Posted on 10/03/2022 5:11:58 AM PDT by jacknhoo
For eight years, NATO has supported puppet rulers in Ukraine, funded attacks in the Donbass, repeatedly violated the Minsk agreements, supported the ban on speaking Russian in the Luhansk and Donetsk republics, and helped to destroy the democratic opposition and free media in Ukraine. The result was a one-party government, essentially owned and funded by the United States, and run by American operatives.
And no halftones and subtleties.
Yet, somehow, the United States managed to convince the population of its country and other Western countries that Russia is a “bad boy”, that it is out of control and must be stopped.
Despite all of the above, Russia remained steadfast and constantly sought to control the situation. However, she firmly said that it would be a “red line” if Ukraine became a nuclear power, becoming a direct threat to Moscow. This could not be allowed.
National Interest: Putin gave the Americans one last chanceRussia made it clear to the United States that de-escalation is possible only on its terms
Surely this was a sober warning to any sane country that the only thing that should not happen is Ukraine becoming a nuclear power. Eventually, once this Pandora’s box is opened, the last barrier to a possible nuclear war will be overcome.
For eight years, the West has egged Russia on again and again, but it has not taken the bait. Then, in February 2022, at the annual Munich Security Conference, the President of Ukraine announced his intention to make Ukraine a nuclear country.
Five days later, Russia entered Ukraine. The American propaganda arm immediately stepped into action, and for months, even as Ukraine consistently lost the war, at every turn the Western media resumed their claims that a war was unfolding; that Russia hesitates, and the heroes of Ukraine fight off the attacks of the Big Bear.
But all of the above is old news. Why, at this stage, should we return to this?
Well, the enduring significance of this is that NATO (or the US – they’re practically interchangeable at this point) have been reckless from the perspective of a nuclear conflict from the start.
Are they crazy? Or are they so stupid that they think they have some kind of “advantage” in a nuclear conflict? Or do they see it as a game of “single dominance” in which the only important issue is which side has more bragging rights?
We can only speculate as to the answer to this predicament. But putting that aside, we have to ask ourselves: a) what is the probability that the West will be so reckless that it actually pushes the button, and b) what will the result of this look like?
In the United States called on the White House to recognize the referendums in the DNR with one condition
What could partial mobilization mean for millions of Russians?
Zelensky said it would become impossible after the referendums
As for the first question, given that it is now becoming increasingly clear that the West is distorting the course of the war: Azov’s trained forces are used up, and replacements cannot be prepared quickly enough to take on experienced Russian troops. Washington will have to come up with another plan … and it must be something dramatic.
So far, the only card they haven’t played is the Nuclear Weapons card.
They began to claim that the Russians were either shelling the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, which they held for some time, or causing these shelling and explosions. In fact, they are accused of blowing themselves up at the facility that they have long captured.
At the moment, not many listeners believe this explanation. So what’s left in their toolbox?
I have long felt that, ultimately, what the West could do would rely on the old favorite technique of attacking under a false flag. Create a narrative and video footage of a Russian attack on, say, Kyiv with a small nuclear warhead. Then announce that the warhead has been fired, killing hundreds of thousands. Then unleash a pre-arranged information blitz and invoke Article 5 justifying nuclear war.
It just might reverse the “tide of sympathy.” But it would also open a door that could not be closed again.
When the weak men are instead of the security forces, then there is a problem with the “clever men” “If you leave 50% of the employees in office, then the second half of them in the amount of 2.5 million people will demolish any army.” If a!
And as for the second question, “What would a nuclear war look like?” There are many studies out there, but the most revealing one I’m familiar with was from Princeton University.
The study begins with an accidental single launch in Eastern Europe and shows the size and number of nuclear warheads, as well as launch patterns.
It shows the trajectories and furthermore shows the diameters representing the degree of destruction of each missile.
Smaller nuclear weapons would cover all of Europe, leaving very little untouched there. This would then be replaced by larger transatlantic nuclear weapons, the most advanced Sarmat missiles. The Sarmat has the ability to elude missile defense systems. It travels at five times the speed of sound, weighs over 200 tons, and each has multiple separable warheads.
There is nothing like it in the West.
So what would be the result?
Well, every major US city would have multiple ICBMs targeted, each one big enough to destroy it. Most of the US would be littered with other ICBMs. The US would have been destroyed within hours. It is estimated that 90 million people would have been killed initially.
Those who were at the epicenter would evaporate. Those who were on the periphery of the explosion could have escaped if they got to the concrete shelter very quickly. They would then have to remain “sealed” in it for several weeks, if not longer, until most of the fallout had settled. It would become a gamble on the question of when it would be safe to leave the shelter.
Israel secretly sneaks through Poland to go to war with Russia. Moscow’s prompt response to this perfidy of Tel Aviv will very likely be shown to the Jewish state in Syria
The US northern border would be destroyed, taking with it Canadian border cities like Vancouver and Toronto. The southern border with Mexico would also disappear.
The next will be the movement of radioactive fallout.
