Russia’s reportedly building a nuclear space bomber

The Russian military has announced that it’s in the process of building a space plane that could fire weapons anywhere on Earth within two hours… and it’s going to be armed with nukes.

Postpocelipse said:

Russia’s reportedly building a nuclear space bomber

The Russian military has announced that it’s in the process of building a space plane that could fire weapons anywhere on Earth within two hours… and it’s going to be armed with nukes.

Gee that’s not going to upset anyone or be dangerous

Postpocelipse said:

Russia’s reportedly building a nuclear space bomber

The Russian military has announced that it’s in the process of building a space plane that could fire weapons anywhere on Earth within two hours… and it’s going to be armed with nukes.

I think a lot of people would not favor a mass destruction weapon in space.

Maybe it is Russian for “You are all beginning to significantly irritate us”.

The Russian military has announced that it’s in the process of building a space plane that could fire weapons anywhere on Earth within two hours… and it’s going to be armed with nukes.
—-

What’s the point of that?

They’ve already got nuclear missiles that can be fired anywhere on earth within ONE hour. I don’t see the advantage of this.

dv said:

The Russian military has announced that it’s in the process of building a space plane that could fire weapons anywhere on Earth within two hours… and it’s going to be armed with nukes.
—-

What’s the point of that?

They’ve already got nuclear missiles that can be fired anywhere on earth within ONE hour. I don’t see the advantage of this.

I can only take it as code for shut the fuck up.

dv said:

The Russian military has announced that it’s in the process of building a space plane that could fire weapons anywhere on Earth within two hours… and it’s going to be armed with nukes.
—-

What’s the point of that?

They’ve already got nuclear missiles that can be fired anywhere on earth within ONE hour. I don’t see the advantage of this.

Reduced that time to tens of minutes or minutes perhaps

Russia’s defence budget is considerably smaller than Britain’s, and only slightly larger than those of France, India and Japan. Graph on page:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/12/david-camerons-timid-defence-policy-has-made-the-world-dramatica/

Cymek said:

dv said:

The Russian military has announced that it’s in the process of building a space plane that could fire weapons anywhere on Earth within two hours… and it’s going to be armed with nukes.
—-

What’s the point of that?

They’ve already got nuclear missiles that can be fired anywhere on earth within ONE hour. I don’t see the advantage of this.

Reduced that time to tens of minutes or minutes perhaps

The article says two hours.

Postpocelipse said:

Russia’s reportedly building a nuclear space bomber

The Russian military has announced that it’s in the process of building a space plane that could fire weapons anywhere on Earth within two hours… and it’s going to be armed with nukes.

Thank God that the USA isn’t. Obama is opposed to nuclear weapons, you’d better hope that the next US president is, too.

Russia has enemies on all it’s borders, as it is bound to protect all former USSR nuclear states including the Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

I can’t help wondering if the timing of this announcement at the same time as the timing of China’s takeover of Philippine waters at the same time as Brexit is not exactly a coincidence.

mollwollfumble said:

Postpocelipse said:

Russia’s reportedly building a nuclear space bomber

The Russian military has announced that it’s in the process of building a space plane that could fire weapons anywhere on Earth within two hours… and it’s going to be armed with nukes.

Thank God that the USA isn’t. Obama is opposed to nuclear weapons, you’d better hope that the next US president is, too.

Russia has enemies on all it’s borders, as it is bound to protect all former USSR nuclear states including the Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

I can’t help wondering if the timing of this announcement at the same time as the timing of China’s takeover of Philippine waters at the same time as Brexit is not exactly a coincidence.

The world does seem to be getting more uncertain and most advanced economies in debt with interest rates down the shitter making responses harder.

mollwollfumble said:

Postpocelipse said:

Russia’s reportedly building a nuclear space bomber

The Russian military has announced that it’s in the process of building a space plane that could fire weapons anywhere on Earth within two hours… and it’s going to be armed with nukes.

Thank God that the USA isn’t. Obama is opposed to nuclear weapons, you’d better hope that the next US president is, too.

