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Ukraine is very close to creating its own ballistics – Defense Minister
Euromaidan Press ^ | July 31, 2025 | Maria Tril

Posted on 07/30/2025 5:42:55 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

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To: BobL
The last time that I checked those items don’t show the locations of anti-missile defenses (which, by the way, are quite mobile).

Easily countered by lots of drones with 30+ year old US HARM technology. (45 years ago, my eventual Best Man @ my wedding was working on HARM tech for TI -- Among other fascinating things that unfortunately are necessary in this world. A very interesting friend to have, even if he couldn't and still can't go into all the details...)

That said, as I posted above, if you have some old HARM tech applied to reasonably stealthy long range drones, why bother with the large expense of ballistic missiles?

41 posted on 07/30/2025 8:39:28 PM PDT by Paul R. (Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
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To: Paul R.

“That said, as I posted above, if you have some old HARM tech applied to reasonably stealthy long range drones, why bother with the large expense of ballistic missiles?”

Russia, so far, is willing to absorb the drones. But when Germany starts sending missiles into Russia, think 1941 and then Russia’s response won’t be a surprise.


42 posted on 07/30/2025 8:48:44 PM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: BobL

Once again, if Putin orders his army to go home all of this ends.

It really is that simple.

I don’t care what Victoria Nuland or Susan Rice did 8 years ago. They ain’t in charge any more.

Pull all the Russian troops back across the internationally recognized border and the dying stops.

L


43 posted on 07/30/2025 8:56:42 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: ansel12

They sure are lucky they got NATO membership ... wait, What?


44 posted on 07/30/2025 8:59:25 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: tumblindice

Russia launching the biggest European War since WWII by invading their neighbor and then calling in the North Korean army, of course draws the interest of America and NATO, Russia is doing the very thing that NATO exists to defend its members from and hope to restrain Russia from doing.

Russia is the reason NATO exists.


45 posted on 07/30/2025 9:05:26 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Lurker

“Once again, if Putin orders his army to go home all of this ends.”

...and so does Putin’s life, so that’s not happening.

Next option, please.


46 posted on 07/30/2025 9:09:46 PM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: ansel12

The Ukraine is not a member of NATO. qed


47 posted on 07/30/2025 9:16:56 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: ansel12

“NATO exists to defend its members”


48 posted on 07/30/2025 9:20:52 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: Lurker

Once again, if Putin orders his army to go home all of this ends.

It really is that simple.

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That isn’t going to happen and it wouldn’t end anything because the anti Russian financial & economic policies would still be in place.

The Russians have no reason to change what they’re currently doing.

Ukraine as a Western puppet entity is kaput.


49 posted on 07/30/2025 9:27:10 PM PDT by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. )
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To: tumblindice

Nobody thinks that Ukraine is in NATO, and NATO is not fighting Russia, Russia and North Korea are fighting Ukraine.

BUT——Russia launching the biggest European War since WWII by invading their neighbor and then calling in the North Korean army, of course draws the interest of America and NATO, Russia is doing the very thing that NATO exists to defend its members from and hope to restrain Russia from doing.

Russia is the reason NATO exists, and NATO is naturally paying attention to Russia’s invasion and doing what it can to lend some help to the victim without engaging North Korea and Russia with its/our military forces.


50 posted on 07/30/2025 9:37:50 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: tumblindice

The Ukraine is not a member of NATO. qed

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True statement.

However, they sure have NATO countries providing many people, money, and munitions in their fight.

Ukraine is a “lost cause” but many people bought into the initial USA/UK/Ukraine early war propaganda and they’ll have to be ‘let down easy” by their media masters.


51 posted on 07/30/2025 9:39:47 PM PDT by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. )
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President Trump is training Ukraine soldiers right now.

In fact the unit just taking over the mission in Germany under President Trump, last trained Ukrainians to fight Russia when President Trump had them doing it in Ukraine in 2018.


52 posted on 07/30/2025 9:45:49 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: POGO163

“they will sent tens of thousand into all the military sites including the Kremlin, in 100 percent of the country.”

I bet you get an ernie just thnking about that fantasy. NATO is a defnsive alliance. Article 5 does not apply to attacking another country.


53 posted on 07/30/2025 10:00:40 PM PDT by rxh4n1
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To: BobL
Kind of doubt they have the technology to ‘create’ laser gyros, sensing, guidance, and other systems needed for effective missiles against an integrated defensive network - so more like “obtaining” missiles...from Germany.

If Ukraine can build a very successful cruise missile, Neptune they can build a ballistic missile. Also, they have state owned companies that build rockets.

Moskva


54 posted on 07/31/2025 4:04:25 AM PDT by tlozo (“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
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To: unclebankster
Ukraine is a “lost cause”

If 80% of Ukraine is currently free and independent, how is it a "lost cause"?

20% of Georgia was occupied by Russia is it a lost cause?

10% of Finland is occupied by Russia, is it a lost cause?

55 posted on 07/31/2025 4:07:02 AM PDT by tlozo (“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
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To: Lurker
Pull all the Russian troops back across the internationally recognized border and the dying stops.

Putin wouldn't even agree to the US plan of freezing the conflict, in essence allowing Russia to hold its seized territories.

He wants all of Ukraine

"It just seems like he wants to go all the way and just keep killing people. It's not good. I wasn't happy with it," Trump told reporters.

56 posted on 07/31/2025 4:11:31 AM PDT by tlozo (“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
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To: Karl Spooner
They will be found. I can't wait for what type of warhead the Russian's will use on them.

LOL, its called a mobile launcher.

57 posted on 07/31/2025 4:14:22 AM PDT by tlozo (“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
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To: Karl Spooner
NOTE TO SELF: Never attack an enemy who has their nuclear assets controlled by a national "dead man's switch".
58 posted on 07/31/2025 5:26:08 AM PDT by The Duke (Not without incident.)
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To: BobL

When has Russia been attacked in a way that seriously tests their defenses? What feeble attempts that have been made have been relatively successful. That’s why Russia keeps threatening nukes. They could not withstand a
conventional attack by NATO forces. They “have been saying” is just that. Tsunami torpedos, hypersonic missles, foxbatmoonbeam fighters, one red line after another, vaunted SAMs and air defense. In the end they simply feed their population into a meat grinder.


59 posted on 07/31/2025 12:59:49 PM PDT by FreedomNotSafety
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