Sadly, Trump appears ready to continue this game of poke the bear regardless of his campaign promises. He’s chosen for his administration zionists of all stripes. So, his buddy bebe will continue the genocide in the midddle east.
And the work of other zionists responsible for starting rebellion and overturning elections in the Ukraine (such as victoria noodleman and blinken) leading to war, no this will continue. Sebastián Gorka calling Vlad a “Russian thug”, what an A-hole
Mutually assured destruction has brought with it a great reduction in the fatality rate from war but in view of the catastrophic consequences from such a war we need something much better.
I think there is more than a 0% chance possibility that Putin is on on this. Why? Because he is instrumental and pushing radical changes that mimic where we are going here: digital money and digital tracking.
So, is it possible that the Kabuki includes this foil, just like every other opposition they have drummed up over the many decades?
I can't shake that feeling either. Putin was all-in on vaccinating his people as well.
Launched just as the manufactured covid drama had petered out, it has certainly been an unusual war. His army aimlessly loitered around Kiev for some time before withdrawing mysteriously and settling down for a WW1-style grind.
Prigozhin rebelled against the conduct of the war, complaining that he was not given the supplies needed to destroy the Ukrainian Army. Was it due to Russian graft and incompetence, or was his Wagner Group deliberately kept on a short leash to prolong the suffering and acclimate everyone to the escalation underway?
Since covid came on the world stage, talk of a "great reset" was inserted into public consciousness by a supranational organization. Nothing resets the pieces on the geopolitical board better than a war. Even better if it's a carefully choreographed one.
"I can't shake that feeling either. Putin was all-in on vaccinating his people as well."
There's a few alternate theories to "Putin is in on it" that seems to be a meme among the more pessimistic observers. First, Putin is not, as far as I know, an epidemiologist, so it's entirely possible he received bad advice from his medical authorities, or that said authorities were "in on it" without his awareness.
Second, it's entirely possible that Russia viewed the outbreak in China as an attack and took the shortest route possible to protect against that. You'll notice the were first out with a vaccine, and that it has a different formulation than the Pfizer and Moderna products. Still a gene therapy, but that is the fastest (not safest) way to get it out there quickly. Also worth mentioning is that since the roll-out of Sputnik-V there have been at least two conventional vaccines available in Russia. This suggests that they recognized the risks involved with a gene based approach and quietly opted for something safer once they had a better assessment of the threat.
It's likely that certain Russian institutions have been infiltrated by western agencies, given how long the attempt to disarm and reduce Russia has been going on, but it seems unlikely that their top command has suffered that fate. It bears mentioning that most of the opposition to Putin is not coming from the 5th columnists aligned with the West. That faction has been significantly reduced over the years. The main objection to his policy comes from the nationalist right who believes he is taking too soft a line in dealing with the West. If that clearly more powerful faction suspected him of betraying the nation, he'd be promptly removed, and I'm sure he knows that.
All that aside, does Putin's actions since he came to power indicate anything but a desire to restore Russia to its rightful place as a sovereign nation? I've seen nothing that suggests otherwise. That's not to say he hasn't made mistakes or received bad advice. No one is perfect, and with the kind of workload the guy has, I'd expect a few mistakes. Big difference from being a stalking horse for western interests though, which just going by his record I think can be safely dismissed.
Both Russia (called Sputnik V) and China (India?) had their own vaccines which were not from the Western Big Pharma. I think both offered Pfizer et al as an option but the vast majority of the population had domestic vaccinations.
But just as the west has hidden the Covid-Vaccine outcomes, nothing is heard from the non-west.
"In other words, you can now use non-nuclear weapons to achieve strategic ends, without the blowback."
I fail to see how this is possible. I think the author is confusing strategic with tactical.
"These weapons can be categorized into two main types: tactical and strategic nuclear weapons. Tactical nuclear weapons are designed for use on the battlefield to achieve specific military objectives, while strategic nuclear weapons are intended for long-range destruction of critical targets, such as military bases or cities, with the goal of inflicting maximum damage."
The Oreshnik is a tactical weapon that has a single distinct advantage over existing Russian tactical missiles in that it can penetrate hardened targets. That's a significant advantage, but it should not be overstated and here's why.
