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Red Mountain

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58. It would be stupid to try and use them in a tactical manner

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 08:12 PM

9 hrs ago

because they aren't that useful.

Using them against a population center would be an all hands on deck war crime.

Fallout would be the least of our worries at that point.

Our worries.....not anybody immediately downwind. They'd be screwed.

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i submit that the location of the Straits is not the key issue Tetrachloride 20 hrs ago #1

I agree with both of you, but I would summarize it thusly: ms liberty 20 hrs ago #2

At the moment we don't have any friends ... only enemies FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #29

Fairly sure Putin considers us more "friend" than foe atm Arazi 17 hrs ago #32

He considers us more fools than not Lithos 9 hrs ago #56

Putin has hated us ever since his funds were frozen and his oil was sanctioned FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #57

And, it seems DiverDave 9 hrs ago #60

He's got Republicans azureblue 13 hrs ago #44

I fundamentally agree with your three points JPK 20 hrs ago #3

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DDG is a guided missle destroyer Beausoleil 18 hrs ago #27

TY ❤️ littlemissmartypants 13 hrs ago #43

DDG JPK 15 hrs ago #38

TY ❤️ littlemissmartypants 13 hrs ago #42

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The question is Seinan Sensei 19 hrs ago #17

The Iranian Foreign Minister just told Margaret on FTN... littlemissmartypants 18 hrs ago #23

Asymetrical Destruction modrepub 19 hrs ago #5

I am positive JPK 19 hrs ago #7

Mercurial Personality modrepub 18 hrs ago #22

I'm partially with you vanessa_ca 11 hrs ago #50

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Bibi didn't give a shit about Iran JPK 19 hrs ago #9

Au contraire, Netanyahu deeply cares about Iran Arazi 17 hrs ago #33

The era of large surface combat ships is over. Shipwack 19 hrs ago #10

All the navies in the world cannot open or close the Strait of Hormuz AverageOldGuy 19 hrs ago #8

The world is ruled by a fucking moron dalton99a 19 hrs ago #11

He may believe that in his miniscule mind but it's far from the truth. ... littlemissmartypants 18 hrs ago #24

"The war is very complete"? calimary 4 hrs ago #64

Independent of the discussion of the Strait of Hormuz, your history on the USS Cole is not accurately . . . xocetaceans 19 hrs ago #13

Never the less, the point was... JPK 18 hrs ago #20

I do believe that is your salient point. littlemissmartypants 18 hrs ago #25

Indeed, I definitely get the main point. xocetaceans 8 hrs ago #62

Seems to me the only person Farmer-Rick 19 hrs ago #14

Saudi Arabia is also benefiting greatly, more than Russia, since RU relies on Iranian drones for their war on Ukraine LymphocyteLover 19 hrs ago #16

Yeah, they are making a buck off this illegal war too Farmer-Rick 19 hrs ago #18

Iran is the #1 enemy and threat to Saudi Arabia's dominance in the gulf region LymphocyteLover 17 hrs ago #31

If I was forced to make a list of people, it would be much longer. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 18 hrs ago #26

Anyone with oil to sell without the threat of it going up in flames is benefiting. paleotn 18 hrs ago #28

Hello ... Venezuela! FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #30

Yep, it's pretty simple LymphocyteLover 19 hrs ago #15

October 2000. I remember the coverage because... Pacifist Patriot 18 hrs ago #19

You left a lot out Kaleva 17 hrs ago #34

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Reading the post here - do you think that Trump is looking for an excuse to Nuke? Dan 16 hrs ago #36

Nuke what? Red Mountain 16 hrs ago #37

The radioactive cloud JPK 15 hrs ago #39

It would be stupid to try and use them in a tactical manner Red Mountain 9 hrs ago #58

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More details on that exercise RainCaster 10 hrs ago #53

OOOOooo... i'd love to see this! druidity33 9 hrs ago #54

What this told me RainCaster 9 hrs ago #61

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Not... czarjak 12 hrs ago #48

They don't need to OC375 10 hrs ago #52

Because this is a shooting war, and we'll definitely lose some boats? Iggo 9 hrs ago #59