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Superyachts after a nuclear

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:31:30 +0000

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Superyachts after a nuclear launch will be a rather iffy notion.
It's not like US satellites can't track every single large object on the ocean,
and at some point Putin would have to come in from the storm -
1 year at sea at max unless he resupplies through some miracle.
And for sure people would be pissed - we saw what happened to the Orsk.
Putin as head of state is one thing - as rogue former leader on the run?
He's pretty well confined to Russian territory now, as big as it is -
which country will want him for war crimes and be willing to shoot him
out of the sky or force his plane down, or similar with a boat?

Putin Isn’t Crazy Enough to

EmmaZahn — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 13:14:01 +0000

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Putin Isn’t Crazy Enough to Use Nukes. Or Is He?

Maybe. it mostly depends on the state of his health and the degree of his narcissism.

He can reasonably think that the West would not retaliate to a limited use of WMDs (tactical nukes, chemical or biological weapons) but doing so would guarantee that he would be tried as a war criminal when and if he loses power. Under what circumstances would he risk being tried by those he holds in such contempt? and what fail safes does he have in place if that happens?

Fail safes are also of concern if he is dying or is suffering dementia.

Dead Man's Switch

Worries Grow Over Putin's Stability

The reason I posted The hunt for superyachts of sanctioned Russian oligarchs to In The News is it occurred to me while reading it that, besides avoiding sanctions, sea-steading in a superyacht is probably the good place ride out extensive use of WMDs -- and that appears to be where the oligarchs are headed and they are turning off tracking devices. The article mentions that Putin has a superyacht of his own (ed. probably more than one).

Putin Isn’t Crazy Enough to

Orion — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 08:02:43 +0000

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Putin Isn’t Crazy Enough to Use Nukes. Or Is He? https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/putin-isnt-crazy-enough-to-use-nukes-or-is-he/2022/03/24/90625626-ab92-11ec-8a8e-9c6e9fc7a0de_story.html

Previously, I've highlighted

artappraiser — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 05:52:36 +0000

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Previously, I've highlighted how there is a disconnect between what Chinese leaders say, and what they get state controlled media to do. Chinese leaders appear diplomatic in public but state controlled media help to spread Russian propaganda about the war.https://t.co/zC6KPdzyXz
— Roy Ngerng (@royngerng) March 26, 2022

p.s. vaguely remember reading

artappraiser — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:02:57 +0000

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p.s. vaguely remember reading somewhere long ago, like pre-Trump, that Kim has a taste for Hollywood movies and has a whole collection, and that this showed his difference from his father. Here it really shows.

wow I was really impressed

artappraiser — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:00:21 +0000

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wow I was really impressed with the second one! incredible production values for them! the first 4 1/2 minutes are like expert porn, with the stud Kim action narrated by a scratchy voice. While the middle section after that is same old propaganda lecture, the ending has some good "band of brothers" type scenes with the whole group smiling, laughing and celebrating.

Comes to mind - why don't more get that they should do the smiling and laughing thing to impress that they are totally confident? (Note even Biden's campaign people did something similar--the many shots of him removing his sunglasses and smiling, to the ultimate one of him driving up in a convertible sports car and doing the same thing.)

Related, Orion and I had discussed earlier on the first "What's going on in Russia?" thread how this video by an anti-Russian Belarussian battalion is pretty impressive -

Belarusians stand by Ukrainians. They created a battalion named after Kastys Kalinouski to defend Kyiv. Volunteers call on others to join the defence of Ukraine. “Everyone will be able help the way that works for them”, they say. pic.twitter.com/gzRJxMtvZF
— Franak Viačorka (@franakviacorka) March 9, 2022

while this one by Kadyrov Chechen contingent is pitiful Potemkin-like CGI and therefore not scary at all:

Russian propaganda video: "New volunteers from Chechnya"pic.twitter.com/9bAXhW2l8B
— KT CounterIntelligence (@KremlinTrolls) March 10, 2022

North Korea USED to do things like the Kadryrov one. But this new one is way better, especially with the smiling and laughing stuff, shows Kim and his buddies as ultra confident...