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The Pentagon postponed a planned test this week of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) amid signs of nuclear tensions with Russia.

"Today, I want to talk a little bit about something that we are not going to do," Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said during a Wednesday press briefing. "And I want to explain why last weekend, as you saw, President Putin directed a special alert of Russian nuclear forces."

Last week, Putin ordered the Russian defense minister and the chief of the military's general staff to put the nuclear deterrent forces in a "special regime of combat duty." The move signals tensions could boil over into a nuclear war.
"Now, in this time of heightened tensions, the United States and other members of the international community rightly saw this as a dangerous and irresponsible — and as I've said before — an unnecessary step," Kirby continued.

"Both the United States and Russia have long agreed that nuclear employment could have devastating consequences," Kirby added. He noted the two nations recently agreed that nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.
"Such provocative rhetoric and possible changes to nuclear posture involving the most consequential weapons in our respective arsenals is unacceptable," Kirby said.

Kirby said Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has postponed the planned ICBM test "in an effort to demonstrate we have no intention in engaging in any actions that can be misunderstood or misconstrued.

"And we did not take this decision lightly, but instead to demonstrate that we are a responsible nuclear power."

Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., condemned the Pentagon's decision as "disappointing," describing the ICBM test as "critical to ensure our nuke deterrent stays effective."

"Deterrence means projecting strength & resolve – not sacrificing readiness for hollow gestures," the senator added on Twitter.

SOURCE:-www.foxnews.com/politics/pentagon-postpones-icbm-test-tensions-russia.amp

I laugh when people say the US does not showcase it's weapon. Most of these weapons are deterrence. How do you deter your advisory/advisories if they don't know your true military capabilities.

The world has not experienced nuclear war today because the West knows the true military capabilities of Russia. They made it clear they will not directly engage Russia in a military conflict over Ukraine. A war with Russia is a world war.

olugabbie:
I laugh when people say the US does not showcase it's weapon. Most of these weapons are deterrence. How do you deter your advisory/advisories if they don't know your true military capabilities.

The world has not experienced nuclear war today because the West knows the true military capabilities of Russia. They made it clear they will not directly engage Russia in a military conflict over Ukraine. A war with Russia is a world war.

Stop hyping Russia abeg if there is anything the world has seen is that even with their military Russia is still trash.
Remove the nuclear arsenal and watch their men surrender like they are doing in Ukraine..
Abeg we after this Ukraine will end up in NATO and the EU.

Putin is a genius after all.

AmazonTopaz:
Stop hyping Russia abeg if there is anything the world has seen is that even with their military Russia is still trash.
Remove the nuclear arsenal and watch their men surrender like they are doing in Ukraine..
Abeg we after this Ukraine will end up in NATO and the EU.

Putin is a genius after all.

This is not true. Russia is not using it's true military capability in Ukraine.

AIR FORCE
We have been seeing SU-25 & SU-27 flying over the Ukrainian territory. These are soviet era light bombers (SU-25) and air superiority fighter (SU-27). Russian operation in Syria is different. In Syria SU-34 is used to carry out air to ground attack. While SU-35 & SU-30 are used to protect bombers like SU-24 & SU-25 from any threat from air or land, when carrying out air raid. Again the Newly Built MI-28 night hunter proof it worth in Syria. But this gunship has not been seen in Ukraine. The backbone of Russia air force is yet to be used in Ukraine.

INFANTRY
On the ground soviet era tanks are being used. The T-72 tank is widely used in Ukraine. Their main battle tank the T-90 has not been seen in Ukraine.

It is widely reported on Aljazeera, CNN, BBC e.t.c, that Russia have not used it's main weapon in Ukraine.

There are so many things that the Russians have not done as expected. The West expected Russia to have launched cyber attack on Ukraine. Which they have not done. They also said taking on a population of 40 million with less than 200000 troops is suicide for Russia. Well, Russia has proven them wrong.

Russia is trying to use minimum force to get result in Ukraine. Even though they are aware that the West sends weapons to Ukraine on a daily basis. It is Russia against the world not just Ukraine.

The US lost in Vietnam because the Soviet Union was providing the Vietnamese with weapon (anti aircraft and anti tank equipments)

olugabbie:
This is not true. Russia is not using it's true military capability in Ukraine.

AIR FORCE
We have been seeing SU-25 & SU-27 flying over the Ukrainian territory. These are soviet era light bombers (SU-25) and air superiority fighter (SU-27). Russian operation in Syria is different. In Syria SU-34 is used to carry out air to ground attack. While SU-30 & SU-30 are used to protect bombers like SU-24 & SU-25 from any threat from air or land. Again the Newly Built MI-28 night hunter proof it worth in Syria. But this gunship has not been seen in Ukraine. The backbone of Russia air force is yet to be used in Ukraine.