Russia has enemies on all it’s borders, as it is bound to protect all former USSR nuclear states including the Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

I can’t help wondering if the timing of this announcement at the same time as the timing of China’s takeover of Philippine waters at the same time as Brexit is not exactly a coincidence.

Conspiracy by our lizard masters you think ?

mollwollfumble said:

Russia has enemies on all it’s borders, as it is bound to protect all former USSR nuclear states including the Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

No.

And since Brexit Germany has announced it is expanding it’s armed forces to play a more active role to protect WORLD ORDER.

mollwollfumble said:

Postpocelipse said:

Russia’s reportedly building a nuclear space bomber

The Russian military has announced that it’s in the process of building a space plane that could fire weapons anywhere on Earth within two hours… and it’s going to be armed with nukes.

Thank God that the USA isn’t. Obama is opposed to nuclear weapons, you’d better hope that the next US president is, too.

Russia has enemies on all it’s borders, as it is bound to protect all former USSR nuclear states including the Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

I can’t help wondering if the timing of this announcement at the same time as the timing of China’s takeover of Philippine waters at the same time as Brexit is not exactly a coincidence.

I’m thinking worst case scenario is Putin is considering deep frying someone/thing/where. Most likely he is just waving his wlly around before upping his payload delivery substantially. He recently flagged wanting to improve relations with the U.S. He knows he is the balance of power while the U.S. is sidelined with their internal haemorrhage and now he’ll have France to contribute whatever they do. Seems sensible if you think through the numbers…. I think?

Peak Warming Man said:

And since Brexit Germany has announced it is expanding it’s armed forces to play a more active role to protect WORLD ORDER.

Yes I forgot that.

Witty Rejoinder said:

mollwollfumble said:

Russia has enemies on all it’s borders, as it is bound to protect all former USSR nuclear states including the Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

No.

Moll, the USSR has not “protected” the Ukraine any more than Hitler protected Poland.

China warns Australia: stay out of the South China Sea or risk damage to bilateral relations

pff..

Postpocelipse said:

China warns Australia: stay out of the South China Sea or risk damage to bilateral relations

pff..

What would we even do with it?

I remember when Echinoderms went to war with the Chordates over bilateralism.

dv said:

I remember when Echinoderms went to war with the Chordates over bilateralism.

that was a bloody day to live in memory……

dv said:

I remember when Echinoderms went to war with the Chordates over bilateralism.

Gee whiz you are old!

We won though! Those echinoderms are a kin’ o’ dumb.

I just hope Boris doesn’t negotiate away the Channel Isles by mistake one morning after a cocaine binge.

Peak Warming Man said:

I just hope Boris doesn’t negotiate away the Channel Isles by mistake one morning after a cocaine binge.

what!!!!

russia considers it necessary to have a sphere of influence as a buffer to any potential invasion from the west

crimea was not actually formally part of ukraine it was “transferred” to ukraine during the soviet union

the revolution recently was considered to be staged by america

if theres a land war between russia and america on the eastern front i put my money on the red army, this time there will be no lag of time of response, putin isnt shooting his generals like stalin

the russians have stated they aren’t prepared to fight a land war on their own land , so that more or less says the land war will be fought in the buffer zone

the game plan as i see it is that the russians will drive more refugees straight into the guts of europe to cause a social and economic collapse – when the smoke clears all you’ll have is some backward wreck between dover to the russian border

Russia to test ‘Satan 2’ nuclear missile so powerful it could destroy TEXAS or FRANCE

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/668959/Russia-nuclear-missile-test-Sarmat-Satan-rocket-capable-destroying-France

the russian ICBMs weave all the way to the target and most likely are designed to resist lasers and any other crap NATO might have

they’ve invested heavily into their intelligence networks and according to peter wright the KGB had one of their agents as head of MI6

in that time more soviet agents and russian spies would have come pouring through the breach

So when do they activate you little wookie?

the better bet with the russians to have a treaty with them and NOT breaking it or throwing it away when its convenient

russia was supplying material to germany until the very stroke of midnight and the german invasion four hours later.

