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Russia tests an anti-satellite missile...

Post by eny » Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:02 am

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Re: Russia tests an anti-satellite missile...

Post by Raid » Tue Nov 16, 2021 7:17 am

It feels a little rich coming from the US, considering they themselves fired 5 anti-satellite missiles in the 80s, during which time the Mir space station was in orbit.

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Post by Wrathbone » Tue Nov 16, 2021 8:14 am

What with the complete lack of world crises and international tensions to keep us on our toes, another cold war sounds like exactly the sort of thing to cheer everybody up.

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Re: Russia tests an anti-satellite missile...

Post by Animalmother » Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:40 am

Russian troops are building up on the Ukrainian border as well. Is it always like this or has the world gone a bit more nutty in the past decade?

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Post by Mantis » Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:02 am

Considering that the western world spent a good forty years or so afraid of the Russian boogie man who might unleash nuclear Armageddon on the world and prior to that we barely went a decade without having a large military conflict, I would say that the 90s and early 00s were a blip. The 2010s and 2020s look to be restoring us to our state of normalcy if anything.

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Re: Russia tests an anti-satellite missile...

Post by Wrathbone » Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:12 am

I expect it's no coincidence that China are becoming increasingly vocal and aggressive over Taiwan. If the West is busy keeping Russia at bay, we're not going to go to any drastic lengths to stop China from doing what they want at the same time.

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Re: Russia tests an anti-satellite missile...

Post by Achtung Englander » Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:16 am

the countdown for the first nuclear exchange is back on.....tick tick tick
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