"Tactical" Nukes.

 To those who continue to bring here all kinds of "tactical nukes" BS just because they saw a "mushroom cloud".

1. Tactical nuke is defined as such NOT because of its yield, but because of its utility, that is--for solving tactical tasks. If the enemy's brigade spreads over large area and 2 to 5 kilotons are not enough, nobody prevents you from using 100kT device. It still will solve tactical level task only. Here is an example--Motorrifle Battalion attacking in one echelon with tactical nuke. 

Tactical being for achieving the tactical objective. It could be 2 kT, it could be something much more potent if, say, strong point is in the deep bunker. 

2. You cannot use nuke and not be immediately detected and identified by, say, Russia who has an advanced sensor network, including space-based Kupol which can see not only the flash (easily) and will know the nature of the charge, but it will know its yield but sensors will register all damaging factors of nuclear explosion ranging from flash to EMP, to radiation to a seismic event. The US knows this. Its use of nuke will be immediately detected and the user identified. What follows next--even majority nutjobs in D.C. can imagine. 

So, please, stop dragging here all kinds of hysterical X twits by some morons stating that because they saw "mushroom cloud" it is nuke. 

Finland Is Now On Notice.

And this is a "party line" now. 

Finland, in fact, allowing Ukrainian drones flying to Russia through its territory, joined the war with the Russian Federation. Moscow has reason to shoot down drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine right over Finland. The same applies to the Baltic countries. About this "Gazeta. Ru" said the First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Vladimir Dzhabarov. "The fact is that Finland allows drones that fly to Russia through its territory. In fact, it thereby joined the war with Russia. Yes, indirectly, but nevertheless, when letting these drones pass, it must understand that they can cause damage to our country. People can die, so Russia has every reason to shoot down these drones on the territory of Finland," he stressed. According to Dzhabarov, this issue is very serious, but Helsinki does not understand this. "This applies not only to Finland, it applies to all three Baltic states too," he said.

Yep, the preparation has started. This is from the upper chamber of Federal Assembly and senators are usually very reserved in their statements. Well, especially when one considers Dzhabarov's background and his FSB counter-intel rank. Newly reconstituted Leningrad Military District has all means to "correct" the behavior of nutjobs in Helsinki and those who they protect on their territory. Russia knows that Finland allows launches of 404 drones from its territory. NATO? There is no NATO anymore--it is all fiction. 

Township Yarovaya ...

 ... after it was liberated by Russian Army. This is how 60th Motorrifle Brigade of VSU dealt with those civilians who refused to "evacuate" with VSU. First--torturing, then--knives. This happens all over the place in VSU's zone of responsibility--mass atrocities. 

These are darlings of the combined West. That's how they have been "trained" by NATO. In the same time, in the act which defies any logic and morality: 

The finance, energy and central bank governors of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom held an emergency virtual meeting on Monday to discuss measures to stabilize the situation in the Middle East. As a result of the discussion, it was decided to appeal to Russia and China with a request not to restrict the export of fossil fuels, since the war between the United States and Israel on the one hand and Iran on the other is beginning to significantly affect oil prices. Officials attending the meeting expressed deep concern about the uncertainty of the duration of the conflict. They fear that further export restrictions could exacerbate the economic crisis. At the same time, EU policymakers face difficulties due to the need to save in the face of several crises at the same time. No sooner had the meeting participants completed the discussion than US President Donald Trump made contradictory statements on his social networks. He reported on ongoing peace talks with Iran, which at this time continued to bomb gas plants in the Middle East, including Ras Laffan in Qatar, where a fifth of the world's liquefied natural gas is produced.

How typical of the West. No honor, no integrity. Nope, Russia IS NOT coming to save Europe again--let it decompose. 

Wanna energy? Crawl back to Russia and beg her to sell anything at a premium. No sympathy here. Japan? Well, Russia may think about it. 

Everything You See In This Video ...

... is made in Russia. All three of them finished the certification for Arctic extreme cold conditions. All three have done very well. 

In Related News ...

 ... and in continuation of the previous post. 

That is why the gig is up not just for US military--the country itself is in downward spiral. 

They know how to make money, how to fight the war--nope. Nor how to govern a country. 

Down The Memory Lane With ...

 ... Donnie, who, as we all know, is a draft dodger. 

You can see already then his delusions about American military power and of his own intellectual abilities in matters of warfare and applied geopolitics. Today, these delusions came to a head. But as I state ad nauseam--the US doesn't have real strategists of global repute at all. Self-promotion through the American media and PR machine is a completely different matter, but it doesn't make grilled chuck roast taste like a USDA Prime ribeye, and anybody can taste the difference.

