This seems like a way WWIII could start in earnest.
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I am not sure which cult is more deluded/dangerous: The Trump cult here in this country, or the Putin cult in Russia.
It doesn't seem like logic and good sense matters to these people.
It doesn't seem like logic and good sense matters to these people.
they are pretty much one and the same
This is good.
I wish republicans were not opposed to aiding Ukraine in defending itself.
I wish republicans were not opposed to aiding Ukraine in defending itself.
So they passed the hat among the defense contractors and came up with $300 million in savings? Imagine what can be done with givernment spending when the screws are tightened...
Or if they crafted bills that only had one spending item in it.
Stand alone for Ukraine
Stand alone for the border.
Stand alone for Gaza.
No wonder bills aren't getting passed!
Fourth Exec at Russian Oil Giant Lukoil Dies ‘Suddenly’
Vitaly Robertus, a 53-year-old vice president, is at least the fourth executive at the company to die since the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
www.thedailybeast.com
Not yet directly related to this conflict, but...wow!
Air defense for $13 a shot? How lasers could revolutionize the way militaries counter enemy missiles and drones
Britain this week showed off a new laser weapon that its military says could deliver lethal missile or aircraft defense at around $13 a shot, potentially saving tens of millions of dollars over the cost of missile interceptors that do the job now.
Newly released video of a test of what the United Kingdom’s Defense Ministry calls the DragonFire, a laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) system, captured what the ministry says was the successful use of the laser against an aerial target during a January demonstration in Scotland.
“It’s a potential game changer for air defense,” the video says as a bright laser beam pierces the night sky over a firing range in the remote Hebrides archipelago, creating a ball of light as it hits its target.
The Defense Ministry says the DragonFire can precisely hit a target as small as a coin “over long ranges,” but it did not offer specifics. The exact range of the weapon is classified, it said.
Air defense for $13 a shot? How lasers could revolutionize the way militaries counter enemy missiles and drones
Britain this week showed off a new laser weapon that its military says could deliver lethal missile or aircraft defense at around $13 a shot, potentially saving tens of millions of dollars over the cost of missile interceptors that do the job now.
Newly released video of a test of what the United Kingdom’s Defense Ministry calls the DragonFire, a laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) system, captured what the ministry says was the successful use of the laser against an aerial target during a January demonstration in Scotland.
“It’s a potential game changer for air defense,” the video says as a bright laser beam pierces the night sky over a firing range in the remote Hebrides archipelago, creating a ball of light as it hits its target.
The Defense Ministry says the DragonFire can precisely hit a target as small as a coin “over long ranges,” but it did not offer specifics. The exact range of the weapon is classified, it said.
This is, indeed, very interesting and something I've been expecting to see for a minute now. I can't help but wonder what these lasers are capable of doing to a human target. Would our entire military be replaced by "Nintendo Pilots?"
These have been around for a while
AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
effective range of about a mile
Except for the House Republicans its becoming solidly agreed the massive threat Russia is now as international leaders recognize that Russia will sacrifice all of its able-bodied men to conquer its military objectives.
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