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  1. pete

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    I'm more worried about which hemisphere is going to be which.

    Id prefer it if the oppressors went to the moon.:biggrin:
     
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      Why is it such a problem for Russia that Finland has joined NATO? Here's a decent explanation.

       
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        I see today, the Russian Ruble fell to its lowest level since a couple of days after the invasion and appears to be still falling.
         
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          These leaked US intelligence documents. More like deliberately leaked misinformation for Putin.
           
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            The US are going all out to make it look like they were genuine intelligence documents.

            A 21-year-old US airman will appear in court on Friday in connection with a leak of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other national security issues.
             
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              Why leak info that the SAS are there though?
               
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                I cant see the point of an intentional leak, its not like we are planning an invasion of our own or it has any tactical benefit to Ukraine.
                Telling the Russians that Ukraine is running out of missiles doesn't sound like good battle tactics to me.
                 
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                The only reason I can think of is if they are trying to influence Russia's next action. Maybe to lure them into a trap. But I'm still skeptical because I think it's highly dangerous to admit that British and US special forces are inside Ukraine. Although I guess it's possible they put that bit in to make it more believable, as the Russians probably already knew that.
                 
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                  Those leaked papers are confirming what the youtubers have been saying for weeks now. Cant fightb the baddies if you aint got enough weapons and ammo.
                  Peace and carving up of territory to follow imho.
                   
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                  I watched something on YouTube last night that suggested China's window of opportunity to invade Taiwan is coming soon.

                  If the analysis is to be believed, they're saying China can't be sure of victory right now, and they need the Ukraine war to drag on a bit longer to further deplete US ammo reserves, but they can't wait too long because the US and Europe and all of NATO is now shifting towards ramping up the production of military hardware.
                   
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                  I can not see how a 21 yearold auxilliary service person, could possibly have access to such files
                   
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                    Perhaps US and UK Special Forces are not in Ukraine but if Russia thinks they are why not tell them they are?
                    And the National Guard is not just composed of auxiliary personnel but also has a core of full-time servicemen. It would appear Jack Teixeira worked for the National Guard.
                     
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                    Russia has been making nuclear threats for over a year now. I would assume that in the circumstances, putting special forces close to Russia would just be logical. I have no idea how you prevent a nuke launch, but I'd speculate that some form of sabotage might be a component, and the SAS are known for their ability to strike very difficult targets very suddenly. I mean, maybe not actually blow up a nuke before it launches, but maybe take out the command and control? Or am I being daft? (You can probably tell this is not my area of expertise)
                     
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