Quote (IgoSoHard @ Oct 25 2023 11:59pm)

Russia says it rehearsed delivering a massive retaliatory nuclear strike


•Russia says it tested its nuclear triad
•Missiles test-fired from land, sea and air
•Minister says it was a test of ability to strike back
•Comes as Moscow is de-ratifying nuclear test ban treaty


Oct 25 (Reuters) - Russia has successfully tested its ability to deliver a massive retaliatory nuclear strike by land, sea and air, a Kremlin statement said on Wednesday, a display of force which coincides with Moscow de-ratifying a landmark nuclear test ban treaty.

The exercise, which involved the test launch of missiles from a land-based silo, a nuclear submarine, and from long-range bomber aircraft, comes as Moscow is locked in what it casts as an existential standoff with the West over Ukraine.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-rehearsed-delivering-massive-retaliatory-nuclear-strike-2023-10-25/

Quote (Kuggergug @ Oct 19 2023 10:52pm)

World War 3 Belligerents:

USA+Europe+Israel - declared intentions is to spread and protect democracy, claim to fight terrorist elements kidnapping and beheading civilians.

Russia+China+India+the muslim world+african nations+brazil - declared intentions is to defeat US hegemony, claim to seek to eradicate an American and European civilian population that has turned into satanic barbarian animals because they accept homosexuality and mutilate childrens sexual organs in gender reassignment surgery. NO terms of surrender accepted.


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Biden to give nationwide foreign policy address tonite, presumably about the war.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...sis-rcna121127

Drones attack US military base in Syria:
https://apnews.com/article/us-milita...6c4e93522c5ae8

Drones attack Iraqi base housing US military:
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-769294

Worldwide travel advisory issued for all Americans:
https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...e-caution.html

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As of October 2023, there are 47 active aircraft carriers in the world operated by fourteen navies. The United States Navy has 11 large nuclear-powered fleet carriers—carrying around 80 fighters each—the largest carriers in the world; the total combined deck space is over twice that of all other nations combined.[6]

Quote (Mondain @ Oct 26 2023 05:59pm)

If there is a draft in the usa, you'll see millennials and zoomers dodging the draft in huge numbers.

Quote (Mondain @ Oct 27 2023 10:24am)

It would actually cost usa more money to use the draft, the technology used by the military requires intelligent people trained to use it.

It's more cost effective to train volunteers than force a bunch of low moral grunts.

Quote (RedFromWinter @ Oct 27 2023 06:04pm)

Maybe the legal armchair experts can inform me here.


Is a draft without a war declaration a violation of the 13th amendment? All I've found is SCOTUS precedence from WW1 era that it's not during times of war. My understanding is US hasn't made formal war declaration since WWII. Maybe 'war' is loosely fit here.