Russia

[dimejinky99]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 73621.html

[simple schoolboy]

What is the likelihood that the West arms the Syrian insurgents to a greater extent now, just to be contrary?

That'd be silly, of course. What we should be doing is supplying the Chechens in Syria with GLONASS and GPS jammers to help them survive the conflict, and then financially support then when they return home to fight for their independence.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Putin played in a hockey game against former NHLers and scored 7 goals.

[McParadigm]

Putin played in a hockey game against former NHLers and scored 7 goals.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Putin would squash Eddie Vedder in whatever sporting event he choose

[McParadigm]

Putin would squash Eddie Vedder in whatever sporting event he choose

"If he dies, he dies."

[E.H. Ruddock]

Sh*t is getting serious with Russia. The U.S. is saying that a couple of Russian missiles headed for Syria crashed in Iran. Russia is angry and denying the claim.

[LoathedVermin72]

goddammit this is all i need

[BurtReynolds]

I think maybe the West wants Russia to deal with the middle east for awhile. Let them get bogged down there for a decade or so.

[jwfocker]

I think maybe the West wants Russia to deal with the middle east for awhile. Let them get bogged down there for a decade or so.

Worked out really well the last time Russia dealt with the middle east.

[darth_vedder]

I think maybe the West wants Russia to deal with the middle east for awhile. Let them get bogged down there for a decade or so.

Worked out really well the last time Russia dealt with the middle east.

It sure did!

[McParadigm]

$20 says Putin is incapable of orgasm unless Centuries is playing, and his adamantium claws are out.

[E.H. Ruddock]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/28/politics/ ... index.html

U.S. sensors detect Russian submarines near underwater cables

Washington (CNN)When a Russian military ship called the Yantar suddenly crossed the Atlantic and started moving down the East Coast of the United States last month, it set off alarm bells inside the world of U.S. naval intelligence.

U.S. spy satellites, aircraft and submarines tracked the ship all the way down the coast to Cuba, according to two U.S. defense officials.

It had been years since the U.S. had seen this type of activity by the Russians, officials said. While the Russians have insisted the Yantar is not a spy ship, U.S. naval intelligence believes it has one significant and unsettling capability: small underwater vehicles that can cut vital undersea cables carrying vast amounts of commercial and military data, voice communications and Internet service between the U.S. and Europe.

Some of these details were first reported by the New York Times.

U.S. officials told CNN there was no indication that the Russians have any intention of cutting the cables, but they said that they are showing off their capability to U.S. naval intelligence by their actions.

It comes as the U.S. has watched for the last several months as Russian submarines in deep water have come close to the undersea cables. A classified network of Navy undersea sensors have been set off several times as the submarines approached the cables. The officials said the Russians would be aware in broad terms that their actions would cause the network to detect them.

The U.S. Navy considers all submarine operations to be highly classified and is almost always reluctant to talk about them. But earlier this month, the top U.S. Navy commander publicly addressed the rise in Russian submarine operations.

"The proficiency and operational tempo of the Russian submarine force is increasing," according to Adm. Mark Ferguson, Commander of U.S. Naval Force Europe.

"According to Russian Navy Chief Adm. Chirkov, the 'intensity' of Russian submarine patrols has risen by almost 50% over the last year," Ferguson told an audience in Washington.

Or as another Navy official put it to CNN: "Russian submarine deployments are through the roof."

Ferguson said Russia has increased the rate of operations to a level not seen in over decade.

He also pointed to Russian naval expansion in the Arctic and more than $2 billion in investment in the Black Sea fleet. They underscore what the U.S. Navy sees as a Russian military goal -- to broaden their naval operations and demonstrate a capability to control maritime areas during conflict.

"Russia has introduced new capabilities such as newer and more stealthy nuclear-powered attack and ballistic missile defense submarines. They are also expanding the reach of their conventional submarines with advanced cruise missiles," Ferguson said.

In September, the first Russian Kilo class submarine with a conventional Kaliber cruise missile moved from the North Sea to the Black Sea, bringing that weapon within range of Eastern Europe, according to the U.S. Navy.

Welp

[Strat]

That shit is so fascinating to me.

[LoathedVermin72]

Fuck

[Strat]

Fuck

Dont worry. Trump will save us with a million mile long underwater wall

[LoathedVermin72]

Fuck

Dont worry. Trump will save us with a million mile long underwater wall

jesus christ trump and putin butting heads would almost certainly end in nuclear annihilation

[LoathedVermin72]

Fuck

Dont worry. Trump will save us with a million mile long underwater wall

jesus christ trump and putin butting heads would almost certainly end in nuclear annihilation

Or, more likely, they will become best friends and the nations would become allies.

[Norah]

If the Russians sabotaged some of the underwater internet cables it really wouldn't be that big of a deal. The Internet doesn't have a single point of failure along transmission lines the way old phone or telegraph networks did.

http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechcons ... ntent=2051

[Strat]

nerd