Now, here is the issue through personal observations, and many will not like what I am about to say. Since the resignation of Joe Kent from his position I listened enough of his statements, including during conversations with Tucker, to come to a final conclusion that people at the top still cannot comprehend the depth of the US historic departure from the position it never in reality occupied. It has never been a great land power, period. It was good, while it was fighting in coalitions, but that's about it. Joe Kent, for all his personal courage and some pedigree against enemies which can hardly fight back, continues to reside in this alternative universe that, let me put it in the most simple way--"yeah, we are not that good today, but we used to be and if the right people come ... ", I hope you get the message. That's the attitude, and that's delusion. 

It doesn't mean that the US military has no competent or courageous professionals, absolutely not. I will continue to repeat it. There are many people of honor, integrity and courage, but they are of the mythology and ethos which really doesn't reflect realities of the continental warfare and Joe Kent in a sense is an Exhibit A of this attitude, especially considering his CIA paramilitary background which limits one's views on real warfare. Especially continental one. This cannot be changed, because overall American views on war break down the moment US military faces an actual continental power. Iraq is not and never was a real continental power, Iran always was, give and take 100 years long hiatus for Pahlavi's reign. The Iran-Iraq War should have been a warning to the US, but it wasn't. And now we have a former CIA para telling us that the US military-industrial-congressional-media (and executive) complex knows nothing about world outside? Whose fault it is then? I guess we know the answer, even when the right words are spoken. 

US cannot defend Gulf. It cannot defend itself and the widening gap cannot be closed. 

OK, This Is Not "Sudden".

So, whenever things of this nature are titled like this, one has to ask the question if they even know what are they talking about. 

A fast thaw in relations between the Kremlin and Azerbaijan occurred in March, enabling a strategic link connecting Russia and Iran to keep functioning, despite the ongoing US-Israeli bombing campaign in Iran. Some Western observers believe the route, known as the western branch of the North-South corridor, is being used by Russia to funnel weapons to Iran to keep the war in the Persian Gulf going. Russian-Azerbaijani relations had been tense since Russian air-defense forces accidentally shot down an Azerbaijani civilian airliner in late 2024 and subsequently refused to take responsibility for the tragedy. Until recently, the two countries had continued to trade diplomatic barbs. But the tone in bilateral relations suddenly changed following a March 2 meeting in Baku between Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuck and Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev, discussions that took place just days after the start of the US-Israeli aerial campaign in Iran. A statement issued by Aliyev’s office indicated that the meeting managed to settle the issue of the accidental shootdown. It also noted that both sides “reaffirmed their commitment to continuing efforts to advance the International North–South Transport Corridor.”

OK, let me explain: 

1. Look at the map:

Russia and Azerbaijan have a substantial land border and share Caspian Sea. To the South Iran and Azerbaijan share even longer border. Moreover, Azerbaijan and Turkiye share only a teeny-weeny land common segment through Azerbaijan's exclave Nakhchivan which is separated from mainland by ... Armenia. Hence the issue of Zangezur Corridor. 

2. Turkiye, for all her potential and development is still not in premier league. In the same time, Russia is a global superpower and she also has a very large Azerbaijani community which is one of the major pillars of ... Azerbaijan's economy. 

3. Now, the issue of Iran, which already emerged, despite the damage, as a LEADER of Ummah demonstrating courage, military sophistication and immense influence on global affairs by controlling Strait of Hormuz and parading the US and Israel as military paper tigers in head-to-head clash--this is serious. 

4. And then, both Azeris and Iranians are Shiites. That matters hugely. Erdogan talks a lot, Iran does and already achieved a strategic victory. 

That's the balance sheet for Ilham Aliev's consideration. Apart from many other items. So, whose side will Azerbaijan take? It is sandwiched between global superpower and regional superpower, both of who are de facto and de jure--allies. These allies also need land corridor to each-other and Azerbaijan is placed exactly in the middle of this corridor. Now, especially against the background of the latest events, Aliev must ask himself  a number of questions:

a) How safe are Aliev clan's assets in UK and other banks, especially with the West being bankrupt and facing economic (militarily it already happened) destruction?

b) Does Azerbaijan want to be associated with a critical Eurasian military-economic monster which is RIC (Russia-Iran-China) and profit from it--the rewards already now seem to be astronomical--or will it continue to look towards imploding West? 

c) In the end, SMO is a message to all Russia's limitrophes who decided to bet their houses on the West's promises. And how's that relations between Azerbaijan and Israel are going, with Israel and its pathetic military being beaten in the bloody pulp. Evidently somebody in Azeri military, who probably graduated from the campus of my former naval academy, which today serves as Geidar Aliev Military Institute, failed in real military analysis of Israel's REAL power.  

I would say, Aliev simply has no choice, especially considering an uneasy economic situation in Azerbaijan. Moreover--never forget "the street" be it Arab street, Azeri street et al--people on the street see what is going on and they take note. So ... it all comes naturally, if you know what I mean.