The White House will meet with congressional leadership as a top Republican is requesting President Biden declassify information on a "serious national security threat"

GOP warning of ‘national security threat’ is about Russia wanting nuclear weapon in space: Sources::The White House will meet with congressional leadership as a top Republican is requesting President Biden declassify information on a “serious national security threat”

  • kingthrillgoreEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Which leads me to ask: if he has to have a launch capacity in space, how badly broken is Russia’s launch capacity?

    • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      His nuclear arsenal is primarily 50-year-old delivery systems that have been “maintained” by notorious black market scalpers. It would be a surprise if even one ICBM could make it to its destination and then detonate with effect, even if absolutely no countermeasures were deployed.

      The world has been politely capitulating to a man they know is bluffing. It’s been the lazy way out for decades now. It’s time to call his bluff and end this regime of terror.

        • kingthrillgoreEnglish
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          5 months ago

          One of the things about New START is the US and Russia inspect each other’s launch capacity, and its a bit of a zero sum game: The US would never admit it has better launch capacity against Russia because it tells China and Iran they can sweep in and gain soft power. The US could admit it and then the rest of the world sees a hyperpower situation again and a need to de-escalate its own capacity.