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sillypicture t1_j9fg4m5 wrote

> US President Joe Biden extended the nuclear treaty by five years to 2026 as one of his first acts upon taking office in 2021 shortly before it was due to expire, after Putin had pressed his predecessor Donald Trump without success to agree to a deal.

What? Trump didn't listen to Putin when he was being reasonable?

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ktaphfy t1_j9fj21v wrote

(mumbles something about hearing and scales)

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ktaphfy t1_j9fgwkm wrote

Putin will not allow inspections bc all his devices are falling apart in disfunction. Heads I'm right tails Russias rusted out. Ballets ensue

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SummerCaps t1_j9fqn8u wrote

Is there any data that shows that the last times we inspected their missles they were in disrepair?

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knotacylon t1_j9fz90k wrote

The only thing I could find was in a recent NPR article stating that inspections were put on hold back in 2020 due to covid, so probably 2-3 years at the least. However nukes have a lot of finicky components that have to function perfectly within a very narrow time frame in order to achieve critical mass. These components require regular and expensive maintenance. You can't just put them in a hole and forget about them until you need them or they won't work.

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TheDevilChicken t1_j9g9dq8 wrote

The material in the nukes has a half-life, if that degrades too much then you can't have a proper nuclear explosion.

So nukes have literal timers and best-by dates if left as is.

So at best, if Russia did no maintenance, they have dirty bombs instead of proper nukes.

Can someone say if they can actually inspect that part of the nukes?

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ATLien325 t1_j9gaalw wrote

If I’m not mistaking a dirty bomb is a conventional explosive with nuclear material attached. I don’t think there’s any convential explosives in nuclear bombs though.

edit - Nevermind I see what you’re saying

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batmansthebomb t1_j9i7yoc wrote

There's definitely conventional explosives in a nuclear weapon, that's how they get the core to super criticality to begin the nuclear reaction.

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ATLien325 t1_j9jhf7j wrote

Oh, didn’t realize. Always assumed it was electrical or something.

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knotacylon t1_j9gfgir wrote

If I recall correctly you have to remove the core, and you essentially have to refine it again, removing all the decay products, and then you have to reshape it because the geometry of the core is super critical, and then you put it back in.

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SummerCaps t1_j9fzhjl wrote

Are the reports from pre 2020 public knowledge? I guess not… but I wish they were… so interesting

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knotacylon t1_j9fzqrc wrote

I did a quick Google check and couldn't find anything. Doesn't mean it's not out there though.

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FM-101 t1_j9fj386 wrote

Makes sense. He has only made self-sabotaging braindead descisions so far, why stop now.

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TaiwanBandit t1_j9fflg0 wrote

Another veiled threat from Putin, yet no sign he will stop in Ukraine.

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lilrabbitfoofoo t1_j9fjf26 wrote

Every time he makes these impotent threats, he gets closer to declaring victory and pulling out entirely.

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lilrabbitfoofoo t1_j9fiipq wrote

More evidence that Russia's once vaunted nuclear arsenal is in the same state of collapsed corrupt disrepair as its conventional forces have proven to be. First, Putin bans inspectors when the world starts asking the big questions about his nuclear threats impotent bluffs. Next, he calls for new disarmament talks -- in the middle of a war, hello? And now he won't even confirm the country is nuclear anymore by withdrawing from decades-old test ban treaties.

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Lemon_LostSock t1_j9ffcgs wrote

Did his podium have stilt’s as his iq can be compared to his heigh in inches.

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DarkUtensil t1_j9gd7ep wrote

I'm not sure Putin really understands just how bad they are losing.

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Sensitive-Pirate-461 t1_j9fuxgn wrote

Private russian armies are being trained now, paid for by some of the wealthiest companies on earth, once ready they will remove putin and the kremlin.

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AZMD911 t1_j9gnq1g wrote

As if contracts with him are worth anything in the first place...

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ThirstforSin t1_j9ff3e7 wrote

Somebody send the video

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Throwaway-6384 t1_j9h3416 wrote

So he hasn’t been trying this whole time? The casualties say otherwise.

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azt936 t1_j9hi96d wrote

So is this the downfall of the Putin Union?

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DerDoppelganger70 t1_j9hqkku wrote

And he can back that up with the fact Russia has lots of money under the mattress to finance an arms race….oh wait

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JustVGames t1_j9ifesf wrote

This is what right wing politics always leads to - death and collapse.

It is only a matter of time until the rightwing politician starts conquering again, leading to war.

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BowenOrcutt t1_j9is4rq wrote

I believe my favorite sheriff put it best: "We are gonna die. I'm out of here!"

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wired1984 t1_j9fgcc8 wrote

The world is in a really shitty spot right now. If a match is lit in the wrong part of the world, WW3 could start. That’s where this war on Ukraine has brought us.

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The-Brit t1_j9fswan wrote

Take a deep breath then relax. I grew up with the previous cold war and at times it scared the shit out of me because I was young and inexperienced in the global political way of things.

Now, with a reasonably long life of experience, I see this as sabre rattling and posturing. Believe it or not, things can get a lot scarier but in the end it will eventually blow over.

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wired1984 t1_j9hkdr8 wrote

It’s not just about Russia though. There’s a developing coalition of autocratic states supporting each other. We need to take that seriously and develop diplomatic countermeasures

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11nerd11 t1_j9gb4tv wrote

They were that close pushing the button in the cold war. What are you on about lol.

You said the very same thing when Russia spent like a month amassing troops at the Ukrainian border, didn't you.

"Just sabre rattling" am I right? A lot of people weee wrong once, wouldn't be surprised if they are wrong again.

Puting is in a position he literally can't back out from, and he was crazy enough to try to invade a souvereign country.

If he actually loses the war completely, don't doubt for a second he will be capable of the worst.

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The-Brit t1_j9gqunm wrote

>You said the very same thing when Russia spent like a month amassing troops at the Ukrainian border, didn't you.

Link to where I said that? I call BS, the same as the rest of your comment. Go play with kids your own age.

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lilrabbitfoofoo t1_j9fj7zf wrote

It is not. Read between the lines.

Putin has all but publicly confirmed that his entire nuclear force is in the same corrupt, corroded state his conventional forces are in.

You're being fearmongered to by an impotent little man who has no more cards to play. Stop falling for it.

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ATLien325 t1_j9gaveo wrote

Kind of high stakes to believe that he has no functioning nuclear weapons. Hopefully you’re not a general or head of state.

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wired1984 t1_j9hitho wrote

A conventional war would be bad enough. Mainly my worry is a simultaneous war in Europe and Asia, or another war following an intensified rivalry with all the involved parties. There’s no backing down from aggression here, but even if we win that, it doesn’t mean it won’t suck.

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lilrabbitfoofoo t1_j9i6mmy wrote

>Mainly my worry is a simultaneous war in Europe and Asia,

Don't be ridiculous. No one wants to keep fighting this bullshit invasion except Putin. And that impotent little Vladolf Shitler doesn't even pose a legitimate threat to Europe, let alone NATO...and he knows it.

That's why he attacked Ukraine instead of a NATO European country after all.

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Rhoeri t1_j9h5r4j wrote

No, it isn’t. But as for those that think it is, they’re very easily swayed into compromising their own safety to appease Putin.

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