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US believes Russia plans nuclear exercise to warn west over Ukraine
Finacial Times ^ | Feb 5, 2022 | Demetri Sevastopulo

Posted on 02/05/2022 5:41:27 AM PST by McGruff

US military and intelligence officials believe that Russia is planning to hold a big nuclear weapons exercise this month as a warning to Nato not to intervene if President Vladimir Putin decides to invade Ukraine.

General Mark Milley, chair of the joint chiefs, and Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, told lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday that Putin was planning to start the exercises in mid-February, according to a Congressional aide with knowledge of the closed-door briefing.

Russia generally holds its annual nuclear exercises — which involve testing intercontinental ballistic missiles from land, sea and air — in the fall. But the US believes Putin has decided to hold them earlier this year as a show of strength in the event that he orders his military to further invade Ukraine.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: hysteria; milley; ukraine
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1 posted on 02/05/2022 5:41:27 AM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

More speculative BS no doubt covered by the “we cant reveal our sources or credible information cause it would expose assets, etc., etc., blah, blah....’


2 posted on 02/05/2022 5:43:15 AM PST by cranked
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To: cranked

Hunter may have enjoyed golden Chinese showers


3 posted on 02/05/2022 5:46:49 AM PST by algore
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To: McGruff

> General Mark Milley, chair of the joint chiefs, and Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, told lawmakers... <

Two idiots who couldn’t see the Afghan debacle coming, yet we are to believe them now.


4 posted on 02/05/2022 5:47:45 AM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: McGruff

“ Russia generally holds its annual nuclear exercises... in the fall, but the US believes...”

What do they say about assumptions? This is not just an asinine assumption, but a dangerous one.

This administration is out of control. And what did they try to impeach President Trump over? For the love of God, stop this man. Yes, I know he’s not doing it. But, we can keep plucking each successor if they continue with these actions.


5 posted on 02/05/2022 5:49:26 AM PST by HollyB
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To: McGruff

Perhaps this is part of the psyops you talked about? Idiot. These people are truly evil.


6 posted on 02/05/2022 5:53:31 AM PST by HollyB
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To: McGruff

US believes Russia plans nuclear exercise to warn west over Ukraine
/\

US ?

That must stand for the

” Usual Suspects”

( cuz it’s a bait and switch of USA)

Urinalist in intent.

US makes it sound like , well, all of ‘ us’

while peeing on the USA.

.jmo.


7 posted on 02/05/2022 5:55:04 AM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: HollyB

My goodness!

The Russians have nukes!


8 posted on 02/05/2022 5:55:48 AM PST by campaignPete R-CT (I owe, I owe, it's off to work I go ...)
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To: cuz1961

General MUTINY Mark Milley,

Avril Haines,

Yup

The usual suspects.

Hey mutinymilley, have you gathered your junior officers and informed them you will let them know if they should or should not obey orders from the most senior officer the Commander in Cheif yet ?

Have you called Putin to reassure him you will disobey the Commander In Cheif if your panties crawl up you man vagina ?

,,, just wondering.


9 posted on 02/05/2022 6:00:38 AM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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10 posted on 02/05/2022 6:03:58 AM PST by McGruff (Trump/DeSantis 2024)
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just more bogus saber-rattling by the Democrats and their wholly-owned lapdog propaganda media to try to distract the peasants from the increasing rigors imposed by their kommie overlords ...


11 posted on 02/05/2022 6:05:40 AM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science ...)
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To: cuz1961

General MUTINY Mark Milley,

Avril Haines,

Yup

The usual suspects.

Hey mutinymilley, have you gathered your junior officers and informed them you will let them know if they should or should not obey orders from the most senior officer the Commander in Chief yet ?

Have you called Putin to reassure him you will disobey the Commander In Chief if your panties crawl up your man vagina ?

,,, just wondering.

( I shouldn supervise autocorrect , it swapped the e and i )


12 posted on 02/05/2022 6:06:08 AM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: McGruff

Feel the fear, let it flow through you.


13 posted on 02/05/2022 6:07:58 AM PST by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: McGruff

No credibility left anywhere in the Federal Gubberment. It’s all just more bullshit agitation propaganda. Joseph Goebbles would have loved Ned Price the pencil-neck geek at State.


14 posted on 02/05/2022 6:11:26 AM PST by paulcissa (Politicians want you unarmed so they can kill you.)
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To: McGruff

This kind of story only serves to underscore the supreme fecklessness and impotence of the Brandon Administration.

We are truly being punished by the real “Big Guy”.


15 posted on 02/05/2022 6:12:26 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: McGruff

And yet another reason for sleeping Joe to take us to war. Where are the anti nuke protesters?


16 posted on 02/05/2022 6:21:32 AM PST by The Louiswu (The times they are a changin. )
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To: cranked
“we cant reveal our sources or credible information 'cause it would expose assets, ...

that we already left behind in Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Afghanistan, ...

17 posted on 02/05/2022 6:23:02 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: McGruff

This is all a practice run. Folks like Putin and Xi want to see exactly WHO, if anyone, might be inclined to step up and take a leadership role against them.

They will find NONE.


18 posted on 02/05/2022 6:23:35 AM PST by joethedrummer (We can’t vote our way out of this, folks..)
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To: McGruff

If you actually test your equipment and training its a provocation?


19 posted on 02/05/2022 6:24:54 AM PST by glorgau
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To: McGruff

Believe the intelligence of:

WMD’s in Iraq.

That Kabul won’t fall.

That the withdrawl from Afghanistan won’t be like Saigon.

That the Russians are trying to create a “false flag”.

And now this.


20 posted on 02/05/2022 6:31:18 AM PST by Its All Over Except ...
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