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  1. I think we will have more bunker busters for the other deep tunnel facilities.
  2. That's a big motherfucker. Seems like he would be hard to move.
  3. Shit yeah I scored more pts I think he died like 13 years ago.
  4. I seriously doubt that they said “Hey Texas is offering you $200,000 but we will let you start immediately”. That’s total wish casting. Equal money via promises (who knows if they can actually fulfill those promises) plus the sales pitch is the name of the game. So basically, all things being equal where would you rather play. Not us, what would it take for you to come here? $300K - Let me go talk to my manager. He says he can’t go higher than $250K, but we can throw in some nice dish towels. What do you say? You coming here?
  5. I don’t know how many hospitals are in Be'er Sheva but I know a woman who is an MD at one of them.
  6. I’m in Missoula right now - we should play University of Montana.
  7. Cuz Iran leadership is shit
  8. Generally, the Ukraine/Russia discussion has been pretty politically free and commentary has been more subject oriented. Every once in awhile the cloak room people and associated commentary crop up but overall it has been good since the thread was started in 2022.
  9. Indulging your thought process, China would be starting WWIII. And if Russia decided to use the cover of us preventing Iran from getting nuclear fissile material to nuke Ukraine, Russia would be starting WWIII.
  10. Most people fear their own death, the death of their loved ones, and/or the death of their people. A dirty bomb ensures that their life is forfeited and the lives of their loved ones and their country may end as well.
  11. I agree with Sydney here but it may just be because I want to be his buddy.
  12. made this post earlier but for some reason I don’t see it. got this in my inbox:
  13. Israel says it killed senior Iranian general Israel’s military said it had killed a senior Iranian general “in the heart of Tehran” overnight. The Israeli Air Force said it struck a command centre and killed Ali Shadmani, the commander of Iran’s main centre for designing, coordinating and overseeing military operations. Israel said the killing “adds to a series of eliminations of Iran’s most senior military leadership and degrades the chain of command of the Iranian armed forces”. It said Shadmani was appointed following the killing of his predecessor at the start of Israel’s campaign on June 13. Iran has not confirmed the Israeli claim. https://www.ft.com/content/03475842-014c-402b-8fd0-be77a89decc1 Trump says Macron wrong about his G7 summit exit Donald Trump said his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron was wrong about the reason the US president left the G7 summit in Canada early, saying it was not to work on an Israel-Iran ceasefire. “He has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a Cease Fire,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Much bigger than that.” Earlier, Macron said Trump told G7 leaders that discussions were under way to obtain a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. Trump, who described Macron as “publicity seeking”, said: “Whether purposely or not, Emmanuel always gets it wrong. Stay Tuned!” G7 backs Israel and calls Iran ‘principal source of terror’ The G7 leaders agreed a statement on the Middle East late on Monday backing Israel’s right to defend itself and saying Iran can “never have a nuclear weapon”. The statement, backed by all members including the US, reiterated the group’s “commitment to peace and stability in the Middle East”. They added: “In this context, we affirm that Israel has a right to defend itself. We reiterate our support for the security of Israel.” The leaders described Iran as “the principal source of regional instability and terror”, adding: “We have been consistently clear that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.” The statement urged that the resolution of the Iranian crisis leads to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, “including a ceasefire in Gaza”. They said the G7 countries would “co-ordinate” to ensure stability in energy markets.
  14. 2 hours ago Chloe Cornish in Dubai UAE launches rescue mission after collision in Gulf of Oman Emergency workers in the United Arab Emirates said they had rescued 24 crew members of an oil tanker after two vessels crashed in the Gulf of Oman, 100 miles south of the Strait of Hormuz. A third of the world’s supplies of seaborne crude oil pass through the strait, and oil traders have been concerned Iran could try to block them. But the incident did not appear to be security related. The UAE’s National Guard said that the people were retrieved from the oil tanker Adalynn. The National Guard did not name the other ship involved in the collision, which it said took place 24 nautical miles offshore. Asked for comment on the incident, the UAE’s foreign affairs ministry referred the FT to an article by Reuters, citing a British maritime firm’s assessment that the incident was not security related.