1. All other potential targets can be destroyed with existing tactical systems which has already been demonstrated. In practical terms, you use the least expensive system that is already in serial production to achieve that aim. No need to deploy a more expensive system other than to destroy hardened targets, which includes command centres, so in that sense the game has changed, but the outcome was never in any doubt, with or without Oreshnik.
2. As a strategic weapon, assuming it can be mounted on an intercontinental platform, Oreshnik makes no sense. In a MAD scenario you want to inflict maximum damage on your enemy. So picture an exchange between the USA and Russia. USA uses nuclear, Russia responds with Oreshnik which damages only military assets without the attendant radiation and firestorm. So after everyone's finished shooting at each other, who has taken the most damage?
3. Even if you could successfully destroy all land based targets in a preemptive strike, you still have to deal with the submarines, and at present there's no practical way to get at them. At any given moment both sides have enough firepower at sea to assure a retaliatory strike, so the MAD scenario remains intact, at least for now.
The real game changer in this war, which most commentators have overlooked, are the drones. They are cheap to build, can be directed from a safe distance, and are relentless at picking off individual soldiers or combat units, which renders standard infantry and armour operations nearly impossible. That's part of the reason this war is taking so long because as soon as you start to move, either on foot or in a vehicle, out come the drones. In addition, they can be smuggled in parts and assembled in rear areas, which makes it possible to target key personnel and production sites, in effect carrying the war into areas previously only threatened by missiles which, unlike drones, can at least be intercepted.
As a conventional weapon effective at halting a NATO advance, I can see a use for this new system, but that's about it. It could of course also be used offensively as part of an invasion of Western Europe, but since that's just a NATO fantasy the point is moot.
The destruction of Russia is completely in concert with the destruction of the West. Both have to be sacrificed on the altar of Demonic Globalism. What we are witnessing is a real meat grinder of two Slav peoples and the rest is mostly theater. Of course, anytime when you play with nuclear matches there is a danger of a nuclear Armageddon. I am not all sure that something like that wouldn’t be viewed as desirable by the Demonic Power at the tip of the West’s power pyramid.
I have written this on several platforms many times since April 2022.
If Putin allows the US-NATO to win then Russia will be broken up into 40+ statelets and destroyed, thus the loss in this war is the death-knell for Russia.
If the US-NATO loses then the whole structure of "Rules based international order" is destroyed and with it goes the US dollar, the control of oil-energy and the dominance in the world finance system, thus the loss would be the death-knell for the US hegemony.
It is existential.
Trump will be (has been) made aware of this and real-politik will replace his Yankee bluster. He will back down on his Ukraine threats and claim that Biden has tied his hands for 12-24 months. He will talk to Putin who will tell him to F** off.
It will carry-on getting worse by small increments until there is nothing left in the US arsenal but first strike. The US has, since 1945, been happy to have Russia bomb Europe into the ground but this time they have no idea how many UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles) with how many peta-tons of nuclear torpedoes and missiles are parked just 5 minutes from the whole East and West coasts, with dead-man triggers and automatic launch codes, waiting for a missed signal.
However, this is overstated by some unknown amount because people who wanted to avoid the vaccine simply paid their doctor to enter them in the system and ditch the vaccine. I suspect quite a few people did that as Russians tend to be skeptical people, so 50% is probably closer to the actual rate - perhaps even lower.
I've searched for information on vaccine injury in Russia and the data is sparse. This study used social media reporting as their base-line since apparently the government isn't publishing the data, and even if they were, it probably can't be trusted.
China's Sinovac and other vaccines use a conventional approach. No mRNA or DNA, just attenuated virus. For what it's worth, here's a summary of adverse events from all the various vaccines, although I think as a rule they tend to be understated.
To JD Wangler ; My Like - Reply responses do not seem to work so here it is in a separate post.
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"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading." -- Thomas Jefferson
A draw is not possible in the long term.
Until and unless the USA-NATO countries fully accept the concept of a multi-polar sovereign-nation world, with the only conflicts being of interests and with trade being the only acceptable weapon, then war and it's consequences are inevitable.
The non-west will not accept the hegemony again.
The financial elites of London and New York will not accept that they no longer call the shots and that their wealth will atrophy, and therefore they will pay the politicians to make war and the peasants to wage it.
"But this time, Joe’s opponent remains calm. He hasn’t run out of money."
