135 "So far, almost nobody in the west fully comprehends the Oreshnik weapon system just demonstrated by Russia. Hat tip to Ted Postol, Scott Ritter and Brian Berletic, the only 3 people I've found so far who fully understand this."...(Very Interesting...👀) (twitter.com) posted 1 year ago by purkiss80 1 year ago by purkiss80 +135 / -0 62 comments share 62 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Rods of God? wasn't that a thing nearly a decade ago?
"It is a devastating, unstoppable surgical strike weapon that basically drops metal lightning out of the sky like Thor's Hammer or the comets of God"
Same basic concept, but much less expensive compared to a space-based satellite system. All the good stuff, much easier to build, at a small fraction of the cost.
Checkmate. Or in this case... flamethrower.
Thought the exact same thing.
Way more than a decade ago but yeah. IIRC it was the Reagan era of the late cold war that spawned it.