Posted on 10/23/2022 10:07:33 AM PDT by dennisw
Boris Bondarev urged a strong response from the West to Putin's threats, he told Sky News. Putin is using the nuclear button to "compel other countries to do whatever he wants," he said.
If a fireball were to hit the city's Mission District, the Golden Gate Bridge would remain standing. In the event of a 15-kiloton blast, 63,000 people in San Francisco could die — but that's the smallest number of any city on this list.
That blast would also miss two of the city's iconic waterside landmarks: the Ferry Building and Fisherman's Wharf.
Golden Gate Bridge would remain standing. That blast would also miss two of the city's iconic waterside landmarks: the Ferry Building and Fisherman's Wharf.
A former Russian diplomat has warned that President Vladimir Putin will sacrifice 10 to 20 million Russian soldiers to win the war in Ukraine.
Speaking to Sky News' Political Editor Beth Rigby, Boris Bondarev said that Putin "understands that if he loses the war with Ukraine, it will be the end of him."
"You should have no doubt about it. He may sacrifice 10 or 20 million Russians just to win this war just to slaughter all Ukrainians because it's a matter of principle. It's a matter of political survival to him."
Bondarev quit Russia's permanent mission at the United Nations in Geneva over the war in May.
The exiled diplomat warned the West against failing to meet Putin's threats head-on.
Responding to a question from Rigby about Biden's cautious responses to Putin, Bondarev said: "When you say that you don't want to provoke a bully, it gives him the wrong signal. It shows him you are afraid of him, and he will escalate further. You must show Putin a clear signal that if he wants escalation, he will get it. "
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If a fireball were to hit the city’s Mission District, the Golden Gate Bridge would remain standing. In the event of a 15-kiloton blast, 63,000 people in San Francisco could die — but that’s the smallest number of any city on this list.
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Just for reference, a 15 kiloton nuke is a very small nuke, similar to the Hiroshima bomb. The compact U.S. W88 fusion bomb, small enough to MIRV in a sea-launched Trident missile, has an explosive force of ~ 500 kilotons. This from a device that looks like a 5 foot tall, 18 inch wide ice-cream cone.
https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/systems/w88.htm
then he will lose 20,000,000 and then still lose.
144 million russians.
a little more than half of those are probably women
so.. maybe 70 million or so men.
half of those are probably old men or kids.
so maybe 35 million men of fighting age?
and he is willing to lose 20 million of them?
LMAO
psycho.
“Mr. President, I’m not saying we wouldn’t get our hair mussed. But I do say no more than ten to twenty million killed, tops.”.
15 kilotons? SS-18 single warheads go up to 25 megatons, and MIRV warheads are 550 kilotons and up.
What would happen if an 800-kiloton nuclear warhead detonated above midtown Manhattan?
Like the vax they can only bs so long. I’m not a Putin fan and at the same time I believe this war was a mistake. Russia is our enemy. We can debate why but the statement is fact. I want to know where he would get 20 million soldiers that would be effective in battle. A few hundred thousand seems to have damn near torn them up. The only reason I can see letting Russia survive this is a future conflict with China. I’ve said since the beginning the only way nato wins is using nukes. That hasn’t changed. Pull the trigger already. This slow death for Ukrainian civilians is not acceptable and nato is as much to blame as Russia. I’m sick of both sides.
China would be much more likely to send them into Russia. They plan to someday anyway.
And the Covid.xyz vaxxxes “sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.”
That’s a new perspective for me and it makes more sense than what nato has done since it started, 2014.
This isn’t Facebook. We’ve seen the same memes time and again. Stop with the spamming. Please.
If you don't like it, there's a very big rest of the internet out there.
Putin is no different than a Democrat party member.
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Except for the fact Putin is much like Trump- strong, much support, and looks out for his citizens first. Your Democrats are weak, have little support, and have no concern about Americans.
For some reality, Hungary’s leader Orban had much to say about the behind the scenes events in this regional conflict. Maybe the West should listen to him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by7lbrFSO7s&t=3s
Mail order brides will be a two-for one special deal.
How exciting. The amount of front page news on that border war omits our own border war. And guess who is losing this war? The American people once again.
The sanctions, “the dwarfs are sanctioning the giant”, ….the Russians are destabilizing and de- industrializing the EU….smart man. Time for the collective west to stop comitting suicide.
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You have more than one wife...
What industry does Russia have? They were dependent on what Germany produces for everything important. Such as pipeline controls and compressors. Some compressors were from Quebec.
Their war industries are pathetic. So now these clowns must buy missiles and drones from the Iranians. The Rus still have plenty of artillery shells..... Made back in the Soviet days.
What would he equip 20 million men with? An old mosin and 5 rounds?
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