Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar
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Cruise missiles to destroy the source of the nuke and associated infrastructure plus increased sanctions would be most likely.
Then russia responds to that how?
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I haven't been called up this way, so don't have personel experience, but have a friend who was.
Usually they will attempt to call up a block of the most recently left trade type they want - they'll call up more than they actually need. You'll be called to the reserve activation centre, this was in Chilwell - I think it still is. There they will screen you and filter out the ones who are medically unsuitable, the ones who might have good reasons to not attend and depending on the circumstances, the ones that just don't want to go.
So for your dodgy knee - probably medically unsuitable.
My friend who was called up had only been out two months and had been laughing at how we would be deployed while he was relaxing in the UK - I was amused to bump into him in Iraq.
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WW3 / further tactical nukes / conventional strikes on civillians
As a tactical nuke offers no strategic advantage as far as the war goes I suspect Putin would be deposed before he could use one.
Former head of the CIA and US Army General, David Petraeus gave an interview on CNN explaining that in that event, NATO would respond conventionally using massive airstrikes to destroy all Russian military infrastructure across Ukraine, including Crimea and in the Black Sea. Basically, the ability of Russian to fight a war in Ukraine would be decimated. I suspect he knows what he's talking about and I suspect this has been clearly and quietly explained to the Russians.
What happens after that is anybodys guess.
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If they do we have WW3 and this is not a good thing but if they dont Putin will not stop its catch22.
That's a good point actually - if Nato restricts air strikes to Ukraine it would be the best way to prevent things escalating as not a direct attack on Russian land (phoney referendums aside).
“If the russian federation ..” so basically places the blame for failure on russia (not naming putin).
Not necessarily, they just lose their ability to wage war in Ukraine in any meaningful way. Russia itself won’t be threatened, at least not directly, so launching nukes, the only weapon they have against nato, will only guarantee the destruction of their own country.
It’s a gamble but if they’ve already used them in Europe then we’re already way beyond the Rubicon so something has to be done.
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We were having to patch things as we went, removing sections that we could and getting the fitter to weld patches, but we were lucky in that our route took us past Singapore, so we were able to send measurements to shoreside workshops, that could fabricate new elbows, T-pieces etc. I think those ships will eventually get to a point where they’re like Trigger’s broom, with the entirety of their piping will having been replaced by the crew over time.
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I suspect there would a be direct military response through air strikes; sinking the remainder of the black sea fleet, destroy any known tactical bombers within range of Ukraine, take out Russian air defense systems across Ukraine and probably obliterate any Russian forces near or around the area that was attacked. NATO may even just go full hog and take control of the air and support Ukrainian ground forces until Russia was driven out completely.
I'm sure Nato consider any radiation that hits any Nato country also an act of war / attack. So one would assume so sort of retaliation...
I've also assumed for a long time that we have our subs in the Med and surrounding areas and also assume that our bases in Cyprus have had a steady influx of F35's and Eurofighters for "drills". Not sure current location of our carrier force, but something they are well protected and flanked by Type 45s already and/or subs, as well as any allies supporting ships. Likewise, our American friends have positioned B1's in East Anglia bases for "training".
If so to all of the above...god help us.
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Yeah i forgot about chemical wepons he may try this first like novichok.
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