• Dogyote@slrpnk.net
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    2 days ago
    1. those missiles will work. They have been modernizing.

    2. There still is no credible defense to a full on attack by Russia. Trump’s golden dome is as real as Reagan’s star wars.

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        1 day ago

        They’re using this little one in Ukraine, but that aside, would you like to call their bluff if you think their missles don’t work? I’d rather this shitshow continue than play real life fallout.

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          8 hours ago

          Nah I’m sure at least a few work, but the world has been stepping over putin’s “red lines” for years now and he hasn’t done much except bluster.

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            5 hours ago

            That’s true, I think they’re a weapon of last resort, only to be used if Russia may cease to be. Who knows, maybe nobody would have the gall to use them in that situation. Probably not worth testing.

      • GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today
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        1 day ago

        Remember that the united states and russia were routinely inspecting the nuclear arsenals of each other. They may have been hiding how bad things were, but we can be certain they do have functioning nuclear weapons at a scale large enough to matter.

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          The US believed Kiev would fall in weeks, tops. I’m not putting much faith in their assessment of Russia’s arsenal. If anything, it’s in the best interest of the US MIC to lie about it and spend to fill imaginary capabilities gaps as we so often have.