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Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jan 2024, 20:48
Replies: 704
Views: 195,930
Posted By etudiant

The Chinese will be quite willing to step in to...

The Chinese will be quite willing to step in to replace Boeing as a competing civil aircraft supplier to Airbus.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2022, 19:06
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

No argument, the law is silent in wartime. That...

No argument, the law is silent in wartime.
That imho is exactly what Mearsheimer and others have been harping on, when nations feel their vital interests are threatened, they will respond,...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2022, 02:57
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

Mearsheimer uses 'offensive realism' as the...

Mearsheimer uses 'offensive realism' as the description of international behavior, because there is no recourse to a central authority, prudent leaders try to ensure that the proximate states prefer...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2022, 01:55
Replies: 1,596
Views: 356,113
Posted By etudiant

Recognizing that Australia's military have...

Recognizing that Australia's military have responsibility for an enormous area, do any of the proposed systems make sense?
A single digit number of nuclear subs or a double digit number of B-21s...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2022, 00:47
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

Did you even read the article? Your comments...

Did you even read the article? Your comments don't relate to anything Mearsheimer wrote.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2022, 00:43
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

I respect Mearsheimer's expertise and take his...

I respect Mearsheimer's expertise and take his comments seriously, because he was outspoken about the disastrous consequences likely to result from the effort to bring Ukraine into the western fold....
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2022, 19:44
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

For those who have access to 'Foreign Affairs',...

For those who have access to 'Foreign Affairs', John Mearsheimer's latest piece on this conflict is well worth reading. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/playing-fire-ukraine
His take is that...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2022, 17:52
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

A perceptive evaluation. There is certainly a...

A perceptive evaluation.
There is certainly a body of opinion that Putin is mainly the mouthpiece for those who really rule Russia.
In that case, taking out one of his close associates (or one of...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2022, 00:56
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

Logic would be that she is made a martyr and used...

Logic would be that she is made a martyr and used to justify a more stringent mobilization.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2022, 14:47
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

An outside perspective which seems sensible to...

An outside perspective which seems sensible to me: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/who-is-winning-the-russo-ukrainian-war/

The Ukraine leadership has done a superb job mobilizing western...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2022, 01:16
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

fdr, Imho, the Maidan revolution transformed...

fdr,

Imho, the Maidan revolution transformed the situation for Russia, a previously friendly country became hostile. When the facts change, countries adjust their policies, else they fail,...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2022, 21:45
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

For the plant, shelling items near it. ...

For the plant, shelling items near it.
Seriously, we had the video yesterday of Excaliburs plinking individual towing trucks in shelters, looked like under 10 feet error.
So Ukraine has the means...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2022, 18:14
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

With the winds as currently blowing, the...

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/ ...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2022, 16:11
Replies: 30
Views: 10,906
Posted By etudiant

Seems the error was to leave the planned flight...

Seems the error was to leave the planned flight path, which put the aircraft into a fatal situation. Was there any indication why the pilot deviated?
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2022, 02:34
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

That is not so in terms of money or material,...

That is not so in terms of money or material, even if Ukraine has the will..
Ukraine is financially on life support, technically in default, although the creditors have granted a two year repayment...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2022, 23:54
Replies: 225
Views: 43,576
Posted By etudiant

Fair point.

Fair point.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2022, 22:38
Replies: 225
Views: 43,576
Posted By etudiant

That may be, but it seems implausible considering...

That may be, but it seems implausible considering the source. Why would a guy keep mum about this for decades if it was a 'shard of glass'?
Obviously he could be lying, but the combination of...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2022, 18:50
Replies: 2,090
Views: 615,689
Posted By etudiant

Agree with the above. Xi is not stupid and has...

Agree with the above.
Xi is not stupid and has serious problems at home, including an imploding real estate sector (30% of GNP), unprecedented unemployment among the youngest, best educated recent...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2022, 17:37
Replies: 6
Views: 1,833
Posted By etudiant

Those are big balloons, 100 feet across or more,...