INFANTRY
On the ground soviet era tanks are being used. The T-72 tank is widely used in Ukraine. Their main battle tank the T-90 has not been seen in Ukraine.

It is widely reported on Aljazeera, CNN, BBC e.t.c, that Russia have not used it's main weapon in Ukraine.

There are so many things that the Russians have not done as expected. The West expected Russia to have launched cyber attack on Ukraine. Which they have not done. They also said taking on a population of 40 million with less than 200000 troops is suicide for Russia. Well, Russia has proven them wrong.

Russia is trying to use minimum force to get result in Ukraine. Even though they are aware that the West sends weapons to Ukraine on a daily basis. It is Russia against the world not just Ukraine.

The US lost in Vietnam because the Soviet Union was providing the Vietnamese with weapon (anti aircraft and anti tank equipments)

You forget the part where the Soviets also lost Afghanistan since you want to talk about Vietnam.

When Russians are seeing the resistance of the Ukrainians they shifted tactics and are now bombing civilians do better abeg spokesman of the Kremlin justifying an unprovoked attack against Ukraine.

Anyway apart from it's nuclear arsenal the Russian military is overhyped, same soldiers that we are seeing reports of being captured and committing mutiny by small Ukraine

AmazonTopaz:
Stop hyping Russia abeg if there is anything the world has seen is that even with their military Russia is still trash.
Remove the nuclear arsenal and watch their men surrender like they are doing in Ukraine..
Abeg we after this Ukraine will end up in NATO and the EU.

Putin is a genius after all.

Add thats lots of Nations will join EU and NATO after this, Russia is only making EU and NATO stronger, Germany will rearm themselves again.

sanpipita:
Add thats lots of Nations will join EU and NATO after this, Russia is only making the EU and NATO stronger, Germany will rearm itself again.

Finland and Sweden may join NATO, Kosovo want to join NATO another nation wants to join the EU I cannot remember the name and these are Russia's neighbours or within the east of Europe later we will see another mumu trying to justify why Russia will attack those countries when Russia is busy bullying them into it

Putin is doing well

sanpipita:
Add thats lots of Nations will join EU and NATO after this, Russia is only making EU and NATO stronger, Germany will rearm themselves again.

AmazonTopaz:
Finland and Sweden may join NATO, Kosovo want to join NATO another nation wants to join the EU I cannot remember the name and these are Russia's neighbours or within the east of Europe later we will see another mumu trying to justify why Russia will attack those countries when Russia is busy bullying them into it

Putin is doing well

NATO is not nurtw or agbero union that anyone can join anyhow. It will take years for a country to join NATO,even EU rejected Ukraine fast tracking. Which means even if Russia invaded another of it's neighbor,the others will not just join NATO in a week

AmazonTopaz:
You forget the part where the Soviets also lost Afghanistan since you want to talk about Vietnam.

When Russians are seeing the resistance of the Ukrainians they shifted tactics and are now bombing civilians do better abeg spokesman of the Kremlin justifying an unprovoked attack against Ukraine.

Anyway apart from it's nuclear arsenal the Russian military is overhyped, same soldiers that we are seeing reports of being captured and committing mutiny by small Ukraine

It is not. Russia is the second largest exporter of military equipments in the world. Even the countries that benefits majorly from Russian military technology are among the top 5 strongest military in the world. China & India.

ifyken:
NATO is not nurtw or agbero union that anyone can join anyhow. It will take years for a country to join NATO,even EU rejected Ukraine fast tracking. Which means even if Russia invaded another of it's neighbor,the others will not just join NATO in a week

Nobody is asking you about the process you are not talking to children here we already knowthis.


What I am pointing at is the fact that they are already indicating or have the intention says it all that Putin miscalculated and is just actuating what his defenders feared would happen by actually helping to actualise it himself

ifyken:
NATO is not nurtw or agbero union that anyone can join anyhow. It will take years for a country to join NATO,even EU rejected Ukraine fast tracking. Which means even if Russia invaded another of it's neighbor,the others will not just join NATO in a week

Don't we all know this? isn't it reason we ask why is Russia invading Ukraine under pretext of NATO, the just the whole point is their action will push more nations to NATO.

olugabbie:
It is not. Russia is the second-largest exporter of military equipments in the world. Even the countries that benefits majorly from Russian military technology are among the top 5 strongest military in the world. China & India.

