Posted on 05/06/2022 9:30:06 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
President Vladimir Putin will send a "doomsday" warning to the West when he leads celebrations on Monday marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russia's vast firepower while its forces fight on in Ukraine.
Defiant in the face of deep Western isolation since he ordered the invasion of Russia's neighbour, Putin will speak on Red Square before a parade of troops, tanks, rockets and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
A fly-past over St Basil's Cathedral will include supersonic fighters, Tu-160 strategic bombers and, for the first time since 2010, the Il-80 "doomsday" command plane, which would carry Russia's top brass in the event of a nuclear war, the Defence Ministry said.
In that scenario, the Il-80 is designed to become the roaming command centre for the Russian president. It is packed with technology but specific details are Russian state secrets.
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Less than two decades ago, U.S. President George W. Bush joined Putin for the May 9 celebrations in Moscow. This year no Western leader was invited, the Kremlin said.
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The Kremlin did not respond to requests for comment on what Putin might say in his speech, to be delivered from the Red Square tribune in front of Vladimir Lenin's Mausoleum.
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Well the silver lining is we won’t have to worry about climate change any more ...
W said he saw his soul.
Or something like that.
“Tell Putin to go home.”
That makes too much sense. So, the pro-Russia war supporters will get upset with you for bringing it up.
Gee, I wish we had one of those doomsday machines!
WWII took over 5 years with lots of destruction in other countries, none in the US. This one will likely be a lot shorter, but destruction in the US. Not sure how that is good for the economy.
One of my favorite movies. A classic!
She’s going to be furious if nuclear war returns humanity to the Stone Age before her “green new deal” has a chance to do the same.
Vlad: How we get Americans to cheer for us?
Boris: We plant troll on news forum in their country.
Vlad: We already have trolls on liberal sites and in office. Conservatives no go for this foolishness. You not remember Cold War comrade? And if we invade another country, they will get very angry.
Boris: Some will believe us. Some will buy into our foolishness.
Vlad: Are you sure?
Boris: Of course. We just call the Ukrainians Nazis or something. We tell them that Hillary is a Ukrainian. Never estimate ability for some to accept foolishness. Even major foolishness.
LOL!!!
Can you explain who are the people in the first one?
I recognize the Belarus leader. I’m guessing checkens are in there somewhere.
We have a new nuke. See here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqnutvrmHRk
See the 1:29 mark. It is designed to dig DEEP.
Also, due to Russian threats, the work to get these into F-35’s internal weapons bay has accelerated, and is already being done.
The more I see Russia struggle to take on a small the country, the less I worry about Putin.
Does he want a MAD scenario?
Maybe if he’s dying.
We need a nuclear war to cull out a lot of people in this nation...it’s gotten that bad anymore.
Just give Zelinsky a small pre-emptive gift with that locations gps co-ords. He can probably find a good use for it.
“He wants you to think he’s insane. That’s the only way you can get real mileage from your nukes without actually using them and getting yourself demolished.”
That is only true if he is bluffing. And the only way we’ll find out is to call his bluff. If he’s not bluffing I expect his military leaders to take him out.
Will any of Pootis supporters that post here be in attendance ?
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