minister, and other relevant cabinet officials. Even if the entire cabinet was banned from travel, no one's going to outlaw the embassies. And it's not like meetings need to happen face-to-face anymore these days, anyway.
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Jul 19, 2023 14:12
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Fuschia tude posted:Russia still has ambassadors in every country, a foreign affairs minister, and other relevant cabinet officials. Even if the entire cabinet was banned from travel, no one's going to outlaw the embassies. And it's not like meetings need to happen face-to-face anymore these days, anyway. Never say never. Embassies and ambassadors are largely a legacy of the historical need to meet face to face for lack of practical alternatives. If the west went "Russian embassies you're out" would it hurt much beyond the symbolism?
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Jul 19, 2023 14:27
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Senor Tron posted:Never say never. Yes, you always need official diplomatic channels. In practice countries cut down on the allowed number of embassy staff to make things inconvenient and make a statement - US and Russia already done several rounds of that.
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Jul 19, 2023 14:31
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Senor Tron posted:Never say never.
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Jul 19, 2023 14:32
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Senor Tron posted:Never say never. Embassies are important administrative centers for foreign nationals in that country. Eg, if I have a passport issue overseas, I go to the US embassy to resolve it.
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Jul 19, 2023 14:33
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Embassies are good even if they trend towards being I Guess Let's Put Our Spies Here, usually countries that aren't russia do an OK job of not doing it so hard they undermine the general utility
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Jul 19, 2023 14:41
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Senor Tron posted:Never say never. I mean the first thing is that Russia would also expel your embassy and that would generally be bad for your citizens in the country, your ability to conduct formal and informal diplomatic negotiations, and your ability to conduct intelligence operations.
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Jul 19, 2023 14:46
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Rugz posted:How is a state that is looking to establish a new multipolar World function as part of that World if its leader is not able to travel abroad? They will from now convene in Moscow Beijing making this a huge victory for Putin Xi The west have been played as fools again!
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Jul 19, 2023 14:57
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Fuschia tude posted:Russia still has ambassadors in every country, a foreign affairs minister, and other relevant cabinet officials. Even if the entire cabinet was banned from travel, no one's going to outlaw the embassies. And it's not like meetings need to happen face-to-face anymore these days, anyway. Important things happening face-to-face is absolutely still a thing and an expression of power and influence on the World stage. 'Their boss never leaves his room' vs. 'Our boss is here to shake your hand and take you to dinner'
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Jul 19, 2023 14:58
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Speaking of embassies, Finland just decided to shut the Russian head consulate in Turku starting October after Russia decided to close the Finnish head consulate in St.Pete. I guess that leaves the two countries with just the embassies and the weird spy consulate in Åland.
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Jul 19, 2023 15:05
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Gort posted:Making something that looks and acts exactly like a nuclear-armed ICBM in order to do a job an ordinary cruise missile can do seems like a great idea. Especially when the trajectory of said launch could feasibly put Poland and other NATO EU countries on the potential list of targets.
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Jul 19, 2023 16:16
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https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1681697146305740800 Time to see if Turkey is going to come and save the day with the grain deal
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Jul 19, 2023 17:14
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Chalks posted:https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1681697146305740800 Causing a food security crisis in Africa to own the libs (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Jul 19, 2023 17:16
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Rugz posted:How is a state that is looking to establish a new multipolar World function as part of that World if its leader is not able to travel abroad? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/world/europe/putin-south-africa.html I'm sure he could travel abroad (they wouldn't really arrest him), but it is still hilarious that he got asked not to and then has to put out a press release insisting that he makes his own travel plans. Putin's days must be an exhausting struggle against the constant and overwhelming reminders of how bad he hosed up.
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Jul 19, 2023 17:28
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Nam Taf posted:5 tonnes of tungsten from orbit is all well and good until you realise Soyuz can lift 7.5t to LEO and Proton about 23t. Yeah. I mean, you could probably do it, but it probably costs about a hundredth as much to just use a missile. Especially when your target is a neighboring country instead of on the opposite side of the planet.
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Jul 19, 2023 17:58
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Not to mention that getting timely coverage of an arbitrary location from LEO requires a lot of satellites. Just look at Starlink. There’s no way rods from god are practical when you have rockets.
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Jul 19, 2023 18:03
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Maybe they're just really really sad that their Kalibrs have been getting Patrioted? So, need to get working on the next UNBLOCKABLE projectile.
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Jul 19, 2023 18:11
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https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1681657661828243457?s=20
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Jul 19, 2023 18:25
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mllaneza posted:Here's a nice breakdown on how the US Army trains to do breaching operations. You do not achieve a useful level of proficiency in months. The Western equipped brigades that aren't on the front line? They're working on exactly this, and they're expecting to take huge casualties doing it when the time comes. Have all the best weapons won't help. Interesting note:  Do trench clearing teams really have a big flag on their backs while they move?
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Jul 19, 2023 18:39
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Scratch Monkey posted:Interesting note: mostly just armbands, sometimes not even that. I'm actually confused on the green armbands, not sure what it means. Mostly seeing yellow or blue bands.
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Jul 19, 2023 18:42
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Scratch Monkey posted:Interesting note: Bring back Sashimono.
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Jul 19, 2023 19:44
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Scratch Monkey posted:Interesting note: You carry something to show your forward line, like some reflective panels to hang out of a cleared bunker, colored smoke grenades, or something along those lines. Your support element that’s suppressing the people in the trench/bunker line you’re actually assaulting don’t need to be suppressing you, so you need a way to signal “shoot elsewhere, you fuckwits”
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Jul 19, 2023 19:57
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LifeSunDeath posted:mostly just armbands, sometimes not even that. I'm actually confused on the green armbands, not sure what it means. Mostly seeing yellow or blue bands. They switched to green armbands at some point and the MoD says that won’t say why until the war is over. My guy says attempted Brandenburger poo poo from russians Rugz posted:Causing a food security crisis in Africa to own the libs That’s Zelenskiy’s fault for not surrendering
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Jul 19, 2023 20:22
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In close combat it is to be expected that recognition signals change periodically, whether it be colours, passwords or shibboleths. Just to ensure that the opponent stays honest.
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Jul 19, 2023 22:06
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Scratch Monkey posted:Interesting note: That's just a byproduct of the system they are using. Marks things for the viewer for ease of ID
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