Is Ukraine about to have a war?
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Earlier information about the invaders preparing provocations at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (#ZNPP) on August 19 have got new confirmations
Specifically, licensed personnel (i.e. those who perform their duties under the licenses issued by the State Atomic Energy Inspection) have been ordered to stay at home. Only a limited number of line personnel will be allowed to the power plant.
Rosatom representatives were absent at the last #ZNPP management meeting in the evening of August 18. That said, Rosatom associates have been imperatively attending all prior meetings since the plant was seized by russian troops. As of now, they have left the #ZNPP area.
Considering the amount of weapons stored at the power plant at the moment as well as multiple provocative shellings in the past, the probability of a major act of terror at the nuclear facility is very high
Specifically, licensed personnel (i.e. those who perform their duties under the licenses issued by the State Atomic Energy Inspection) have been ordered to stay at home. Only a limited number of line personnel will be allowed to the power plant.
Rosatom representatives were absent at the last #ZNPP management meeting in the evening of August 18. That said, Rosatom associates have been imperatively attending all prior meetings since the plant was seized by russian troops. As of now, they have left the #ZNPP area.
Considering the amount of weapons stored at the power plant at the moment as well as multiple provocative shellings in the past, the probability of a major act of terror at the nuclear facility is very high
A possibly spent air defence missille?
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Earlier information about the invaders preparing provocations at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (#ZNPP) on August 19 have got new confirmations
Specifically, licensed personnel (i.e. those who perform their duties under the licenses issued by the State Atomic Energy Inspection) have been ordered to stay at home. Only a limited number of line personnel will be allowed to the power plant.
Rosatom representatives were absent at the last #ZNPP management meeting in the evening of August 18. That said, Rosatom associates have been imperatively attending all prior meetings since the plant was seized by russian troops. As of now, they have left the #ZNPP area.
Considering the amount of weapons stored at the power plant at the moment as well as multiple provocative shellings in the past, the probability of a major act of terror at the nuclear facility is very high
Specifically, licensed personnel (i.e. those who perform their duties under the licenses issued by the State Atomic Energy Inspection) have been ordered to stay at home. Only a limited number of line personnel will be allowed to the power plant.
Rosatom representatives were absent at the last #ZNPP management meeting in the evening of August 18. That said, Rosatom associates have been imperatively attending all prior meetings since the plant was seized by russian troops. As of now, they have left the #ZNPP area.
Considering the amount of weapons stored at the power plant at the moment as well as multiple provocative shellings in the past, the probability of a major act of terror at the nuclear facility is very high
Last edited by NutLoose; 19th Aug 2022 at 11:29.
Which is what I had mentioned earlier, it also makes you wonder if he wants fallout over Russia so he can then call for mobilisation, though chances are if he does attack the plant, there may well be nothing left to mobilise as we would then be in a nuclear war scenario..
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NOT looking good..
Not looking good at all. Putin is manipulating an excuse to opt for a nuclear war. He knows he's lost and is planning for his suicide taking a good chunk of the world with him!
Meanwhile, a redditor found this linky from Twatter (you'll have to quote this post to see the link):
..a Russian drone was downed, within which was found an SD card with video showing the base from which it was launched and the operator who made the recording.
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As much as that might provide some short term satisfaction it would all but guarantee such an escalation that we would have a full on NATO v Russia conflict very quickly. That said, I think that is getting more and more likely anyway. Vlad is getting his butt kicked and he knows it even if his people haven't been told yet. He can't/won't back down and fairly soon either his own people will have to take him out or he will behave like a cornered wild animal. A wild animal with a finger on a nuclear trigger.
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As much as that might provide some short term satisfaction it would all but guarantee such an escalation that we would have a full on NATO v Russia conflict very quickly. That said, I think that is getting more and more likely anyway. Vlad is getting his butt kicked and he knows it even if his people haven't been told yet. He can't/won't back down and fairly soon either his own people will have to take him out or he will behave like a cornered wild animal. A wild animal with a finger on a nuclear trigger.
I would definitely expect Art.5 activation to be requested by all those NATO eastern europe countries.
Let us hope it does not come to that.
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The guys gone one hundred percent fruity loops… I do wonder if the Russian population has a clue as to what will happen, it’s ok those dickheads on Russian State TV saying the we can nuke them, one missile and the U.K. is gone crap, but they fail to mention that it is a two sided sword. And a sword that will be difficult to put back in its scabbard.
I assume the SD card would also have very good video and GPS position information of its flight path to the location it was downed. Such information could be most useful. Perhaps the SD stands for Sudden Death if any useful targets it overflew can be identified and taken out.
Meanwhile, a redditor found this linky from Twatter (you'll have to quote this post to see the link):
https://twitter.com/PaulJawin/status...16212383162373
..a Russian drone was downed, within which was found an SD card with video showing the base from which it was launched and the operator who made the recording.
https://twitter.com/PaulJawin/status...16212383162373
..a Russian drone was downed, within which was found an SD card with video showing the base from which it was launched and the operator who made the recording.
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BBC ...
Don't stand down, but perhaps breathe more easily this weekend?
- Russia's President Putin has agreed in a call with France's President Macron on the need for a visit to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant by inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). the Kremlin says
- A visit to the facility could take place in September, a Russian diplomat has said
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Footage just released from way back in May of the fight for Snake Island
As to nuclear weapons (not the plant) I think Putin's bluffing, and using the various talking heads to trumpet that about is a smoke screen.
Indeed, let's hope not. You have an interesting take on applying Article V, and I think it probably fits within the intent. *tips cap*
Difficult indeed, it's one of those irreversible decisions.
Glad to see that a few level headed suggestions are being considered.
At the point where someone blows up 6 reactor cores and knowingly dumps millions of bequerels of radiation over western europe do you not think that is already full conflict? I would definitely expect Art.5 activation to be requested by all those NATO eastern europe countries. Let us hope it does not come to that.
Glad to see that a few level headed suggestions are being considered.
Glad to see that a few level headed suggestions are being considered.
The only problem I have is that I no longer believe ANYTHING that Putin says!
The only problem I have is that I no longer believe ANYTHING that Putin says!
Surprisingly there has been no discussion of the explosions that happened close to/on the Belbek airfield last night. This is one of the last remaining major airfields in Crimea, therefore of major significance for the Russkis, with a good number of fighter aircraft based there ( can't recall where I read that ) and therefore likely aircraft losses
Has no one seen/read anything ?
Has no one seen/read anything ?
At the point where someone blows up 6 reactor cores and knowingly dumps millions of bequerels of radiation over western europe do you not think that is already full conflict?
I would definitely expect Art.5 activation to be requested by all
those NATO eastern europe countries.
Let us hope it does not come to that.
I would definitely expect Art.5 activation to be requested by all
those NATO eastern europe countries.
Let us hope it does not come to that.
With the winds as currently blowing, the radioactivity would mostly impact Odessa, Turkey and maybe Crimea, rather than western Europe..
Highly recommend this site https://earth.nullschool.net/ to see the local winds, it was useful during the Fukushima disaster.
It seems obvious that Russia, which controls the site, wants to unplug this facility from the Ukraine grid.
That would be damaging to Ukraine, so they are pointing out forcibly that the site is very vulnerable and that any accidents there would mostly impact Russia.
So there is a method to the madness, while both sides blame each other for events both provoke.