  15. Where is the ship? Crude Oil Tanker ADALYNN is currently located in the Oman Gulf (reported 1 hour, 59 minutes ago) What kind of ship is this? ADALYNN (IMO: 9231767) is a Crude Oil Tanker and is sailing under the flag of Antigua Barbuda. Her length overall (LOA) is 274.18 meters and her width is 50 meters. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:149391/mmsi:305091000/imo:9231767/vessel:ADALYNN
  16. FIFY - Why not all avenues of air support, protection, and direct attacks against hardened nuclear facilities?
  17. Umm, if 3 ships were hit by Iran or its proxies, the US is going into Iran with MOABs.
  18. Name means father's wealth is renewed.
  19. Maybe that’s the plan. As soon as we are attacked, it’s game on.
  20. Not only ^^^ but also now is not the time to do it. Let the season play out, fill out the recruiting class, and then make a push for your true needs.
  21. Russian drone factory while EU calls for tougher sanctions on Moscow Ukraine targets alleged Russian drone manufacturing facility 1,200km away from the frontline Alisha Rahaman Sarkar Monday 16 June 2025 11:07 BST The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Ukraine attacked a Russian drone factory in the Tatarstan region, located about 1,200km away from the frontline. At least one person was killed and 13 others wounded in Sunday's attack, according to regional governor Rustam Minnikhanov. He said the Ukrainian drone was destroyed, but falling debris ignited a fire and struck a vehicle manufacturing plant in the Yelabuga district. The Ukrainian military said the Russian factory produced, tested, and launched drones at Ukraine. Russia launched 183 drones and decoys, along with 11 missiles, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, which said its air defences destroyed 111 drones and eight missiles, while another 48 drones were jammed. Meanwhile, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has urged the G7 nations to ramp up sanctions on Russia to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine. "Last week, we put forward a proposal for an 18 sanctions package. I will invite all G7 partners to join us in this endeavour," she said. The EU is set to adopt a new sanctions package on Russia, but has so far failed to convince US president Donald Trump, who has been reluctant to pressure Russian president Vladimir Putin into imposing new American sanctions.
  22. Russia is shifting tactics again, assaulting Ukrainian cities with swarms of killer drones Ivana Kottasová CNN — On a recent evening in Kyiv, 4-year-old Olexander Reshetnik made a simple suggestion to his parents: “Let’s go to the parking garage now so we can sleep properly, and you don’t have to wake us up twice to take us there and back.” The family lives on the 18th floor of a high-rise building and getting into the underground garage that doubles as a bomb shelter during Russian attacks is an uncomfortable experience. With aerial attacks becoming more common, it made sense to Oleksander to simply stay there. Even at his young age, he knew the Russians would likely attack again. His mother Khrystyna Reshetnik said the family has gotten used to seeing drones being shot down in the skies over Ukraine’s capital. In days gone by there would be one or two, maybe three, but things have changed. “Lately, they’ve been flying like a swarm that doesn’t stop for three or four hours. Explosions right outside the windows,” she told CNN. Russia has ramped up its airborne attacks against Ukraine in recent weeks, launching as many as 479 drones and missiles in a single night. These assaults are not just bigger and more frequent; they are also more concentrated and executed in a way that makes them a lot more difficult to combat – as they are flown at higher altitudes, out of reach of machine guns. The increase in the number of drones Russia is deploying against its neighbor is stunning: seven of Moscow’s largest drone attacks in its war on Ukraine have happened in the past four weeks, according to a CNN tally. Russia successfully scaled up the domestic production of its most frequently used drone – the Iranian-designed Shahed – last fall and is now churning out hundreds of these killing machines every day. Christina Harward, a Russia analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, said that according to current estimates, Moscow can now produce about 2,700 Shahed drones per month, as well as some 2,500 decoy drones. “These numbers are allowing Russia to more frequently launch over 300 or even 400 drones in just one night,” she told CNN. The fact that some of the drones are decoys makes little difference to the Ukrainian defenses as Moscow has adapted them in a way that makes it very difficult to distinguish them from the real thing. “So, either Ukrainian forces spend time trying to identify the decoys or they spend precious resources shooting them down. Either way, this helps the Russian missiles and Shaheds – with their large payloads – (as they) have the chance to get through to their targets,” Harward said. The increased number of drones launched each night is overwhelming