Ukraine fires US-made longer-range missiles into Russia
Ukraine fires US-made longer-range missiles into Russia
Summary
Ukraine fired US-made ATACMS missiles into Russia’s Bryansk region, marking the first time Ukraine has used these longer-range weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia.
The attack comes after the Biden administration authorized Ukraine to use these weapons against targets inside Russia.
In response, President Putin updated Russia’s nuclear doctrine, labeling aggression from non-nuclear states supported by nuclear powers as a joint attack on Russia.
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I wonder what the mental calculus about this is, considering that Biden knows a fucking moron is going to have to handle the fallout
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I think he know Trump is going to help Russia in every way possible, so he might as well let Ukraine get since more serious hits in now while they can
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I think he's delivering on his promises to the MIC to maximize the money they invested in him before Trump enters office. If he gets us wrapped up in a conflict that requires deployment of US troops, so much the better for the stockholders depending on the Federal Government to get us as involved as possible.
Trump, while he did it for the wrong reasons, did pull the US military out of foreign wars during his first term. I imagine Raytheon and Boeing and Lockheed definitely do not want that.
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Russia says there’s going to be no peace talks without recognizing the new boundaries so, might as well carve out a big part of Russia for the Ukraine
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Biden knows
Well…
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putin wont risk nuclear war with the prospect that trump will make his job easier in 2 months. But a lot can change in 2 months...
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Some notes, to help folks stay better informed:
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Ukraine has been firing ATACMS into "Russia" (occupied and annexed Crimea) for a good year already, without World War 3 breaking out
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Ukraine has its own missiles too (mostly cruise, not ballistic, but they had at least a few dozen Soviet-made "Tochka" SRBMs) and they've been firing those at high value targets in Russia from day one of getting invaded, it's simply that their supplies of Tochka have almost entirely run out, and their home-grown missile industry is a big fat target for Russian attacks (despite which Ukraine produces missiles, but currently not ballistic missiles of a practically usable sort)
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ATACMS is effective and practical, with a cluster warhead it has shown ability of taking out Russian air defense batteries (S-400 and such), which are difficult targets to attack
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this time too, air defense failed to stop them and they caused secondary detonations at a large ammunition storage site
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since Russia is still attempting to conquer Ukraine, now with added North Korean soldiers sent by their dictator, there continues to be plentiful ground for other countries to supply Ukraine with more advanced stuff to fire at the invaders, lest they invade more of Ukraine or start invading elsewhere
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foreign ballistic missiles that Russia has fired into Ukraine include North Korean and Iranian missiles, so foreign-made BMs flying about is ordinary stuff in this war
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Hold on to your butts.
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Pork butts? Mmmmm
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Wth is grandpa doing? Please ffs let's not start ww3 in the last 2 months .
Or civil war in the next 4 years
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It's blindingly obvious that Ukraine has full rights to do this and its allies have the right to support them in it.
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I moved my car several times in the time it took for this to happen. How about approve things, fire the weapons and then wait 3 days to let everyone know?