By the looks of it, Putin whipped out a new Russian ICBM that NATO defense systems cannot intercept, but did NOT attach nuclear payloads to them.
Essentially, Putin just showed the West that he has the ability to destroy them if they keep provoking him.
It was a warning. Putin just exercised extreme restraint, while also showing Ukraine/NATO that they are outgunned.
This should be front page news on every outlet, but for some reason, it’s not. Perhaps it’s because this situation does not fit their narrative that Putin is this Hitler-esque loose-cannon who wants to conquer the world.
Putin is showing restraint. He wants diplomacy, not nuclear war. But the West continue to poke the bear.
We cannot wait until January 20th. We need Trump in office right now.
If this were poker it would be obvious what Putin is doing. He's bluffing and expecting nobody to call his bluff.
Good poker players know the value of an aggressive bluff your opponent thinks I'd too risky to call
but did NOT attach nuclear payloads to them.
Only two people were reportedly injured, so it appears no conventional warheads were attached either. You can still cause a lot of damage just from the kinetic mass of the re-entry vehicles at high speed.
So Putin is definitely signalling here.
But the bluff is Putin can't use real ICBMs or nuclear weapons. Because then he loses way more than Ukraine.
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By the looks of it, Putin whipped out a new Russian ICBM that NATO defense systems cannot intercept, but did NOT attach nuclear payloads to them.
Essentially, Putin just showed the West that he has the ability to destroy them if they keep provoking him.
It was a warning. Putin just exercised extreme restraint, while also showing Ukraine/NATO that they are outgunned.
This should be front page news on every outlet, but for some reason, it’s not. Perhaps it’s because this situation does not fit their narrative that Putin is this Hitler-esque loose-cannon who wants to conquer the world.
Putin is showing restraint. He wants diplomacy, not nuclear war. But the West continue to poke the bear.
We cannot wait until January 20th. We need Trump in office right now.
If this were poker it would be obvious what Putin is doing. He's bluffing and expecting nobody to call his bluff.
Good poker players know the value of an aggressive bluff your opponent thinks I'd too risky to call
Only two people were reportedly injured, so it appears no conventional warheads were attached either. You can still cause a lot of damage just from the kinetic mass of the re-entry vehicles at high speed.
So Putin is definitely signalling here.
But the bluff is Putin can't use real ICBMs or nuclear weapons. Because then he loses way more than Ukraine.
Putin cannot use ICBMs because Ukraine is TOO CLOSE for their range to be effective. The rest is true enough.
I've read the important thing about this launch was the MIRV , the multiple warheads
It's a new missile, not the Sarmat. I haven't read that it has multiple warheads, nor that multiple warheads struck a target.