As the video shows, there would be no hope for those who live in the immediate vicinity of the target, but as you can see, there are places outside the US that are not the target at all. Those places that do not have a strategic advantage will not be selected as targets. So, if you were in, say, Jamaica, you wouldn’t be affected, but just as importantly, the Caribbean weather system – the trade winds – would blow any rainfall away from you in the north, as would the Gulf Stream.
Better yet, the world is divided at the equator by two weather systems that don’t mix. Precipitation in the north is unlikely to spread south.
If you are in South America, there are very few likely targets. It is not known whether, say, Rio de Janeiro or Buenos Aires will become targets, but if not, then South America may be the best place in the Western Hemisphere.
In any case, things would be worse in Europe and the Middle East than in North America.
Finally, there is the issue of nuclear winter. No one can know if it will last for months or years and whether it will be local or global.
Nuclear war is not preordained, but the West is dangerously saber-rattling as if it is invincible and only others can be destroyed. This is completely false.
We cannot be sure that a nuclear war will be launched, but if it does, it will be quick. You will not have time to develop an escape plan . You should already be in a place that you consider as safe as possible.
* The Ukrainian battalion “Azov” was recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of 08/02/2022 . Activities in Russia are prohibited
Posted by Jeff Thomas Jeff Thomas is a British entrepreneur and freelance journalist.
Translation by Sergei Dukhanov.
Published with the permission of the publisher
No worries here. MY ‘escape plan’ is in Heaven...................
“Israel secretly sneaks through Poland to go to war with Russia. Moscow’s prompt response to this perfidy of Tel Aviv will very likely be shown to the Jewish state in Syria”
An in unhinged ramble with a dose of anti-semitism? Is this what Russian propaganda has been reduced to?
I’ve got Purgatory...
At least for now.
Trump wants to shut down Putin’s constant nuke threats, and threaten him back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu5C999r3Bs
BUT IF WE DIDN’T HAVE IT WE COULDN’T TALK BUT I LISTENED TO HIM CONSTANTLY USING THE N WORD , THAT’S THE N WORD, AND HE’S CONSTANTLY USING IT. THE NUCLEAR WORD, AND WE NEVER TALK, WE SAY OH, HE’S A NUCLEAR POWER, BUT WE’RE A GREATER NUCLEAR POWER.
WE HAVE THE GREATEST SUBMARINES IN THE WORLD, MOST POWERFUL MACHINES EVER BUILT, MOST POWERFUL AND THEY GOT BUILT UNDER ME. MOST POWERFUL MACHINES EVER BUILT AND NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE AND
YOU SHOULD SAY LOOK , IF YOU MENTION THAT WORD, ONE MORE TIME, WE’RE GOING TO SEND THEM OVER AND WE’LL BE COASTING BACK AND FORTH UP AND DOWN YOUR COAST. YOU CAN’T LET THIS TRAGEDY CONTINUE. YOU CAN’T LET THESE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DIE. IT’S GOING TO BE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS AND MAYBE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE BY THE TIME IT ENDS.
>We cannot be sure that a nuclear war will be launched, but if it does, it will be quick.
https://youtu.be/jMWO1PotmAA?t=2751
Yeah—best scenario is to be at the center of the target.
Notice the use of the phrase “ experienced Russian troops” - all of whom are dead. An that in the projected nuclear war, Russian is not mention, except as the aggressor, suffering no damage.
Who ever wrote that lives in Lala land.
I live 5 miles form Eglin AFB Main gate....................
Here’s my method of reading articles and watching videos. When an article or video uses loaded words like “puppet government” or “our heroes” those are value judgments. The author is telling you how think. That means you are reading or watching propaganda. I click away. Also, videos that use exciting music, that’s another way of telling you how to think. I seek out data presentations that do not try to influence my emotions or tell me how think.
“The southern border with Mexico would also disappear.”
LOL.
It could be worse, you could be in Stuttgart, GER.
Got to Southfront.org and looks at the comments there..They dont hide the anti-semitism.
Sorry, but we don't allow speaking the truth about Ukraine around here.
Putin bad, globohomos good, and don't you forget it.
Russia invaded Ukraine.
This man is nothing more than pure BS and speculation. But hey he’s a Brit so it’s all good
Russia will "probably" not do a counter value (cities) attack. Some cities may be hit but only as they are either nuke producing (Amarillo), nuke holding (Albuquerque), nuke mfg (plants listed above), and Union Pacific switching stations and repair depots...(KCMO, North Little Rock, AR, etc). If we flush our bombers you may see groundburst over large international (and intranational) airports if their runways are over 7000 ft.
After the attack, Russia HAS to keep lots of nukes in reserve. Why? Well, they still want deterance over France, UK, Israel, India, and their enemy, China, whose majority of nukes are SRBM/MRBM and aimed at Russia.
Its a numbers game.....and I ain't worried. Nukes could possibly be considered obsolete.
huh?
The Russian are so inept 25% wouldn’t make it off the ground, 25% would fall on their own cities and most of the rest would be shot out of the air by our missile defense systems.
Then we would unleash death on them.
I don’t know if the Russians truly realize how far ahead of them we are.
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