Open Thread.

 Go at it. 

Oh! Absolutely.

 Because "rebuilding" military is so easy, you know. 

The United States is the most powerful Country in the World. I completely rebuilt its Military in my First Term, including new and many refurbished nuclear weapons. I also added Space Force and now, continue to rebuild our Military at levels never seen before. We are even adding Battleships, which are 100 times more powerful than the ones that roamed the Seas during World War II — The Iowa, Missouri, Alabama, and others. I have stopped Nuclear Wars from breaking out across the World between Pakistan and India, Iran and Israel, and Russia and Ukraine. Rather than extend “NEW START” (A badly negotiated deal by the United States that, aside from everything else, is being grossly violated), we should have our Nuclear Experts work on a new, improved, and modernized Treaty that can last long into the future. Thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT

But, of course, reality is a bitch and it bites very hard. There are all indications of a massive hysteria and coping gripping both political- military and media classes in the West in general, and the US in particular. It manifests itself in different ways. Since there was an air combat slant in my today's video, here is one such demonstration:

Really, "perfect rival"? No F-15 saw any real air-to-air combat, not to speak of operating in serious threat environment. Not to mention the fact that SU-34 has a much larger (10,400 kg of F-15 vs 14, 000 kg for SU-34) combat payload and carries munitions US Air Force never heard about, like hypersonic Kinzhal or supersonic P-800 Onyx missiles, not to mention a truck load of SMART munitions with ranges, such as UMPK glide bombs with 200 kilometer range, that F-15 in any of its iterations could ever conceive--it is a plane, however good, from 1990s. But most importantly, SU-34 has an unrivaled combat record from Syria to SMO going head-to-head with the best air defense NATO could throw at it and coming on top. F-15 doesn't even register here. But in the end, SU-34 IS NOT a "fighter" aircraft, it is fighter-bomber which still carries a very nasty R-77 AAM with the range of up to 200 kilometers (outranges AIM-120 AMRAAM still).

So, SU-34 is NOT a rival to anything, it is in the league of its own and if it could be characterized, it would be something like this--it is a combination of SU-24 and F-111 on a horse-size doze of steroids, taken to the extreme of tactical strike aircraft capable of delivering a strategic effect strikes. Mind you--Kinzhal and P-800 Onyx can carry a nuclear warhead at 2,500 and 1,000 kilometer ranges respectively, while still being able to produce a strategic effect in a conventional configuration. It is also tough--many remember it taking a hit by Patriot missile and still making it back. SU-34 is a reflection of a new air-to-air and air-to-ground paradigm but as I state non-stop--Pentagon will learn nothing being captured by fairy tales they call "operations" they teach in war colleges.

START Is Over.

It's a new start for a new world. Lavrov explains and what is system of systems. About REAL air-to-air combat in REAL wars, from REAL professionals. 

Nima and Me ...

 ... live in 15 minutes. 

From Indians Themselves.

What anyone with a single commercial aviation groove in the brain was getting in the last 10 years--this is from Indians themselves and explanation of why this is a BFD, if you know what this acronym stands for. 

But then again, Russian-Indian cooperation in military sphere remains exemplary, albeit not without classic Indian quirks. Correct, this is a strategic move which works extremely well for both sides. And yes, many times yes, you cannot sanction fully Russian made planes, period. 

There are ONLY two nations in the world which can out of  own resources and know-how build commercial aircraft domestically ground-up: United States and Russia. In terms of regional turboprops and regional jets it is Russia only. A shocker for some, I know. You cannot explain this reality to some MBA from Harvard--no tool kit. And even United States increasingly begins to depend on many parts being built not in the US. But, of course, do not forget American mighty jet engines industry. That, for now, remains home and is not going anywhere. So, enjoy the video. Short and to the point, no BS. 

Cooperation? Seriously?

There is NO cooperation between Russia and France. France is existential enemy of Russia. But never mind ... 

War in Ukraine: the discreet trip of Emmanuel Macron's diplomatic adviser to Moscow. Info L'Express. Emmanuel Bonne went to the Russian capital to negotiate directly with the Kremlin. Low-key cooperation continues between France and Russia.

Well, France MADE her choice, period--treacherous, weak, perverted so called "leaders" on Rothschild's leash. So, Macron wants to "prepare a dialogue" with Russia. Obviously, official Paris still doesn't recognize a deep (shit)hole France is in, especially in relation to Russia. But never mind, these cretins have been well described by Leo Tolstoy long time ago: 

A Frenchman is self-assured because he regards himself personally, both in mind and body, as irresistibly attractive to men and women.

They still do think like this. Delusional nation at the end of her rope. So, they want a "dialogue" not recognizing that they are losers and are insignificant. You all know what losers get ...

Kiev's Party.

The reality is grim for 404, really grim, and it will get even worse.

There are now rivers of liquid shit all over the place and we can now talk about red alert danger of infectious diseases once it warms up. 

This all, and I will continue to stress it, the result of criminal activity on part of the combined West and 404 is now being made the lesson for corrupt, degenerate and incompetent Euro chihuahuas. For Europe, if it ever decides (and will be able to, which is highly doubtful) to even look wrongly at Russia--these will come really fast together with physical removal of European military-political top. 

Now to this: 

The New START treaty, which limits the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals, officially expires on February 5, and Moscow has not received any formal response from the US on renewing it, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Wednesday. Russia will be ready to decisively counter potential threats, but will remain open to dialogue after the lapse of the last remaining strategic arms control agreement with the US, it added.

A clarification: Russia ALREADY countered and will continue to widen already an enormous capability gap. Especially when one considers the fact that ALL Russia's hypersonic delivery systems, deployed, as well as ones that we are yet to learn about, all without exception are delivery systems for nukes. Importantly, they saw real combat use, devastating at that, with conventional ordnance. To demonstrate, allegedly NON-strategic SSGN of project 885 Yasen-class can and carries nuclear tipped hypersonic 3M22 Zircon and P-800 Onyx and 3M14M Kalibr (4,500 kilometer range) missiles. 

32 of them. Is this, one may ask, a strategic missile submarine then? In essence--yes. Even in non-nuclear load the salvo of this sub can have a strategic effect, when nuclear ordnance loaded--well, it can devastate all naval bases on both coasts of the United States and deal a catastrophic blow to industrial base. Same goes for NON-strategic Oreshnik, which, in reality, is a strategic weapon. 

So, what mountain should the US climb to even get even? The obstacle is insurmountable.