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2017-04-26 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russia sez: After Its Nuclear Attack, the UK Would be 'Wiped Off the Face of the Earth'
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Posted by Flarong Grolusing5445 2017-04-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ]  Top

#1 Buncha talk.
Posted by Skidmark 2017-04-26 03:48||   2017-04-26 03:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Keep Calm and Bugger On !
Posted by Besoeker 2017-04-26 07:34||   2017-04-26 07:34|| Front Page Top

#3 That's why its call MAD, mutual assured destruction. Russia would cease to exist as an entity as well.
Posted by Procopius2k 2017-04-26 08:14||   2017-04-26 08:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Don't know about you: sirs & madams; but I've missed the bipolar world.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-04-26 08:18||   2017-04-26 08:18|| Front Page Top

#5 The Russian responded on his facebook page.
Remember when social media was going to bring us all together?
Posted by ed in texas 2017-04-26 08:28||   2017-04-26 08:28|| Front Page Top

#6 BringBackOurTridents?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-04-26 08:30||   2017-04-26 08:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Um... yay Russia?

The UK is tiny enough that France's nuclear arsenal could wipe it out. Sooo... congrats on getting to a threat level equal with France.


morons
Posted by DarthVader 2017-04-26 09:04||   2017-04-26 09:04|| Front Page Top

#8 ..and France has the delivery systems to do it (but not reach Russia, maybe Poland).
Posted by Procopius2k 2017-04-26 10:56||   2017-04-26 10:56|| Front Page Top

#9 Russia did not need to respond to something that was not a threat. It was just the UK indicating that their nuclear policy was ambiguous, as it ought to be.

The US kept its mouth closed rather than follow in the same vein and say "Well, shortly thereafter, Russia would cease to exist."
Posted by gorb 2017-04-26 12:36||   2017-04-26 12:36|| Front Page Top

#10 Well, he did say first strike. That is just retarded North Korea talk. There is no way the UK would first strike anyone. If I were Russia I would push back pretty hard on that. And it should piss off the Trump people too.

Having a first strike option in the strategic bag of options is probably better than ruling it out, but making a big deal about having that option is not wise.

Especially at the moment. British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon = Dumbass. He should resign.
Posted by rammer 2017-04-26 19:52||   2017-04-26 19:52|| Front Page Top

#11 There is no way the UK would first strike anyone.

I look for the Mayor of London to launch against Israel.
Posted by Skidmark 2017-04-26 20:51||   2017-04-26 20:51|| Front Page Top

#12 I just watched London has Fallen. Ironic?
Posted by Frank G 2017-04-26 21:13||   2017-04-26 21:13|| Front Page Top

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