scoobos 298 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Tom said: I don’t think anyone wins tbh. Exactly. What is scary is the "dead hand" that is still operational in Russia and will automatically launch missiles that fly over all launch sites and remote launch nukes at all enemy targets . Allegedly it needs "turning on" first, but other intelligence seems to say it needs to be always on to ensure it's failsafes can monitor for faults. Dead Hand - Wikipedia Let's hope that they keep those "event detectors" well maintained and looked after. It's mostly rumour, but I remember some guy showing me a Russian vid a few years ago, where they were arguing that it was "too dangerous" to attempt to decomission it! They better not start fracking in Moscow, that's all I can say! I've just read that Express article, fuck me, people need to take a long hard look at themselves, at that paper. Edited February 23, 2022 by scoobos slag the Express. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Renton 21569 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 hour ago, scoobos said: Exactly. What is scary is the "dead hand" that is still operational in Russia and will automatically launch missiles that fly over all launch sites and remote launch nukes at all enemy targets . Allegedly it needs "turning on" first, but other intelligence seems to say it needs to be always on to ensure it's failsafes can monitor for faults. Dead Hand - Wikipedia Let's hope that they keep those "event detectors" well maintained and looked after. It's mostly rumour, but I remember some guy showing me a Russian vid a few years ago, where they were arguing that it was "too dangerous" to attempt to decomission it! They better not start fracking in Moscow, that's all I can say! I've just read that Express article, fuck me, people need to take a long hard look at themselves, at that paper. From the Express article comments. Urgh. Quote The people of London will glow green in the dark and have a nice even tan. Oops sorry they all already have a brown tan. To be fair to the Russians, there's at least one incident in history where a human intervened in a false alarm and avoided global annihilation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident I never thought I'd have to worry about nuclear war again, but now I'm starting to. Isn't this decade turning out great? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 17 minutes ago, Renton said: From the Express article comments. Urgh. To be fair to the Russians, there's at least one incident in history where a human intervened in a false alarm and avoided global annihilation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident I never thought I'd have to worry about nuclear war again, but now I'm starting to. Isn't this decade turning out great? Im not at the worrying stage yet, but given a few years ago most people used to think of a global pandemic as the stuff of Hollywood…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 It would be really annoying if they blew up the world just as we’re about to maybe win something 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobos 298 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Renton said: From the Express article comments. Urgh. To be fair to the Russians, there's at least one incident in history where a human intervened in a false alarm and avoided global annihilation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident I never thought I'd have to worry about nuclear war again, but now I'm starting to. Isn't this decade turning out great? I don't worry about Nuclear war as much as I worry about the carbon budget , we're going to spunk hundreds of tons of CO2 - that war machine aint eco friendly and we've only 6 or 7 years of current consumption left, according to all the BS agreements the world has signed up to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9385 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I for one will welcome our new cockroach overlords 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Asprilla said: It would be really annoying if they blew up the world just as we’re about to maybe win something the most newcastley thing ever. just one win needed to clinch the title with an appearance in the champions league final looming and... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Barbecuing with tears in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17239 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 This is how you do it if you’re not utterly compromised by bent fuckin roubles 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9761 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9385 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Thread (again) forceable “recruitment” of males into the “rebel” forces in Donbas ( Russian side) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44804 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Fuck me, I'll be steering clear of general chat for a bit. Twitter as well. If we ARE headed for WW3, I don't think I need the play by play. If we're not, I don't think I need the drama and stress of worrying about it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 28 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Fuck me, I'll be steering clear of general chat for a bit. Twitter as well. If we ARE headed for WW3, I don't think I need the play by play. If we're not, I don't think I need the drama and stress of worrying about it. Now you know how I feel in the Newcastle thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6682 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Looks like I’m being signed up fellas … 😁 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17239 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 This is where we are folks…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 *Doug Stanhope voice:* This is is why I drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2964 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Zelensky: "Today I initiated a phone conversation with the president of the Russian Federation. The result was silence. Although it's the Donbas where there should be silence." "We are divided by a shared border of more than 2,000km. Almost 200,000 of your troops and thousands of military vehicles are standing alongside it. Your leadership has ordered them to move forward, onto another country's territory." "I'm speaking Russian, but nobody in Russia understand what these places, streets, and events are. This is our land and our history. What are you fighting for? And with who?" "Lots of you have relatives in Ukraine, you studied in Ukrainian universities, you have Ukrainian friends. You know our character, our principles, what matters to us. Listen to yourselves, to the voice of reason. The people of Ukraine want peace." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9385 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Fuck 😔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13856 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Well, we had a good run 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30545 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I didn’t think he’d be mental enough to go for a full blown invasion. Right, time to just fast forward and drop the nuke on London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Former NATO chief Chris Parry: the last decade had been a western policy of wishful thinking. The strategy should be based on diplomatic, economic and military means - but the west has only ever put up the first two to Putin, signalling clearly that the third was off the table. Absolutely devastating for the Ukrainian people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 If the west is reacting, it’s because Putin has the upper hand. NATO has looked the other way for eight years. I’m not an instinctive interventionist but strategy failure reduces the options by conceding the upper hand to Putin. The NATO message to Russia is that there will be pain if you invade, but if you are prepared to take the pain Ukraine is yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Let's see how churchillian Boris is now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9385 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 9 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said: Let's see how churchillian Boris is now.... He can’t be pissing off his paymasters. He’ll be in full, “what’s this mean or us and our money” mode. The cunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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