Those are big balloons, 100 feet across or more, think Google had an effort to provide service in Africa and similar underserved areas with that technology. Sadly they shut it down over a year ago.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2022, 22:54
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

Very much agree that Zelensky is a top notch war...

Very much agree that Zelensky is a top notch war leader, running circles around Putin, who seems to have decided that his best option was to appear the remote autocrat, not a winning stance imho when...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2022, 01:05
Replies: 47
Views: 15,894
Posted By etudiant

This is just sick. If people are dealt with so...

This is just sick. If people are dealt with so badly, how does one expect them to risk their lives to protect that system?.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2022, 00:36
Replies: 33
Views: 8,539
Posted By etudiant

Thank you, megan. That photo makes it much more...

Thank you, megan. That photo makes it much more understandable.
Talk about 'out of the clear blue sky'....
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2022, 00:31
Replies: 2,090
Views: 615,689
Posted By etudiant

The UN is your friend. There is a commemorative...

The UN is your friend.
There is a commemorative plaque near Strawberry Fields,( of John Lennon fame) in NYC Central Park which includes the German Democratic Republic among its signatories.
Afaik,...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2022, 00:22
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

Agree entirely that this dual warhead approach is...

Agree entirely that this dual warhead approach is operationally practiced methodology,
In this case, who on earth would want to. This is the largest nuclear plant in Europe, at least .three times...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2022, 00:02
Replies: 23
Views: 9,313
Posted By etudiant

Honestly not sure that either option is enough of...

Honestly not sure that either option is enough of an advance to warrant the expense.
They both are big and clumsy machines, whose main advantage is greater forward speed, only slightly so in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2022, 23:52
Replies: 222
Views: 87,480
Posted By etudiant

Perhaps the training budget was set before the...

Perhaps the training budget was set before the force level adjustments were made public?
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2022, 00:07
Replies: 2,090
Views: 615,689
Posted By etudiant

Maybe I read the wrong history, but afaik, the...

Maybe I read the wrong history, but afaik, the Chinese kicked the Dutch out of Taiwan in 1662.
Not sure they ever saw much use for it, except as a place to allow foreign barbarians to come for...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2022, 23:58
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

Against that is the size of the facility. ...

Against that is the size of the facility.
Nuclear plants are pretty big, they don't explode if one punches a hole into the concrete containment shell.
To do serious damage, one would ideally hit...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2022, 22:49
Replies: 25
Views: 8,119
Posted By etudiant

Sandiego89 has helpfully listed the range of...

Sandiego89 has helpfully listed the range of equipment included. That sure makes it look like the plan is to use the F-35 as a multi mission combat aircraft, not solely a nuclear strike weapon.
For...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2022, 22:41
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,635
Posted By etudiant

Think there are also fewer targets now.

Think there are also fewer targets now.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2022, 22:39
Replies: 75
Views: 26,070
Posted By etudiant

No expertise on the Balkans, but the internecine...

No expertise on the Balkans, but the internecine fighting in the region during WW2 was incredibly brutal, with atrocities the order of the day, Check out Chetniks or Ustashi for details.
The place...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2022, 22:16
Replies: 2,090
Views: 615,689
Posted By etudiant

In this instance, I think this was a perfectly...

In this instance, I think this was a perfectly orchestrated show by the US government.
Biden comes across as conciliatory, Pelosi sends a message of Congressional independence and they both show the...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2022, 23:14
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

If the Odessa port shipping option remains...

If the Odessa port shipping option remains intact, it should ease the crunch considerably. Afaik, there are over 20 ships waiting for clearance. No idea whether crews are on board though
Imho, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2022, 02:36
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

Sure do, believe it is mandatory reading in parts...

Sure do, believe it is mandatory reading in parts of the Kremlin.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2022, 01:13
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,771
Posted By etudiant

Good advice wrt The New York Times perhaps....

Good advice wrt The New York Times perhaps. Should I switch to the Washington Post?
Iirc, Bismarck's counsel was not to believe anything until it had been officially denied. That does clear the in...
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