pull out NATO from eastern europe and goes back to the original status quo

Postpocelipse said:

So when do they activate you little wookie?

just a comment, personally we are just as bad as russia , no one was complaining here when australian soldiers were running around mutilating dead enemy combatants and fighting in illegal wars

i shrug my shoulders – people are stupid

wookiemeister said:

Postpocelipse said:

So when do they activate you little wookie?

just a comment, personally we are just as bad as russia , no one was complaining here when australian soldiers were running around mutilating dead enemy combatants and fighting in illegal wars

i shrug my shoulders – people are stupid

You should shrug your shoulders less.

wookiemeister said:

the better bet with the russians to have a treaty with them and NOT breaking it or throwing it away when its convenient

russia was supplying material to germany until the very stroke of midnight and the german invasion four hours later.

pull out NATO from eastern europe and goes back to the original status quo

You seem to operate on the assumption that both NATO and Russia want to go to war. Calmer heads than yours have ensured Europe has been peaceful for over 70 years now.

Postpocelipse said:

wookiemeister said:

Postpocelipse said:

So when do they activate you little wookie?

just a comment, personally we are just as bad as russia , no one was complaining here when australian soldiers were running around mutilating dead enemy combatants and fighting in illegal wars

i shrug my shoulders – people are stupid

You should shrug your shoulders less.

it helps relieve muscle tension

wookiemeister said:

Postpocelipse said:

wookiemeister said:

just a comment, personally we are just as bad as russia , no one was complaining here when australian soldiers were running around mutilating dead enemy combatants and fighting in illegal wars

i shrug my shoulders – people are stupid

You should shrug your shoulders less.

it helps relieve muscle tension

which is the better outcome?

Witty Rejoinder said:

wookiemeister said:

the better bet with the russians to have a treaty with them and NOT breaking it or throwing it away when its convenient

russia was supplying material to germany until the very stroke of midnight and the german invasion four hours later.

pull out NATO from eastern europe and goes back to the original status quo

You seem to operate on the assumption that both NATO and Russia want to go to war. Calmer heads than yours have ensured Europe has been peaceful for over 70 years now.

ever heard of the COLD war?

Postpocelipse said:

wookiemeister said:

Postpocelipse said:

You should shrug your shoulders less.

it helps relieve muscle tension

which is the better outcome?

my opinion is irrelevant

wookiemeister said:

ever heard of the COLD war?

How many Soviet and NATO personnel died as a direct result of the cold war?

Witty Rejoinder said:

wookiemeister said:

ever heard of the COLD war?

How many Soviet and NATO personnel died as a direct result of the cold war?

it was played out across the world

afghanistan being one theatre

lebannon saw a building full of marines blown to pieces

wookiemeister said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

wookiemeister said:

ever heard of the COLD war?

How many Soviet and NATO personnel died as a direct result of the cold war?

it was played out across the world

afghanistan being one theatre

You were referring to conflict in Europe between Russia and NATO.

Witty Rejoinder said:

wookiemeister said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

How many Soviet and NATO personnel died as a direct result of the cold war?

it was played out across the world

afghanistan being one theatre

You were referring to conflict in Europe between Russia and NATO.

yes and it can play out in many different ways

the wars were fought outside of europe

the bay of pigs

kennedy

africa

east timor

korea

wookiemeister said:

the bay of pigs

kennedy

africa

east timor

korea

fiji

asparagus

Colonel Mustard

oubliette

Flamsteed

a left over from the cold war is north korea

after fighting western europe to a standstill on the korean peninsula north korea has perpetually re armed and maintained a state of readiness to fight an army from the south

north korea is a time capsule

dv said:

wookiemeister said:

the bay of pigs

kennedy

africa

east timor

korea

fiji

asparagus

Colonel Mustard

oubliette

Flamsteed

Remember they took Flamsteed out you can’t use it in that list anymore.

dv said:

wookiemeister said:

the bay of pigs

kennedy

africa

east timor

korea

fiji

asparagus

Colonel Mustard

oubliette

Flamsteed

vietnam

malaya

malaya was the last conflict australia ever won

Postpocelipse said:

dv said:

wookiemeister said:

the bay of pigs

kennedy

africa

east timor

korea

fiji

asparagus

Colonel Mustard

oubliette

Flamsteed

Remember they took Flamsteed out you can’t use it in that list anymore.

