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Maintain a high level of readiness? At one point during the cold war, the US had B-52s not only fueled and ready to go but also airborne 24/7 (operation chrome

Maintain a high level of readiness? At one point during the cold war, the US had B-52s not only fueled and ready to go but also airborne 24/7 (operation chrome dome). Could also just be fuel vapors in the tanks going off too. Do bears have rigid tanks? In WW2 there was a big difference in survival between planes that did vs ones with bladders that collapsed as fuel was consumed.

robocat 1y ago
If they were nuclear bombers, then an attack on nuclear deterrent infrastructure should really put the shits up the US (what if Russia mistook who was attacking?). From another article (although maybe journalist is making shit up): The attacks that went after the heart of Russia's strategic [bomber] capabilities and one arm of its nuclear deterrent should serve as a global wake-up call. Also if they are part of Russia's strategic military assets, then wouldn't Russia wonder if the US was a secret puppetmaster?
- lmz 1y ago
  The US, a secret puppetmaster?
- morkalork 1y ago
  Tu-95 bears are indeed Russia's equivalent of a B-52 long range strategic bomber. You can see four of them burning in one video alone. A nuclear state losing one third of a leg in their nuclear triad in one morning to asymmetric warfare should put a fire under everyone's ass.
- pmfgpmfg 1y ago
  Of course they will. russia, and russians disparage Ukrainians as a default. A success such as this will absolutely be blamed on “Western puppentmasters” rather than absolute mastery by Ukrainians. After all, the alcoholic descendants of a subservient Mongol enforcers couldn’t possibly have had their ass handed to them by Ukrainians. This is standard russian racism, beaten into them throughout the generations.
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- myk9001 1y ago
  They didn't mistake anything and aren't wondering about anything. Here's a primer on how these things work in Russia. You can be as careful as you want, if they decide they want confrontation with the US, they'll make up a reason. If they don't feel confrontation is in their best interest, you can hit Moscow with a Tomahawk and, magically, no one will notice anything but a clapping sound.
  - mmooss 1y ago
    > if they decide they want confrontation with the US, they'll make up a reason That is true, but they also perceive interests that can result in confrontations, for very real reasons.
- dragonwriter 1y ago
  > If they were nuclear bombers They were nuclear-capable bombers that have regularly been used to attack Ukraine with conventional weapons (mostly cruise missiles.) > Also if they are part of Russia's strategic military assets, then wouldn't Russia wonder if the US was a secret puppetmaster? Increasing distrust between Putin and the Trump Administration would also be a coup for Ukraine, but, no, I don't think that's a real threat here.
- cosmicgadget 1y ago
  This president is not puppeteering an attack on Russia, particularly on the eve of his peace negotiation. No, it's almost as if Ukraine has a good reason to blow up the planes that airstrike them.
- rsynnott 1y ago
  The “what if Putin’s delicate feelings are bruised” style of Russian propaganda is just increasingly absurd at this point, honestly. Ukraine cannot be expected to put up with these bombers hitting their cities on a rather flimsy theory that damaging the precious bombers might result in more Russian aggression. In practice, Ukraine has significantly reduced Russia’s _capacity_ for such aggression with this move. Russia only has a limited number of working bombers, and they’re irreplaceable.

robocat 1y ago

If they were nuclear bombers, then an attack on nuclear deterrent infrastructure should really put the shits up the US (what if Russia mistook who was attacking?). From another article (although maybe journalist is making shit up): The attacks that went after the heart of Russia's strategic [bomber] capabilities and one arm of its nuclear deterrent should serve as a global wake-up call. Also if they are part of Russia's strategic military assets, then wouldn't Russia wonder if the US was a secret puppetmaster?

lmz 1y ago
The US, a secret puppetmaster?
morkalork 1y ago
Tu-95 bears are indeed Russia's equivalent of a B-52 long range strategic bomber. You can see four of them burning in one video alone. A nuclear state losing one third of a leg in their nuclear triad in one morning to asymmetric warfare should put a fire under everyone's ass.
pmfgpmfg 1y ago
Of course they will. russia, and russians disparage Ukrainians as a default. A success such as this will absolutely be blamed on “Western puppentmasters” rather than absolute mastery by Ukrainians. After all, the alcoholic descendants of a subservient Mongol enforcers couldn’t possibly have had their ass handed to them by Ukrainians. This is standard russian racism, beaten into them throughout the generations.
- drysine 1y ago
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myk9001 1y ago
They didn't mistake anything and aren't wondering about anything. Here's a primer on how these things work in Russia. You can be as careful as you want, if they decide they want confrontation with the US, they'll make up a reason. If they don't feel confrontation is in their best interest, you can hit Moscow with a Tomahawk and, magically, no one will notice anything but a clapping sound.
- mmooss 1y ago
  > if they decide they want confrontation with the US, they'll make up a reason That is true, but they also perceive interests that can result in confrontations, for very real reasons.
dragonwriter 1y ago
> If they were nuclear bombers They were nuclear-capable bombers that have regularly been used to attack Ukraine with conventional weapons (mostly cruise missiles.) > Also if they are part of Russia's strategic military assets, then wouldn't Russia wonder if the US was a secret puppetmaster? Increasing distrust between Putin and the Trump Administration would also be a coup for Ukraine, but, no, I don't think that's a real threat here.
cosmicgadget 1y ago
This president is not puppeteering an attack on Russia, particularly on the eve of his peace negotiation. No, it's almost as if Ukraine has a good reason to blow up the planes that airstrike them.
rsynnott 1y ago
The “what if Putin’s delicate feelings are bruised” style of Russian propaganda is just increasingly absurd at this point, honestly. Ukraine cannot be expected to put up with these bombers hitting their cities on a rather flimsy theory that damaging the precious bombers might result in more Russian aggression. In practice, Ukraine has significantly reduced Russia’s _capacity_ for such aggression with this move. Russia only has a limited number of working bombers, and they’re irreplaceable.