The money Joe supposedly has is just more debt on top of a huge, non-repayable debt, a fact the big investors are well aware of. I would argue that it is all - the aptly named paradigm shift - a reflection of a financial shift in strategy on a global scale in favour of the BRICS, a reshuffling of the cards that translates into a military shift in strategy. MAD has always been a carefully cultivated myth. It was *never* going to happen, because it's simply not profitable for anyone.
Truly amazing how the last 10 to 15 years has upended our thinking about who are our real enemies. Like the Wizard of Oz, the curtain has been pulled back and we see we have been being manipulated by the Bull for years. Whispering in our ears and giving us false information about the evils of the world, while at the same time, running psyops against the world and we the people.
The USSR needed to be destroyed, communism is evil, but Russia, I use President Reagan’s saying, trust but verify. Truly dangerous and weird times. Thanks for the post. Food for much thought.
The MIC’s must be destroyed before they destroy the world. Their quest for power and greed will be their demise.
i'm not sure that those missiles can't be defeated.
a flock of birds can bring down an airplane.
something that carries a bomb... and contact.... drones if you will fly up in the sky and if they come in contact explode.... if not they land... refuel to go again.
something that moves that fast would have a hard time changing directions....
Interesting point. Response requires awareness, countermeasure launch, then time to respond is a key problem to solve.
However, since the woke, western death cult is hollowing out merit based advancement and fetishized abortion, sorry a woman’s right to kill her baby from a comfortable distance, we have 63 million fewer people today who might help develop such a countermeasure.
Sorry for the pessimism, just feeling rather angry at the world today.
Sadly, Trump appears ready to continue this game of poke the bear regardless of his campaign promises. He’s chosen for his administration zionists of all stripes. So, his buddy bebe will continue the genocide in the midddle east.
And the work of other zionists responsible for starting rebellion and overturning elections in the Ukraine (such as victoria noodleman and blinken) leading to war, no this will continue. Sebastián Gorka calling Vlad a “Russian thug”, what an A-hole
Mutually assured destruction has brought with it a great reduction in the fatality rate from war but in view of the catastrophic consequences from such a war we need something much better.
I think there is more than a 0% chance possibility that Putin is on on this. Why? Because he is instrumental and pushing radical changes that mimic where we are going here: digital money and digital tracking.
So, is it possible that the Kabuki includes this foil, just like every other opposition they have drummed up over the many decades?
I think so.
One thing that I had sensed for a long time, but was convinced during “Covid”, is that nothing, but nothing, is as it is made to seem.
I can't shake that feeling either. Putin was all-in on vaccinating his people as well.
Launched just as the manufactured covid drama had petered out, it has certainly been an unusual war. His army aimlessly loitered around Kiev for some time before withdrawing mysteriously and settling down for a WW1-style grind.
Prigozhin rebelled against the conduct of the war, complaining that he was not given the supplies needed to destroy the Ukrainian Army. Was it due to Russian graft and incompetence, or was his Wagner Group deliberately kept on a short leash to prolong the suffering and acclimate everyone to the escalation underway?
Since covid came on the world stage, talk of a "great reset" was inserted into public consciousness by a supranational organization. Nothing resets the pieces on the geopolitical board better than a war. Even better if it's a carefully choreographed one.
"I can't shake that feeling either. Putin was all-in on vaccinating his people as well."
There's a few alternate theories to "Putin is in on it" that seems to be a meme among the more pessimistic observers. First, Putin is not, as far as I know, an epidemiologist, so it's entirely possible he received bad advice from his medical authorities, or that said authorities were "in on it" without his awareness.
Second, it's entirely possible that Russia viewed the outbreak in China as an attack and took the shortest route possible to protect against that. You'll notice the were first out with a vaccine, and that it has a different formulation than the Pfizer and Moderna products. Still a gene therapy, but that is the fastest (not safest) way to get it out there quickly. Also worth mentioning is that since the roll-out of Sputnik-V there have been at least two conventional vaccines available in Russia. This suggests that they recognized the risks involved with a gene based approach and quietly opted for something safer once they had a better assessment of the threat.
