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Passages

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Thu Dec 19, 2024, 08:58 AM Thursday

Putin challenges West to '21st-century high-tech duel' against Oreshnik missile, with Kyiv as Russia's target

5:23 am, December 19, 2024

Source: Meduza

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his annual Direct Line call-in show, claimed that the air defense systems currently deployed in Europe are incapable of intercepting missiles from Russia’s “Oreshnik” system, describing the odds of success as “absolutely zero.”

In response to Western experts who have cast doubt on the capabilities of the Oreshnik system, Putin proposed what he called a “21st-century high-tech duel.”

“If Western experts believe [the Oreshnik can be intercepted], let them propose a technological experiment to us and those funding them in the West, particularly in the United States. Let them select a target, say in Kyiv, concentrate all their air and missile defense systems there, and we’ll strike it with the Oreshnik. Then we’ll see what happens. We’re ready for such an experiment. Is the other side ready? […] It would be interesting for us. […] Let’s conduct this experiment, this technological duel, and see the results. I think it would be useful for both us and the Americans.”
https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/19/putin-challenges-west-to-21st-century-high-tech-duel-against-oreshnik-missile-with-kyiv-as-russia-s-target


Right, the world needs a high-tech duel.

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Putin challenges West to '21st-century high-tech duel' against Oreshnik missile, with Kyiv as Russia's target (Original Post) Passages Thursday OP
Nato could put his war making capabilities in the shitter within days displacedvermoter Thursday #1
I thought the same (re muskrat) nt LSparkle Thursday #2
Although I'm sure it's just a taunt, I'd bet Trump would take up the challenge and think of it as a contest Dennis Donovan Thursday #3
I don't trust him either. Nor do I trust the group...which now includes Musk. Passages Thursday #4

displacedvermoter

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1. Nato could put his war making capabilities in the shitter within days
Thu Dec 19, 2024, 09:05 AM
Thursday

and he knows it. Sick bravado, sounds very much like Musk.

Dennis Donovan

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3. Although I'm sure it's just a taunt, I'd bet Trump would take up the challenge and think of it as a contest
Thu Dec 19, 2024, 09:26 AM
Thursday

He's just twisted enough to do that and use Kyiv as the target.

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