RE: Russian lawmakers authorize Putin to use military force outside the country
03-07-2022, 03:13 AM
03-07-2022, 03:13 AM
I think China is seeing just how badly Russia is getting fucked over and are staying quiet because they know they're next if they do anything more than to remind the rest of the world that they exist.
You think it's bad for Russia? Russia can at least self-sustain itself. It's why they were able to persist as long as they did as the leader of the Communist Bloc. China... They are *NOT* self-sufficient. They have less than one hectare of arable land per person. And they do not have the same sort of metal deposits or petroleum reserves Russia has.
If China gets cut off the way Russia has? They won't last more than a few months. And I'm sure that the People's Liberation Army will finally live up to their name if it means lifting those sanctions.
As for nukes...
If Russia continues to detonate nuclear reactors, then someone is going to have to feed the ultimatum to Putin's face: "What you are doing is close enough to count as nuking cities. At the very least, it counts as an act of terrorism. Knock it the fuck off or else we will deploy BMD Systems... and *THEN* commence tactical strikes on your military assets. We'll be sure to warn your troops so they have a chance to get the fuck out or be vaporized."
Ballistic missile defense is a thing. It is already operational with the US Army having taken delivery of seven THAAD (Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense) batteries and 200 interceptors. And there is also the PAC-3 (PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3) missiles which can be deployed in even more difficult terrain than the THAAD batteries are capable of handling. The PATRIOT system is well known, well understood, and has been made capable of intercepting ballistic warheads. And THAAD, though troubled in its initial stages, has shown nothing but successful tests once Lockheed-Martin took the reins. (The few "unsuccessful" tests were actually "No Test" scenarios because it was the target missile that failed, and the interceptor missile was never launched as a result.) It has also been proven in actual combat by the UAE when they used THAAD to intercept a Houthi-launched missile.
This is exactly the sort of situation we need it for - where if the need arose, we would have the ability to put the sword against another Nuclear Power's neck, and tell them that we, as well as our allies, are sick of their shit and further aggression will absolutely not be tolerated any further.
You think it's bad for Russia? Russia can at least self-sustain itself. It's why they were able to persist as long as they did as the leader of the Communist Bloc. China... They are *NOT* self-sufficient. They have less than one hectare of arable land per person. And they do not have the same sort of metal deposits or petroleum reserves Russia has.
If China gets cut off the way Russia has? They won't last more than a few months. And I'm sure that the People's Liberation Army will finally live up to their name if it means lifting those sanctions.
As for nukes...
If Russia continues to detonate nuclear reactors, then someone is going to have to feed the ultimatum to Putin's face: "What you are doing is close enough to count as nuking cities. At the very least, it counts as an act of terrorism. Knock it the fuck off or else we will deploy BMD Systems... and *THEN* commence tactical strikes on your military assets. We'll be sure to warn your troops so they have a chance to get the fuck out or be vaporized."
Ballistic missile defense is a thing. It is already operational with the US Army having taken delivery of seven THAAD (Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense) batteries and 200 interceptors. And there is also the PAC-3 (PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3) missiles which can be deployed in even more difficult terrain than the THAAD batteries are capable of handling. The PATRIOT system is well known, well understood, and has been made capable of intercepting ballistic warheads. And THAAD, though troubled in its initial stages, has shown nothing but successful tests once Lockheed-Martin took the reins. (The few "unsuccessful" tests were actually "No Test" scenarios because it was the target missile that failed, and the interceptor missile was never launched as a result.) It has also been proven in actual combat by the UAE when they used THAAD to intercept a Houthi-launched missile.
This is exactly the sort of situation we need it for - where if the need arose, we would have the ability to put the sword against another Nuclear Power's neck, and tell them that we, as well as our allies, are sick of their shit and further aggression will absolutely not be tolerated any further.