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Wagner troops ‘plotting march to Russia to avenge leader’s death’ (uk.news.yahoo.com)
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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is the nuclear stockpile as good as the military equipment they use in Ukraine?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There only needs to be 1 functional one for it to kill thousands or even millions

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It takes a lot to launch a nuke and land it accurately. I'm guessing Russia lost that ability years ago and they know it hence the sable rattling.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I don't know though my instinct says you're overstating the complexity. Doesn't really need to "land accurately" so much as detonate above any target population. Could just even be conventional ordinance with a nuclear payload.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I know it's not simple. Many things need to work in a certain way so they need to be maintained. Batteries must be replaced, systems must be tested frequently and security is very high. This is all expensive and knowing how cheap Russia is and lax their maintenance is, I'm betting many components were stolen which makes a success lunch much less likely.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Russians have been successfully launching Soyuz rockets longer than Americans have been launching space shuttles.

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