Ukrainian air defenses, especially since Russia began to zero in on handful of locations at a time. On Monday night, it targeted the Ukrainian capital and the Black Sea port city of Odesa. The following night, it was Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. “Instead of targeting a bit here and there, they concentrate the strikes and are able to achieve maximum effect, both kinetic and psychological,” Oleksiy Melnyk, a former Ukrainian defense ministry official who is now the co-director of foreign relations and international security programs at the Razumkov Center in Kyiv, told CNN. Russia maintains that it does not target civilians, but evidence to the contrary continues to mount. At least 154 Ukrainian civilians – including children – have been killed by drones, in Russian missile assaults and by artillery across the country in the last four weeks. A further 900 civilians have been injured. The deadly attacks are designed to undermine Ukrainian morale and create the illusion that Russia has the upper hand in the war – even though Moscow is far from “winning.” The front line in Ukraine has not moved in any significant way since Ukrainian forces liberated the southern city of Kherson in November 2023. Russia has only managed to seize about 5,000 square kilometers (1,900 square miles) of Ukraine’s territory since then. Russian troops have advanced in some areas in eastern and northern Ukraine in recent months but have not managed to break through or take over a major city. Yuriy Chumak spends many of his nights perched on Kyiv’s rooftops, machine gun in hand. A Supreme Court judge by day, he is part of a volunteer drone-hunting unit by night. He said the skies have gotten significantly busier in recent weeks. “There are many more drones. This is an objective fact. And, of course, the more there are, the harder it is to work against them,” Chumak told CNN. He said after Moscow started flying drones at higher altitudes, it has become much harder, if not impossible, for his unit to destroy them. Previously, Russian forces would fly the drones low, for example along a riverbed, to avoid being detected by Ukraine’s air defenses for as long as possible. “The time to respond was very short because we only detected it when it was (close),” he said. These days, he said, Russian drones are flying two to five kilometers (1 to 3 miles) above the ground. “We can see them all. Radars can track them. But it has become impossible to shoot them down with machine guns,” Chumak said, adding that Ukraine now has to use missiles to thwart them. But missiles are in much shorter supply. This is pushing Ukrainian forces to find new solutions on the go. Melnyk said that the efficiency of Ukraine’s air defense system remains remarkable. “Even now, about 80% of drones are being intercepted. A few months ago, this percentage was about 95. (But) we can see the impact of Russia increasing the number (of drones) and changing tactics,” he added. Speaking to reporters last month, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the Ukrainian Air Force and volunteers like Chumak for pivoting as Russia ramped up its air war. He added that Kyiv was now using drone-to-drone interceptors to combat the higher altitude bombardment. “We have the technology. The question is when we will be able to expand,” he said. Zelensky said that Russia can produce some 300 to 350 drones a day, while Ukraine can only make 100. “The issue is no longer about production capacity. It’s financial,” he said. ‘The norm for our children’ Kyiv mom Khrystyna Reshetnik said one of the worst things about the Russian aerial assaults is that they have become commonplace to her three boys, aged 4, 8 and 11. Olexander regularly asks whether the noise he hears is a Kalibr cruise missile or a drone. “He’s just a little boy and he already understands what’s going on,” Reshetnik said. As the attacks have intensified in size and scope, the family has been spending more time in the underground parking garage, where Olexander and his two brothers sleep in the trunk of their car. “This has become the norm for our children. It hurts my heart,” she said. Yet despite the daily horrors they experience, the Reshetniks are among the lucky ones. They live in Kyiv, a city that is relatively well defended. The majority of the explosions they hear are Ukrainian air defenses intercepting Russian drones. Many others elsewhere around the country are left without protective shields because Ukraine’s access to air defenses is limited by what its Western allies are willing to spare. Closer to the front lines, Russian troops have been using smaller drones to target civilians. “We talk about these big attacks, especially when Kyiv is under attack, but cities like Sumy or Kherson are under attack 24/7,” Melnyk said, interrupted by an air raid alarm as he spoke to CNN. “There is (a) ballistic missile coming, so I am going to go into the shelter. My point is that this is the daily life of Ukrainian citizens and civilians.” CNN’s Kostya Gak and Victoria Butenko contributed reporting.
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