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Posted on 12/04/2024 6:33:54 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
A German military helicopter was fired upon by a Russian ship in the Baltic Sea, the latest escalation in tensions between Moscow and the West, a report in German media states.
A Bundeswehr (Federal German armed forces) helicopter was shot at by a Russian ship in the Baltic Sea with a signalling flare, the German Press Agency (DPA) has said. When this event is alleged to have taken place has not been made clear, but Deutsche Welle states the Russian ship responsible for the dangerous act was a “tanker”.
A signal flare launcher is generally a gun in the conventional sense and fires a rocket-propelled pyrotechnic that gives off a great deal of heat and light to assist in search and rescue operations, or for other communications at sea. Other forms of flares are used as countermeasures, as the emission of heat and light can be used to protect ships, tanks, aircraft and missiles by confusing missiles trying to seek heat or other radio-wave signatures.
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When does the radio station at Gleiwitz get attacked?
A single flare fired by a civilian tanker is not an act of war.
“signalling flare”
Well this definitely calls for WWIII and use of thermonuclear weapons.
We simply can’t have countries lighting off signaling flares near NATO aircraft.
To be threatened by a signal flare, that helicopter must have fairly close to that ship.
Misleading headline.
Signaling flare = we see you, stay away.
Very different.
A German military helicopter was fired upon by a Russian ship in the Baltic Sea, the latest escalation in tensions between Moscow and the West, a report in German media states. A Bundeswehr (Federal German armed forces) helicopter was shot at by a Russian ship in the Baltic Sea with a signalling flare,
In other words, the article is pure agit-prop.
A civilian ship shooting a signal flare is hardly the start of WW III.
Probably just weren’t any Russian helicopters around to shoot at.
“signal flare”
C’mon, man. DS clickbait.
This type of sensationalist, misleading clickbait headline should be beneath Brietbart.
Yeah - a flare is not a weapon
Okay, Laz. Back to work...
I mean...it’s a flare. Nobody was hurt.
People, especially the war mongers, need to settle down.
Yeah...but can you imagine if it was TWO signal flairs?
"Why was a German helicopter close enough to a Russian war ship to be 'endangered" by a flare?' "
But from Breitbart -- citing Deutsche Welle without a link -- " Deutsche Welle states the Russian ship responsible for the dangerous act was a 'tanker."
And the informant? "...referred to obliquely by German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock...."
And the date was not specified, and the German Defense Agency gave "no comment." Seems like a good game of Chinese whispers....
But at the same time, it's foolish for the U.S. to flirt with it.
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