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9dashline

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That could be so. But I think the Russians would enjoy watching the Poles scream in pain -- especially if it turns out that the Poles were the immediate perpetrators of the NordStream blasts (though the US is undoubtedly the ultimate villain). So Putin might blow up the Norway/Poland pipeline, who knows.

In any case, I have just had another thought. In retaliation for the NordStream explosions, Russia could blow up the North Sea pipelines feeding gas to all of Europe. What are the chances of that?
Russia needs to hit way closer to the homeland of the actual perpetrator.. if Putin had balls he would order sleeper cell to do a dirty bomb on a major city of said enemy actor
 

supercat

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I have to give it to her , she really had the guts and she did what she intended to do which is to push the nuclear option on everything. ;)

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Aug 24, 2022 — The foreign secretary told a Tory hustings event in Birmingham that she was willing to hit Britain's nuclear button if necessary – even if meant ...

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U.K. could trigger a global crisis as pound collapses while bond yields soar, Larry Summers says​

ormer U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is worried that the U.K.’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss may risk triggering a global crisis if the government doesn’t take steps to stop the bleeding in local government bonds and the pound.

Since the pound is considered a global reserve currency, a balance-of-payments crisis in the U.K. could reverberate beyond Britain’s borders, Summers said in a series of tweets on Tuesday.

Given the growing risks of a crisis, Summers said he is “surprised” that the International Monetary Fund hasn’t yet chimed in.

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that he wouldn’t be surprised to see the pound tumble all the way to parity with the U.S. dollar and the euro

But on Tuesday he said the pace of the British currency’s decline over the past couple of days has taken him by surprise.

The pound tumbled along with British government bonds as international markets pushed back against the Truss government’s proposed mini-budget, which included both tax cuts and billions of pounds in energy subsidies to help British families struggling to pay heating bills in the face of the worst inflation in recent memory.

Summers slammed the budget as “utterly irresponsible” and said that “a strong tendency for long rates to go up as the currency goes down is a hallmark of situations where credibility has been lost.”

As the U.K. trade deficit climbs due to rising energy costs, this combination of a weakening pound paired with rising yields could lead to a vicious cycle, Summers said.

Summers added that he would “not be amazed” to see yields on short-term gilts triple over the next two years, eventually rising above 7%.
It’s possible that London’s status as a global financial center could be damaged in the process.

The pound rebounded on Tuesday as the greenback pulled back after hitting its highest level in 20 years. But the U.K. currency is still fetching just $1.08, just above its lowest level since the 1980s.

Meanwhile, U.K. bond yields continued to climb, with the 10-year gilt yield hitting 4.373%, while the 2-year gilt yield ticked lower to 4.441%.

British stocks were on track to finish marginally higher on Tuesday after the FTSE 100 the U.K.’s benchmark stock index, saw its lowest close since June on Friday.
Just impeach her!

Why would the US blow up its valuable puppets' pipelines.
NS1 and NS2 were blown up because Germany didn't want to lie down obediently


In any case, if I was Russia though, I would blow up the Norway-Poland pipeline and others. If the US is forcing you to go all the way to end then at least you should try to inflict maximum damage to its puppets. This means that any non-Russian gas pipeline to EU should be destroyed
Russia needs to avoid triggering NATO Article 5. On the other hand, the U.S./NATO can use this false-flag to trigger Article 5 anyway.

Who is more moronic?

Spot the difference:
 

daifo

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Seoul is experiencing whiplash after getting assurance from the Biden administration on economic partnership after South Korea committed tens of billions of dollars in U.S. investment, said Andrew Yeo, a senior fellow who focuses on Korean issues at Brookings Institution, the Washington-based think tank.
“There is a mismatch between Biden’s domestic agenda and foreign policy in terms of trying to promote supply-chain cooperation and coordinating with allies on critical emerging technologies,” Mr. Yeo said. “What it comes down to fundamentally is an issue of trust for South Korea.”"



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getready

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I thought this is just a list of countries whose science experiments were selected. Japan still has some good fundamental research.
OK that makes sense. But South Korea also have some space ambitions, even seeking Russian help in the past. Just surprised they are not in the list. Surely they have experiments too. Unless that list is expanding and soon SK will be added. Heck even India is in there.



Why would you want excessive Indian spices in the space station?
I'm not gonna answer that, henrik.



On another note, this did surprised me.




No wonder there was so many Japanese protesting on Abe state funeral.

 
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