Ukraine - Russia Conflict
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Last sentence, last part.
Wife and I have had this conversation many times. I'm surprised Tannerite is still on the market. There is a canadian company that was displaying at SHOT awhile that had a "Tannerite" like product where you could combine to get the level of bang desired. They were marketing towards Hollywood, but secondary uses seemed pretty obvious.
Devildoc
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Tannerite was the cause of my first arrest, as a teen. I did not exercise good judgment.
Thundershot by Gryphon Energetics or KABOOM by no clue. lol
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JedisonsDad
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Supposedly carry 18 former officers, currently employed by Wagner.
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Initially a good job by the Soviet pilot to "fly the airplane" and move away from the threat but he should've set down in the field before the treeline. Never should've tried to clear it. Not sad about the loss of any Wagner.
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Just chunking along in broad daylight high enough where everyone can see you, but too low to maneuver. They looked slow, but that could be an optical effect. Regardless, they pushed their luck after the hit and paid for it, but maybe they knew setting down that close to the Ukrainians was a death sentence.
Kraut783
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Damn....that Mi-8 stayed in the air a lot longer than I would have thought...tough bird.
5 SPHs and 2 trucks in total. I bet a lot of countries want the HIMARS.
Did you see how proud Putin looked in Sochi, when he proclaimed they could have done much worse, after the recent missile strikes against critical civilian infrastructure ? That's what we are dealing with.
Did you see how proud Putin looked in Sochi, when he proclaimed they could have done much worse, after the recent missile strikes against critical civilian infrastructure ? That's what we are dealing with.
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That’s one thing that people who are upset about the cost of the war to the west don’t seem to appreciate, this war is a phenomenal weapons testing ground and showcasing just how awesome they are which is already causing other countries to purchase these weapons.
It’s an all around win for the west, on multiple levels.
Some nations are following Einstein's quote: “In the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity.” Countries like that are why sanctions aren't as effective as we'd hoped. Belgium, the Netherlands, and Japan surprise me though.
I don't completely understand this meme. I assume that these are countries' trading with Russia, but it's not entirely clear from the verbiage. The way it is written, and who it's attributed to, could indicate that this is trade with Ukraine.
This reminds me of something a guy on YouTube I watch says a lot of the time.
In the global game of Politics, ethics and morality are almost going to take a backseat to economics and power dynamics.
It doesn't make it right from our level, but it's the way we've allowed/encouraged our Governments to work.
As best I can see it seems to be total trading volume between those countries and Russia. I don't have the NYT, so I can't see a better look at what those numbers actually are.
Like, a 340% increase in volume with India could be equal to or less than a 3% decrease with Germany, depending on what those trade numbers look like monetarily
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I also don't have NYT subscription. I don't see a cited source. Does the article list one?
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JedisonsDad
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Sadly, this makes it clear that despite the decrease in trade it is not enough to offset the increased trade.