It's likely that certain Russian institutions have been infiltrated by western agencies, given how long the attempt to disarm and reduce Russia has been going on, but it seems unlikely that their top command has suffered that fate. It bears mentioning that most of the opposition to Putin is not coming from the 5th columnists aligned with the West. That faction has been significantly reduced over the years. The main objection to his policy comes from the nationalist right who believes he is taking too soft a line in dealing with the West. If that clearly more powerful faction suspected him of betraying the nation, he'd be promptly removed, and I'm sure he knows that.
All that aside, does Putin's actions since he came to power indicate anything but a desire to restore Russia to its rightful place as a sovereign nation? I've seen nothing that suggests otherwise. That's not to say he hasn't made mistakes or received bad advice. No one is perfect, and with the kind of workload the guy has, I'd expect a few mistakes. Big difference from being a stalking horse for western interests though, which just going by his record I think can be safely dismissed.
Both Russia (called Sputnik V) and China (India?) had their own vaccines which were not from the Western Big Pharma. I think both offered Pfizer et al as an option but the vast majority of the population had domestic vaccinations.
But just as the west has hidden the Covid-Vaccine outcomes, nothing is heard from the non-west.
full theater. anybody who believes this scam can take also the spike quakcine (any because all of them are somehow based on the spike...)
"In other words, you can now use non-nuclear weapons to achieve strategic ends, without the blowback."
I fail to see how this is possible. I think the author is confusing strategic with tactical.
"These weapons can be categorized into two main types: tactical and strategic nuclear weapons. Tactical nuclear weapons are designed for use on the battlefield to achieve specific military objectives, while strategic nuclear weapons are intended for long-range destruction of critical targets, such as military bases or cities, with the goal of inflicting maximum damage."
https://totalmilitaryinsight.com/tactical-vs-strategic-nuclear-weapons/
The Oreshnik is a tactical weapon that has a single distinct advantage over existing Russian tactical missiles in that it can penetrate hardened targets. That's a significant advantage, but it should not be overstated and here's why.
1. All other potential targets can be destroyed with existing tactical systems which has already been demonstrated. In practical terms, you use the least expensive system that is already in serial production to achieve that aim. No need to deploy a more expensive system other than to destroy hardened targets, which includes command centres, so in that sense the game has changed, but the outcome was never in any doubt, with or without Oreshnik.
2. As a strategic weapon, assuming it can be mounted on an intercontinental platform, Oreshnik makes no sense. In a MAD scenario you want to inflict maximum damage on your enemy. So picture an exchange between the USA and Russia. USA uses nuclear, Russia responds with Oreshnik which damages only military assets without the attendant radiation and firestorm. So after everyone's finished shooting at each other, who has taken the most damage?
3. Even if you could successfully destroy all land based targets in a preemptive strike, you still have to deal with the submarines, and at present there's no practical way to get at them. At any given moment both sides have enough firepower at sea to assure a retaliatory strike, so the MAD scenario remains intact, at least for now.
The real game changer in this war, which most commentators have overlooked, are the drones. They are cheap to build, can be directed from a safe distance, and are relentless at picking off individual soldiers or combat units, which renders standard infantry and armour operations nearly impossible. That's part of the reason this war is taking so long because as soon as you start to move, either on foot or in a vehicle, out come the drones. In addition, they can be smuggled in parts and assembled in rear areas, which makes it possible to target key personnel and production sites, in effect carrying the war into areas previously only threatened by missiles which, unlike drones, can at least be intercepted.
As a conventional weapon effective at halting a NATO advance, I can see a use for this new system, but that's about it. It could of course also be used offensively as part of an invasion of Western Europe, but since that's just a NATO fantasy the point is moot.
Appreciate the contrasting view.
The destruction of Russia is completely in concert with the destruction of the West. Both have to be sacrificed on the altar of Demonic Globalism. What we are witnessing is a real meat grinder of two Slav peoples and the rest is mostly theater. Of course, anytime when you play with nuclear matches there is a danger of a nuclear Armageddon. I am not all sure that something like that wouldn’t be viewed as desirable by the Demonic Power at the tip of the West’s power pyramid.
Miracles deliver us from crises. Let all of humanity pray for one.
I have been praying for the schemes of evil men to be thwarted. He's done it before if enough people trust Him
I have written this on several platforms many times since April 2022.
If Putin allows the US-NATO to win then Russia will be broken up into 40+ statelets and destroyed, thus the loss in this war is the death-knell for Russia.
