Russia's Putin Puts Nuclear Forces on High Alert

Yes. I have heard of it. I have also heard of the book of Revelation that says that as a result of the opening of the first four seals 25% of all people on earth die. Does that sound about right?

Could be. I'm not big on eschatology. Too many arguments, too many contrary opinions and everyone is right - according to themselves. What I am sure of is that nuclear war could easily end most, if not all, life. Even Putin knows that.

Nobody wins a nuclear war. It will send the whole world back to the stone age.

What I am seeing is that people are much more interested in the word of God today than they were two years ago. Nothing like the threat of nuclear war to wake people up that they need the Savior.

Crises come and go. Something similar happened during the Cuban Missile crisis and when the World Trade Centre was attacked. People began to seek the Lord in those times as well. Sadly, it does not last.

What I am sure of is that nuclear war could easily end most, if not all, life. Even Putin knows that.

Putin has learned how to bluster, and now that he knows for a fact that the Western nations have no resolve, he will use the nuclear threat to get his way. The only way to deal with this is to challenge him to go ahead and see Moscow become a wasteland. He knows that is exactly what could happen. Russians have learned how to manipulate the West and that is exactly why Ukraine is in trouble.

There are two kinds of dogs, those that bark and those that bite. Putin is the kind that bites.

You forgot about the third kind of dog, the kind that sits in the corner of the kennel whining..........Biden fits that bill.

If you were Putin and wanted to take back the Ukraine and restore the glory of Russia you would know that NATO and the US would fight you just as they did when you invaded Afghanistan. How do you prepare for that?

1. Between Russia and Ukraine you control the export market of wheat. You have to create a food shortage ahead of time, but if you do it will weaken the ability to fight against the invasion. Therefore I would see an attack on the global food supply as a prerequisite.

2. You have to make Europe dependent on Russian oil exports. That was a kind of obvious step that Trump warned Europe about, but they laughed.

But even if you have these two you know the first step that the US and NATO will take will be sanctions. How do you keep your economy from crashing?

3. I would expect Russia to make agreements with both the Saudis and China prior to invading Ukraine so that they could weather any attack on their currency. So then what agreement could you make? China wants Taiwan so fine, you support them on that, and the Mid East wants security so you agree to work with the Islamic union of nations to defeat Israel and replace the US in the Mid East.

OK, but you still have another problem, the US Javelins can wipe out your tanks. What do you do, if you invade Ukraine you get bogged down and they arm the Ukrainians to drain your country of all resources.

4. So I would expect that Putin would not invade with his best forces but his worst, expecting to lose them. Why would he do this? Well the sanctions allow him to attack the US reserve status of their currency as a response to their attack and so will be seen by the majority of countries as a just response (that is essential to get other countries to support Russia and not the US). Second, if they arm Ukraine and do things like sink your warship you can claim they started WWIII and so use tactical nukes. Meanwhile you get all of Russia into bunkers prepared for nuclear war. Then if they do nuke Russia it allows you to have a counterattack on the US which completely takes them out of the picture. If the US is experiencing a famine, massive inflation and the entire electric grid is out they will have far too many problems at home to worry about Israel.

This was the thinking in the "Winds of War". If Russia is preparing for WWIII you will see a number of actions beforehand just like we saw Germany sign the non aggression pact with Russia before invading Poland.

Putin has learned how to bluster, and now that he knows for a fact that the Western nations have no resolve, he will use the nuclear threat to get his way. The only way to deal with this is to challenge him to go ahead and see Moscow become a wasteland. He knows that is exactly what could happen. Russians have learned how to manipulate the West and that is exactly why Ukraine is in trouble.

I've been following this conflict closely. It has not gone according to script.

1. Russia has not sent inferior forces into Ukraine. Putin expected an overwhelming "blitzkrieg" victory. In his imagination, many Ukrainians would welcome Russia as the liberator. He could not have been more wrong

2. China is a smart nation. Many people underestimate the Chinese. China needs the West more than it needs Russia. The cold war ideological days have passed.

3. Saudi Arabia's interests align more with the US than Russia. For now, Israel and Saudi Arabia are getting along just fine. They have a mutual enemy, Iran. Russia and Iran are allies.

4. Nuclear war is the end of civilisation, and possibly of life. Look up "Nuclear Winter". This phenomenon has been known about for decades.

Russia is not the USSR. It cannot draw on the resources of Ukraine, East Germany, Poland and other former Soviet republics. The newest nuke in Russia's arsenal was developed in Ukraine, for example. Putin has delusions of grandeur. He is finding that you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. If he uses the ultimate weapon, he will have nothing but ruins to rule over. If he survives.

Stay out of Western Russia, U.S., and Eastern Europe, if you think Princeton University knows what they are talking about..



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I don't have your powers of perception, I have no idea what Putin imagined. I can only look at what he has done. Also I can only go by what I hear and the accounts of what I have heard are not describing an elite fighting force. I find it hard to believe we have seen Russia's finest army, but again, I am only going on the reports I have heard.

I've listened to people from MI6 and others far more qualified than I am. According to them Russian pilots get an hour a week flying time. It's barely enough for them to keep up with flying, let alone ground attack and air defence. They are getting hammered. It's much the same story with ground forces. The money that should have gone to the military has gone to oligarchs. It's been spent on incredibly extravagant lifestyles. Russia developed some great weapons. They can't afford to mass manufacture them.

I am very familiar with China, my dad was born in Shanghai and I lived in Taiwan for 8 years. China views themselves as the true world leaders with the US being an upstart child that came along during a bad episode in their history. I have no doubts that China is not interested in maintaining the status quo of being the cheap labor serfs to support the profligate Americans.

I agree. However, China wants to sell sophisticated products such as EV's, at which they excel, to world markets. They've done very well out of the West. If the West quits buying from China, as it will if China gets too aggressive, China's economy will suffer. It's fragile as it is. I have a lot of respect for Chinese people. I am not so keen on the leadership.

Saudi Arabia's interest align with Saudi Arabia. If Russia takes over the role of providing security to the Middle East then they will do whatever they need to do.

Iran is Saudia Arabia's biggest issue. Same goes for Israel. Who imagined that the Saudis would make peace with Israel? Not me! If Iran ceases to be an Islamic Republic, which would not surprise me, the whole scenario changes.

In human history there is no example of any country or empire spending the vast sums on these weapons systems without using them. The idea that we can trust our "leaders" to act in a responsible fashion has no basis in history.

No other weapon has threatened the existence of the human race. It's not been used since 1945. And it's not like there has been peace in that time. It could have been used during the Korean war or even Vietnam. America refused because the potential consequences are too grave.

Russia has built an underground city in the Ural mountains that is 800 square miles. That is an incredible investment for someone who is not planning on surviving a nuclear attack.

I'm sure that they like to imagine they will survive. And no doubt some will. But they will have to live in a devastated and hostile world. People are dumb enough to think that Mars could be colonised. Maybe they can be deluded enough to think that a nuclear war can be won. We will see. So far, no one has pulled that trigger.