Posted on 08/11/2008 8:19:25 PM PDT by Flavius
Col. Sam Gardiner notes, in an interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now, Russia has deployed tactical nuclear weapons to South Ossetia. The SS-21 Missile launchers are relatively small compared to bombs that have already been used against Georgia by the Russian air force. However, this move does indicate Russia is potentially upping the game from a conventional weapons war to a tactical nuclear weapons war. Gardiner notes that at a news conference on Sunday, the US Deputy National Security advisor has noted these weapons arriving in South Ossetia.
Business Wire confirms the subject matter of the news briefing in Beijing. Link
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staln was saddam’s idol
Once a KGB man, always a KGB man.
Bush needs to give Pootie-Poot a Nuggie
while in China at the Olympics !!!
Why do we still have to listen to that diplobabble.
No they are not. They can be, although by treaty they are not supposed to be.
Most likely they are non-nuclear. The Russians used a few against the Chechnians a while back. Range about 120km. Warhead about 120 kg, but it has been armed with bomblets, mines, chemical agents, and the AA60 tactical nuclear warhead.
Most likely, if they shoot them at anything.
The Europeans are not to be relied on for much. Consider that Russia believes (maybe correctly) that it has them by the b@lls since they depend a lot on Russian natural gas. The Europeans seem to subscribe to that belief as well, indicating that any real action from them will be nigh miraculous (although I am certain we will hear of very nicely worded speeches).
As for your comment on Britain, they are actually the current reigning champ in terms of being surrender monkeys. This is in both in domestic and foreign incidents. In the domestic front they are biting their nails in a rush to turn London into a moslem stan (now police dogs have to wear boots, they apologize for having black puppies on posters, even straight pointed kitchen knives may be banned, beat up a thug and you could go to jail, etc). They have become a sissy-state.
On the foreign front it is just as bad ....British sailors got KIDNAPPED by Iran, and their comrades in multi-million pound Destroyers could only watch! Imagine what would have happened had the Iranians tried to kidnap some US Navy sailors ....they would have been blown to their 72 virgins! They tried the same thing on the French (who are becoming the real champions of Europe) and were fended off easily.
Britain is not the same land of Churchill.
The picture is of a static display somewhere, probably Russia, not a tactical set up.
And how odd they are all of the left. Not the right.
120 km (about 72 miles) range isn't going to reach Israel. Wouldn't even reach northern Iraq.
He’s back ? Otay, thanks.
Bunch of hot air, all for nothing.
He NEEDS to be jabbing at Pootie-Poot!
Anywhoo ...
Guess I better hit the horizontal rack for a few hours.
See ya later ...
If this really lights up, the SS-21's could be used to hit the Georgian army if they are entrenched on the other side of the Southern Caucasus range. The missiles could also be used to intimidate the Azerbaijan's. Can also intimidate the Armenians if they balk at being used as a Russian Armor refueling stop.
Amen on the ‘strapped’ B2s.
EXCEEDINGLY PLAUSIBLE.
Thanks.
Sobering.
Very sobering.
God have mercy on us all.
Britain . . .
the land of Jihadihill
and burquas.
Old Sarge,
1. What’s your experience, gut instincts and intuition tell you about this situation?
2. Any wind currents offering any impressions?
Please wake up. Take a look at a map. This is no where near their back yard. Not even the U.S. is going to bring forces into direct military contact with the Russians and especially not over Georgia. The Russians are after specific goals and not looking to occupy the whole of Georgia.
It isn’t a message of any sort. The Russian forces have used tactical ballistic missiles as part of their inventory for decades now. It is part of their military ethos and tactics to use such battlefield SRBMs. They were using them in Chechnya back in the 1990s.
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