Uncle, I am not asking you this o they are still struggling to get Ukraine one week in.
Militaryy equipment does not mean might Putin has only exposed the vulnerability of Russian troops that is all

The Ukranians are giving a strong fight and their soldiers are being captured and weakened at this point an only missiles and bombs dey help Russia their strategy Is just out in the open.
There are reports that they actually thought that they will get to Ukraine in a week just imagine that.

After everything in Russia has been sanctioned how do you expect them to hold Ukraine for long.

AmazonTopaz:
Uncle, I am not asking you this o they are still struggling to get Ukraine one week in.
Militaryy equipment does not mean might Putin has only exposed the vulnerability of Russian troops that is all

The Ukranians are giving a strong fight and their soldiers are being captured and weakened at this point an only missiles and bombs dey help Russia their strategy Is just out in the open.
There are reports that they actually thought that they will get to Ukraine in a week just imagine that.

After everything in Russia has been sanctioned how do you expect them to hold Ukraine for long.

Lol!

AmazonTopaz:
Uncle, I am not asking you this o they are still struggling to get Ukraine one week in.
Militaryy equipment does not mean might Putin has only exposed the vulnerability of Russian troops that is all

The Ukranians are giving a strong fight and their soldiers are being captured and weakened at this point an only missiles and bombs dey help Russia their strategy Is just out in the open.
There are reports that they actually thought that they will get to Ukraine in a week just imagine that.

After everything in Russia has been sanctioned how do you expect them to hold Ukraine for long.

Lol! Even the US can not capture Ukraine in one week. Especially with the way weapons are being poured into the country.

But i think Kiev & Kharkiv will fall in the next 14days. If these two cities fall it is game over for Ukraine. Taking on the entire country need a large number of troops. So the Russians are interested in taken key cities (Kiev, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Odesa, Kherson e.t.c) with less than 200000 troops.

Russia military earns my respect with this operation.

olugabbie:
Lol! Even the US can not capture Ukraine in one week. Especially with the way weapons are being poured into the country.

But i think Kiev & Kharkiv will fall in the next 14days. If these two cities fall it is game over for Ukraine. Taking on the entire country need a large number of troops. So the Russians are interested in taken key cities (Kiev, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Odesa, Kherson e.t.c) with less than 200000 troops.

Russia military earns my respect with this operation.

And after Ukraine falls how exactly do you think Russia can hold the country? By installing a puppet that will be removed these Ukranians are resolute and dogged Putin was not expecting this.

Lol easier said than done.

AmazonTopaz:
And after Ukraine falls how exactly do you think Russia can hold the country? By installing a puppet that will be removed these Ukranians are resolute and dogged Putin was not expecting this.

Lol easier said than done.

Well i think Putin wants to hold Ukraine by the b*lls (for lack of better word) by destroying it's military. A country without a military will be easy to control. There is limit to the level of destruction civilians can take. They will eventually get tired of fighting.

AmazonTopaz:
Stop hyping Russia abeg if there is anything the world has seen is that even with their military Russia is still trash.
Remove the nuclear arsenal and watch their men surrender like they are doing in Ukraine..
Abeg we after this Ukraine will end up in NATO and the EU.

Putin is a genius after all.

Cap.
Even without nukes, Russia can level Ukraine.

Y'all keep making noise about nato. Apart from USA, UK and France which other country in nato can fvck with Russia? One-on-One none of them including UK and France can defeat Russia, even if you remove nukes from the equation.

Ukraine isn't ending up in Nato and EU. Ukraine is a useless country, it was overestimating its importance and it'll be reminded of its true place soon.

You are just blabbing when this is over Ukraine will join NATO and the EU

Elder0001:
Cap.
Even without nukes, Russia can level Ukraine.

Y'all keep making noise about nato. Apart from USA, UK and France which other country in nato can fvck with Russia? One-on-One none of them including UK and France can defeat Russia, even if you remove nukes from the equation.

Ukraine isn't ending up in Nato and EU. Ukraine is a useless country, it was overestimating its importance and it'll be reminded of its true place soon.

olugabbie:
Well i think Putin wants to hold Ukraine by the b*lls (for lack of better word) by destroying it's military. A country without a military will be easy to control. There is limit to the level of destruction civilians can take. They will eventually get tired of fighting.

Indeed, LMAO Russia will not achieve its aim no matter how you want to look at it when the sanctions begin to hit hard they themselves will get tired when their military starts asking for fuel and supplies.

Putin miscalculated and he has failed a declining economy in Russia cannot hold or bring Ukraine to it's kneels

AmazonTopaz:
You are just blabbing when this is over Ukraine will join NATO and the EU

Even the real Ukrainians can't utter this rubbish you just said. By the time Russia is through with Ukraine, they'll know what's up.