They can have my Flamsteed when they pry it from my cold dead hands

combat wombat

dv said:

Postpocelipse said:

dv said:

fiji

asparagus

Colonel Mustard

oubliette

Flamsteed

Remember they took Flamsteed out you can’t use it in that list anymore.

They can have my Flamsteed when they pry it from my cold dead hands

Excuse me I did not realise it was personal. My mistake.

CrazyNeutrino said:

combat wombat

WANT!!!!!!!!!! Like an army of!

And Turkey is kicking off.

AwesomeO said:

And Turkey is kicking off.

wookie’s already said, “I told you so”.

AwesomeO said:

And Turkey is kicking off.

Probably be a nil all draw.

roughbarked said:

AwesomeO said:

And Turkey is kicking off.

wookie’s already said, “I told you so”.

Had to be happen eventually I suppose. Would like to see the particular quote though. Carriers in flames was one of his as well.

Mixed feelings, honestly. Erdogan is a total caveman and he is ruining what was great about Turkey. On the other hand, he was indeed elected.

Ah well I hope not too many people are killed in this.

dv said:

Mixed feelings, honestly. Erdogan is a total caveman and he is ruining what was great about Turkey. On the other hand, he was indeed elected.

Ah well I hope not too many people are killed in this.

We can only live in hope. There’s little else we can do to affect outcomes.

dv said:

Mixed feelings, honestly. Erdogan is a total caveman and he is ruining what was great about Turkey. On the other hand, he was indeed elected.

Ah well I hope not too many people are killed in this.

Does this sound familiar?

The label of “sick man of Europe” is given to a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty or impoverishment. The term was first used in the mid-19th century to describe the Ottoman Empire, but has since been applied at one time or another to nearly every other major country in Europe.

Tamb said:

dv said:

Mixed feelings, honestly. Erdogan is a total caveman and he is ruining what was great about Turkey. On the other hand, he was indeed elected.

Ah well I hope not too many people are killed in this.

Does this sound familiar?

The label of “sick man of Europe” is given to a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty or impoverishment. The term was first used in the mid-19th century to describe the Ottoman Empire, but has since been applied at one time or another to nearly every other major country in Europe.

Right now Turkey is one of the few “well” men of Europe, with relatively low debt and a strongly growing economy.

dv said:

Tamb said:

dv said:

Mixed feelings, honestly. Erdogan is a total caveman and he is ruining what was great about Turkey. On the other hand, he was indeed elected.

Ah well I hope not too many people are killed in this.

Does this sound familiar?

The label of “sick man of Europe” is given to a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty or impoverishment. The term was first used in the mid-19th century to describe the Ottoman Empire, but has since been applied at one time or another to nearly every other major country in Europe.

Right now Turkey is one of the few “well” men of Europe, with relatively low debt and a strongly growing economy.

Yeah but nothing nearby is “well”.

dv said:

Tamb said:

dv said:

Mixed feelings, honestly. Erdogan is a total caveman and he is ruining what was great about Turkey. On the other hand, he was indeed elected.

Ah well I hope not too many people are killed in this.

Does this sound familiar?

The label of “sick man of Europe” is given to a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty or impoverishment. The term was first used in the mid-19th century to describe the Ottoman Empire, but has since been applied at one time or another to nearly every other major country in Europe.

Right now Turkey is one of the few “well” men of Europe, with relatively low debt and a strongly growing economy.

So their government are doing something right?

Tamb said:

dv said:

Tamb said:

Does this sound familiar?

