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That does nothing to resolve the grim reality such an act would be the start of a war with Russia that had already gone nuclear. Forgive me, but I don't think this confidential source is sufficient to make such confident claims. In fact the presentation works against the credibility of the claim. I...

The use of a nuke in Ukraine will be for strategic reasons, not to gain a tactical advantage on the battlefield. What you are saying now is that tactical nukes can be used for strategic purposes, which may be correct. What you said before is that there were no such things as tactical nukes, which i...

To maintain reliability, nuclear warheads must be serviced periodically by sending the to a facility near Amarillo Texas, where they are partially disassembled, inspected, and have their nuclear material replaced. This process is not inexpensive. Based on everything you have written in this amazing...

The discussion here has turned to tactical nuclear weapons. This post is in counterpoint to the claim that there are no such things. A statement regarding tactical nukes made by Secretary of Defense General James Mattis, and echoed by honorentheos, is quoted below. While one can agree with this view...

Phew. The nuke thing, though. We’re probably sitting at a 25% chance of Russians using battlefield nukes. They’ve already demonstrated a willingness to drop white phosphorous on population centers, not to mention destroying everything in sight with artillery and various other weapons systems. They ...

I find myself marveling at the shear numbers of men and tanks the Russians managed to martial after appearing to have almost collapsed. Certainly a big factor was US and allied assistance but still Russia made a lot of weapons and came up with a very large number of men to fight. Huckelberry, Regar...

What do you think about this - I posted it the other day up in SP. Binger rated it a WTF. I don't see an out for Putin. I think he will burn the world down before conceding anything. I also don't see an out for Russia , except maybe if Putin is internally deposed and we get lucky with the next regi...

In the 5 months between now and February, with rumours like this going around, how likely is it that an increasingly frustrated Putin will prepare and execute a devastating blow to Ukraine to blunt the F15/F16 "plan", or prevent it from happening at all? It's hard to know what an increasingly frust...

Here is a rumor mill update on Ukrainian pilot training and the provision of F-15 and F-16 aircraft to Ukraine as mentioned earlier. - Training of Ukrainian pilots and aircraft maintenance personnel on F-15 and F-16 aircraft and weapons systems is likely to be completed by February of 2023. - Infras...

Russia Implodes After Putin Summons 300,000 to Die for Him Russian citizens' reaction to Putin's mobilization*: The backlash was swift: “The crazy old man is going all in, his bets–are our lives. They promised us to take Kyiv in three days. The Ukrainians took in three hours what we took in three m...