When this is over, lmao. Like it'll end in favour of useless ukraine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNHUDDqTgdI

Why isn’t NATO fighting Russia?
Indian army generals respond

Elder0001:


Even the real Ukrainians can't utter this rubbish you just said. By the time Russia is through with Ukraine, they'll know what's up.

When this is over, lmao. Like it'll end in favour of useless ukraine.

Like I said you are just blabbing as usual

AmazonTopaz:
Indeed, LMAO Russia will not achieve its aim no matter how you want to look at it when the sanctions begin to hit hard they themselves will get tired when their military starts asking for fuel and supplies.

Putin miscalculated and he has failed a declining economy in Russia cannot hold or bring Ukraine to it's kneels

Some countries are called super powers. A super power should be able to wage against any aggressor/aggressors, irrespective of the condition/situation such a country finds itself.

WEAPON
Super power like Russia don't buy weapon. She produces weapon. She is a major weapon exporter. Some countries can't wage war of this nature. They can be banned from importing weapon which will cripple their military & this will result in the inability to wage war for months. This can not happen to Russia.

OIL RESERVE
Russia/Saudi are the highest producer of crude oil in the world. They may have logistical problem. But they have enough crude oil in reserve that can be used to wage war for months.

FUND
Russia economy is well integrated into the world economy. As we speak EU still depend on Russia for crude oil and natural gas is still being pumped into EU through nord stream I. Cutting economic ties with Russia completely will cripple EU economic. Even if the EU cuts ties completely with Russia today, new market will replace the EU. Crude oil & gas are essential commodity. As a super power funding can never be a problem. Because majorly a war with NATO or US will not be fought using military means only. It will also involve economic war (sanctions). The Russians, US, China, & NATO are always prepared for world war.

Russia is self-reliance (no 1 quality of a super power). It has is own Navigation Satelite call GLONAS. The US has GPS. Infact there is not the US has that Russia does not have. Although US remains the most powerful country in the world. But Russia is also Super power.

The only reason Russia is a superpower is because of it's military might be real abeg.

When the sanctions begin to hit hard that dictator will leave Ukraine alone when the world is done dealing with them.That is if his billionaire friends who are losing money don't get to him first.

olugabbie:
Some countries are called super powers. A super power should be able to wage against any aggressor/aggressors, irrespective of the condition/situation such a country finds itself.

WEAPON
Super power like Russia don't buy weapon. She produces weapon. She is a major weapon exporter. Some countries can't wage war of this nature. They can be banned from importing weapon which will cripple their military & this will result in the inability to wage war for months. This can not happen to Russia.

OIL RESERVE
Russia/Saudi are the highest producer of crude oil in the world. They may have logistical problem. But they have enough crude oil in reserve that can be used to wage war for months.

FUND
Russia economy is well integrated into the world economy. As we speak EU still depend on Russia for crude oil and natural gas is still being pumped into EU through nord stream I. Cutting economic ties with Russia completely will cripple EU economic. Even if the EU cuts ties completely with Russia today, new market will replace the EU. Crude oil & gas are essential commodity. As a super power funding can never be a problem. Because majorly a war with NATO or US will not be fought using military means only. It will also involve economic war (sanctions). The Russians, US, China, & NATO are always prepared for world war.

Russia is self-reliance (no 1 quality of a super power). It has is own Navigation Satelite call GLONAS. The US has GPS. Infact there is not the US has that Russia does not have. Although US remains the most powerful country in the world. But Russia is also Super power.

AmazonTopaz:
The only reason Russia is a superpower is because of it's military might be real abeg.

When the sanctions begin to hit hard that dictator will leave Ukraine alone when the world is done dealing with them.That is if his billionaire friends who are losing money don't get to him first.

The idea of sanctioning states is to turn citizens against the government by making them suffer. It won't be effective if ordinary citizens are not targeted. They expect the citizens to rise against their government.

In the case of Russia. The politicians and the oligarchs have been expecting sanctions targeting them since 2014, when Crimea was annexed. So they were prepared.

This is an experiment for the West. They have fired all their bullets. If these sanctions fail to destroy Russia. Then it is game over for them. Russia will definitely cut ties with the West and look for partners in South America, Asia and African. The world is big enough to maneuver.

Heavy sanctions have been placed on states by the West Cuba, Iran e.t.c and they have failed to yield desired result. Those states (countries) still stand today.

Russia has no choice than to win this war. She will do everything possible to win this war. She has been hit with all sorts of sanctions because of Ukraine. Russia has nothing to loose at this stage. The war must be won.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rawstory.com/amp/ukraine-public-execution-2656833440

If the report is true I hope not Anybody still justifying Russia's unprovoked war on Ukraine or still blaming the west at this point is a very wicked person.