Ukraine - Russia Conflict
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Good luck s400 finding a strike group of F-35's under EW conditions and trying to find a low observable JSOW at the same time.
I'm talking about the s400s 40N6. No s300 or s400 battery is going to be inside Ukraine and if that is the case Russia wont have any ability to conduct CAS over Ukraine in the event US/NATO gets involved.
It's not about luck it's about the purpose of those planes. Bait.
It's not really that difficult. EA is very hard. If EA was reliable, then the USAF would actually have invested in it, instead of placing it on the backburner for decades.
And you are underestimating it as well. It's a two-stage missile. The kill vehicle in the 2nd stage is not much different from AAMs. It's no different from the SM-6.
It's a good thing we know you have no idea what you're talking about.
Depends on the scale of the conflict. But even in the worst case, I don't think long term supplies will be affected as long as the factories survive.
I doubt the Russians are looking at all-out war, even if it came to that.
Do yourself a favor & don't post your sources of information will you? For your sake. As it is people out here have a rather poor opinion about your knowledge of matters geopolitical. Then you go right ahead & play into their hands.
If you support this Biden clown I don't know what to tell ya. And don't bring up Tuckers reflecting demented looking eyes either!
It's demorat party that wants this war.
It's demorat party that wants this war.
Pentagon orders 101st Airborne Air Assault at Fort Campbell ready for possible deployment
101st Airborne Air Assault ordered by Pentagon at increased readiness for deployment
I thought UK could evacuate it's citizens on it's own .
Pentagon orders 101st Airborne Air Assault at Fort Campbell ready for possible deployment
101st Airborne Air Assault ordered by Pentagon at increased readiness for deploymentus.yahoo.com
Russian invasion of Ukraine would be 'horrific': Pentagon
"If that was unleashed on Ukraine, it would be significant, very significant, and it would result in a significant amount of casualties," Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said.
"If that was unleashed on Ukraine, it would be significant, very significant, and it would result in a significant amount of casualties," Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said.
"And you can imagine what that might look like in dense urban areas, along roads and so on and so forth. It would be horrific, it will be terrible."
Speaking alongside Milley, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said conflict in Ukraine could still be avoided, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin amassing more than 100,000 troops along their shared border.
"Conflict is not inevitable. There is still time and space for diplomacy," said Austin.
"Mr. Putin can do the right thing as well," he added. "There is no reason that this situation has to devolve into conflict. He can choose to de-escalate. He can order his troops away," he said.
The remarks of the US military's two top officials, who had been quiet in recent days over the rise in tensions in Eastern Europe, came as there was no sign of a breakthrough in diplomatic efforts to avoid open conflict.
They said Russia continues to add to its forces pointed at Ukraine, with a range of offensive units and capabilities including armor, air power, naval power, missiles, and cyber and political operations.
While the Pentagon officials said they do not believe Putin has made a decision to go to war, they said his options have expanded, from provocations that could lead to an attack in the restive southeast Donbass region, to an attempt to overrun the entire country, attacking urban centers like the capital Kyiv.
"If war were to break out on a scale and scope that is possible, the civilian population will suffer immensely," Milley said.
Russia itself will suffer, he added.
"If Russia chooses to invade Ukraine it will not be cost-free, in terms of casualties or other significant effects."
Austin and Milley stressed that Washington has no intention of sending US troops to Ukraine to defend it, but will continue to support the Ukraine military with arms and other materials.
However, they stressed, the United States was prepared to send troops to reinforce and protect NATO allies in eastern Europe that faced a potential threat from a Russian attack on Ukraine, which is not part of the Atlantic alliance.
"An attack on one NATO ally is an attack against all," Milley warned.
If anything I don't think Phase I will roll over to that extent, while Phase III won't happen at all. Meaning I doubt the Russians will ever cross the river or threaten Odessa.
They can take over the regions east of the river and then use their forces in Belarus to threaten Kiev for a settlement.
Taking over land up to the river will keep the Russians safe as well, even if Kiev doesn't settle. They will have an insurgency in their hands though.
The problem for Russian now is that if they don't attack and manage kiev now then within 5-6 years it will up arm itself enough that Russians won't be able to anything then and they even join the NATO.
Once that happens, Russians will have to keep a permanent deployment along Ukraine border too.
Ukraine could have armed itself between 2014 and today, they didn't. So they are likely to repeat that mistake.
While their infantry has been receiving new tech, their armour, artillery and air defence suck, and their air force is practically non-existent. They are only restoring their mostly outdated stuff right now.
When it comes to fighter jets, their program is called "Air Force Vision 2035", so you can see how 'serious' they are. The US should have delivered used F-16s, Patriot batteries, Harpoons and EW systems free of cost to them right after they lost Crimea.
Won't even be a war, just a massacre.
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U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine: A Silver Bullet?
U.S. military assistance to Ukraine now will at best be marginal in affecting the outcome of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. It might be morally justified to help a U.S. partner at risk of aggression. But given the scale of the potential threat to Ukraine and its forces, the most effective way...
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