If the US-NATO loses then the whole structure of "Rules based international order" is destroyed and with it goes the US dollar, the control of oil-energy and the dominance in the world finance system, thus the loss would be the death-knell for the US hegemony.
It is existential.
Trump will be (has been) made aware of this and real-politik will replace his Yankee bluster. He will back down on his Ukraine threats and claim that Biden has tied his hands for 12-24 months. He will talk to Putin who will tell him to F** off.
It will carry-on getting worse by small increments until there is nothing left in the US arsenal but first strike. The US has, since 1945, been happy to have Russia bomb Europe into the ground but this time they have no idea how many UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles) with how many peta-tons of nuclear torpedoes and missiles are parked just 5 minutes from the whole East and West coasts, with dead-man triggers and automatic launch codes, waiting for a missed signal.
One of them has to blink.
"Oodahchi"
Hopefully he bucks the globalists and declares a draw. To keep the near term necessary, status quo
@PJ London
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The vaccination rate in Russia is low compared to most western nations. About 60%.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239299/covid-19-vaccination-rate-in-russia/
However, this is overstated by some unknown amount because people who wanted to avoid the vaccine simply paid their doctor to enter them in the system and ditch the vaccine. I suspect quite a few people did that as Russians tend to be skeptical people, so 50% is probably closer to the actual rate - perhaps even lower.
I've searched for information on vaccine injury in Russia and the data is sparse. This study used social media reporting as their base-line since apparently the government isn't publishing the data, and even if they were, it probably can't be trusted.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8631420/
China's Sinovac and other vaccines use a conventional approach. No mRNA or DNA, just attenuated virus. For what it's worth, here's a summary of adverse events from all the various vaccines, although I think as a rule they tend to be understated.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9398801/
To JD Wangler ; My Like - Reply responses do not seem to work so here it is in a separate post.
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"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading." -- Thomas Jefferson
A draw is not possible in the long term.
Until and unless the USA-NATO countries fully accept the concept of a multi-polar sovereign-nation world, with the only conflicts being of interests and with trade being the only acceptable weapon, then war and it's consequences are inevitable.
The non-west will not accept the hegemony again.
The financial elites of London and New York will not accept that they no longer call the shots and that their wealth will atrophy, and therefore they will pay the politicians to make war and the peasants to wage it.
"But this time, Joe’s opponent remains calm. He hasn’t run out of money."
The money Joe supposedly has is just more debt on top of a huge, non-repayable debt, a fact the big investors are well aware of. I would argue that it is all - the aptly named paradigm shift - a reflection of a financial shift in strategy on a global scale in favour of the BRICS, a reshuffling of the cards that translates into a military shift in strategy. MAD has always been a carefully cultivated myth. It was *never* going to happen, because it's simply not profitable for anyone.
Fascinating, as usual.
Truly amazing how the last 10 to 15 years has upended our thinking about who are our real enemies. Like the Wizard of Oz, the curtain has been pulled back and we see we have been being manipulated by the Bull for years. Whispering in our ears and giving us false information about the evils of the world, while at the same time, running psyops against the world and we the people.
The USSR needed to be destroyed, communism is evil, but Russia, I use President Reagan’s saying, trust but verify. Truly dangerous and weird times. Thanks for the post. Food for much thought.
The MIC’s must be destroyed before they destroy the world. Their quest for power and greed will be their demise.
Suggested edit: "Their quest for power and greed will be OUR demise."
Well it could be our, but I meant their. We are on to them
Excellent Post, William. Thank you.
i'm not sure that those missiles can't be defeated.
a flock of birds can bring down an airplane.
something that carries a bomb... and contact.... drones if you will fly up in the sky and if they come in contact explode.... if not they land... refuel to go again.
something that moves that fast would have a hard time changing directions....
just a thought.
Interesting point. Response requires awareness, countermeasure launch, then time to respond is a key problem to solve.
However, since the woke, western death cult is hollowing out merit based advancement and fetishized abortion, sorry a woman’s right to kill her baby from a comfortable distance, we have 63 million fewer people today who might help develop such a countermeasure.
Sorry for the pessimism, just feeling rather angry at the world today.
The only real and significant paradigm shift that has occurred in the last 80 years (the mother of all paradigm shifts) is the ban on smoking.