Did world war 3 just start?

[T.Lex]

If they have tanks breaking down during the middle of the May Day Parade

2 words:
Osprey
F-35

have to order warships from France

Not many countries have shipyards to do that work. Free market, sorta, they bought from where the market was.

BTW, didja know some of our helos are foreign?

still have yet to rout the Ukranians in the east

Why would they need to do that? They certainly could. They just haven't.

I'm going have a hard time believing that the pulled off a legit jamming tech that we would need to worry about.

Totally different tech. Frankly, jamming something that is known, in-hand, and reverse engineerable is easier than making it.

 

[T.Lex]

If they have tanks breaking down during the middle of the May Day Parade

2 words:
Osprey,
F-35

have to order warships from France

Not many countries have shipyards to do that work. Free market, sorta, they bought from where the market was. BTW, didja know some of our helos are foreign?

still have yet to rout the Ukranians in the east

Why would they need to do that? They certainly could. They just haven't.

I'm going have a hard time believing that the pulled off a legit jamming tech that we would need to worry about.

Totally different tech. Frankly, jamming something that is known, in-hand, and reverse engineerable is easier than making it.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

"My assessment today is that Russia presents the greatest threat to our national security" - Gen Dunford, Obama's next Joint Chiefs chairman


I hope Romney is somewhere laughing

 

[BugI02]

"My assessment today is that Russia presents the greatest threat to our national security" - Gen Dunford, Obama's next Joint Chiefs chairman


I hope Romney is somewhere laughing

He just had Rubio and Christie for houseguests, at the same time. He might be laughed out.

 

[Kutnupe14]

"My assessment today is that Russia presents the greatest threat to our national security" - Gen Dunford, Obama's next Joint Chiefs chairman


I hope Romney is somewhere laughing

No, no, no.... that's all wrong. Islam is our enemy. And we can send Sarah Palin over to smooth it over. She can see Russia from her house. Heck, we'll send Bristol too; because she can probably see Russia from her bed.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Georgia just accused Russia of slowly eating away at its borders - Business Insider

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Flash - Three killed, hospital shelled in east Ukraine - France 24

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

No, no, no.... that's all wrong. Islam is our enemy. And we can send Sarah Palin over to smooth it over. She can see Russia from her house. Heck, we'll send Bristol too; because she can probably see Russia from her bed.

Ahh...the democrat version of the birth certificate. Wait...those are both democrat started and perpetuated farces.

 

[Thor]

Ahh...the democrat version of the birth certificate. Wait...those are both democrat started and perpetuated farces.

As well as a SNL skit they believed was reality...

 

[Kutnupe14]

Ahh...the democrat version of the birth certificate. Wait...those are both democrat started and perpetuated farces.

Actually, I take full credit for the second farce. I may copyright it. Lol

...and I'm guessing I was naive in thinking I didn't need purple.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

I don't think we should scorn the Soviets - I mean, "The Russians" - over new generation equipment that breaks down. The Black Hawk was a generational leap over the Huey, and it took a few years to become a generally reliable aerial platform. The same was true of the Osprey; a generational difference over previous VSTOL aircraft in both capabilities and complexity. I have serious doubts about the F-35 ever meeting its expectations, but it may turn out to be good at SOME part of its operational envelope. As for our nuclear deterrence, the current issue of "Legion," the American Legion magazine, has an interesting article on our nuclear deterrence strategy, why it worked to prevent another World War, and why we should maintain it to prevent a future World War.

 

[T.Lex]

Couple interesting Russia-related links.

First, looks like France is going to buy back the helo-carrier they built for Russia. I wonder where it will end up.
Russia Mistral: France 'agrees warship compensation' - BBC News

Sources close to the talks, quoted by Russia's Kommersant daily, say France will compensate Russia to the tune of €1.16bn.

And then, in a nod to capitalist novices, Russian personal debt is staggering... and not getting paid.
Russian debtors despair as boom turns to bust - BBC News

The Russian Central Bank says those chronic debts now total 1tn roubles (£10.7bn; $16.7bn). And that is at least 10% of the total personal debt - 10% which cannot be recovered by the banks.

US personal debt is marginally better.

Household debt—including mortgages, credit cards, auto loans and student loans—rose $117 billion from October to December to $11.8 trillion, according to figures from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released Tuesday.
But more Americans fell behind on auto and student loans. The share of auto-loan debt 90 or more days overdue jumped to 3.5% last quarter, from 3.1%. A similar rate for student loans rose to 11.3% from 11.1%.

Americans Add Debt, but Fissures Appear - WSJ

 

[ArcadiaGP]

To answer the 120 page old OP...

Iran Warns of Third World War.

Maybe.

 

[BugI02]

Can you say 'pre-emptive strike'?

 

[Dead Duck]

Glass is so pretty this time of year......

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Exclusive: Quds Force commander Soleimani visited Moscow, met Russian leaders in defiance of sanctions | Fox News

 

[mrjarrell]

While everyone has been paying attention to the tribble on Trumps head the Russians just claimed the lions share of the Arctic, including the North Pole. Even though the rest of the world is likely to say no to them, they'll just take it. That's how they roll.

https://news.vice.com/article/russia-just-laid-claim-to-a-vast-chunk-of-the-arctic

 

[BugI02]

Might need to change the answer to the question in this thread's title to maybe

 

[BugI02]

One way to solve that pesky debt problem

 

[T.Lex]

Viewpoint: What's behind Russia's actions in Georgia? - BBC News

Russia unilaterally changing boundaries. Again.

Late on 10 July, Russian troops placed new demarcation signposts along the administrative boundary between the annexed territory of South Ossetia, which was removed from Georgia's jurisdiction by force in the war of 2008, and Tbilisi-controlled territory.
Crucially, a further 1.5km into the Georgian territory was added overnight. The new "border" is now a de facto occupation line, just a mile away from a major highway linking Georgia's eastern and western regions
Not only did this "land grab" disrupt the lives of villagers, whose households ended up overnight within the Russian-controlled territory, a kilometre-long section of the BP-operated Baku-Supsa oil pipeline also now lies outside of Tbilisi's reach.