The label of “sick man of Europe” is given to a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty or impoverishment. The term was first used in the mid-19th century to describe the Ottoman Empire, but has since been applied at one time or another to nearly every other major country in Europe.

Right now Turkey is one of the few “well” men of Europe, with relatively low debt and a strongly growing economy.

So their government are were doing something right?

fixed.

Tamb said:

dv said:

Tamb said:

Does this sound familiar?

The label of “sick man of Europe” is given to a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty or impoverishment. The term was first used in the mid-19th century to describe the Ottoman Empire, but has since been applied at one time or another to nearly every other major country in Europe.

Right now Turkey is one of the few “well” men of Europe, with relatively low debt and a strongly growing economy.

So their government are doing something right?

Certainly got a cheap oil supply…

dv said:

Tamb said:

dv said:

Mixed feelings, honestly. Erdogan is a total caveman and he is ruining what was great about Turkey. On the other hand, he was indeed elected.

Ah well I hope not too many people are killed in this.

Does this sound familiar?

The label of “sick man of Europe” is given to a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty or impoverishment. The term was first used in the mid-19th century to describe the Ottoman Empire, but has since been applied at one time or another to nearly every other major country in Europe.

Right now Turkey is one of the few “well” men of Europe, with relatively low debt and a strongly growing economy.

Leaving aside the quibble that the great majority of Turkey is outside Europe, their economy comes from such a low base that I’m not sure that growth by itself is measure of relative wellness.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Tamb said:

Does this sound familiar?

The label of “sick man of Europe” is given to a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty or impoverishment. The term was first used in the mid-19th century to describe the Ottoman Empire, but has since been applied at one time or another to nearly every other major country in Europe.

Right now Turkey is one of the few “well” men of Europe, with relatively low debt and a strongly growing economy.

Leaving aside the quibble that the great majority of Turkey is outside Europe, their economy comes from such a low base that I’m not sure that growth by itself is measure of relative wellness.

Be that as it may, growth gives governments options. An economy with 60000 USD gdp/cap that is in recession is going to feel more trouble than one at 30000 USD gdp/cap that is growing strongly. Individuals will feel more pain, there will be more disruption etc.

dv said:

Individuals will feel more pain, there will be more disruption etc.

and this is actually a mathematical fact too?

dv said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Right now Turkey is one of the few “well” men of Europe, with relatively low debt and a strongly growing economy.

Leaving aside the quibble that the great majority of Turkey is outside Europe, their economy comes from such a low base that I’m not sure that growth by itself is measure of relative wellness.

Be that as it may, growth gives governments options. An economy with 60000 USD gdp/cap that is in recession is going to feel more trouble than one at 30000 USD gdp/cap that is growing strongly. Individuals will feel more pain, there will be more disruption etc.

To the extent that that is true, we should be looking for ways to reduce the illusory pain of the high gdp country, and enhance the illusory wellness of the low gdp country, rather than just accepting that continuous growth is a necessity for well-being.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Leaving aside the quibble that the great majority of Turkey is outside Europe, their economy comes from such a low base that I’m not sure that growth by itself is measure of relative wellness.

Be that as it may, growth gives governments options. An economy with 60000 USD gdp/cap that is in recession is going to feel more trouble than one at 30000 USD gdp/cap that is growing strongly. Individuals will feel more pain, there will be more disruption etc.

To the extent that that is true, we should be looking for ways to reduce the illusory pain of the high gdp country, and enhance the illusory wellness of the low gdp country, rather than just accepting that continuous growth is a necessity for well-being.

All well and good.

dv said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Be that as it may, growth gives governments options. An economy with 60000 USD gdp/cap that is in recession is going to feel more trouble than one at 30000 USD gdp/cap that is growing strongly. Individuals will feel more pain, there will be more disruption etc.

To the extent that that is true, we should be looking for ways to reduce the illusory pain of the high gdp country, and enhance the illusory wellness of the low gdp country, rather than just accepting that continuous growth is a necessity for well-being.

All well and good.

I suppose it is better to say, should be. Rather than feel forced to say, should have.