Posted on 03/16/2015 6:26:54 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
More than 45,000 Russian troops as well as war planes and submarines started military exercises across much of the country on Monday in one of the Kremlin's biggest shows of force since its ties with the West plunged to Cold War-lows.
President Vladimir Putin called the Navy's Northern Fleet to full combat readiness in exercises in Russia's Arctic North apparently aimed at dwarfing military drills in neighboring Norway, a NATO member.
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Russia will claim the North Pole supports annexation
ethnic Russian polar bears , need protection, comrade.
According to twitter sources that monitor such things, there have been a boatload of “SkyKing” messages from “Mainsail” today.
what does THAT mean?
it means there is a REAL reason Russian numbers stations went backup last year. They are prepping for something. They are serious - this is not a joke or propaganda to them. They intend to strike and win when the time comes.
As for the USSR (united socialists state of raza), our numbers stations are broadcasting the letters l-g-b-t over and over...
oh, and by the way, most of the backbone of the US fleet is in for repairs. Sitting ducks - and we are unable to respond in mass. Would have to take it nuclear pretty fast to stop them.
I agree with your assessment, just from watching Putin's actions. But, I'm not a military guy. What are "Sky King" and "Mainsail"? Is that a movie, or book reference? Does it relate to bombers contacted their bases?
Sorry for the ignorance. I'm just trying to put this into some kind of context.
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