You May Ask How?

How those damn Russkies do what they do. Well, here is your answer (part of it) by the Man himself. 

В России уже созданы квантовые компьютеры с огромными вычислительными возможностями. Об этом заявил президент Владимир Путин на встрече с физиками-ядерщиками и специалистами атомной отрасли в Сарове. Трансляцию ведет Кремль. 22 августа глава государства прибыл в закрытый город Нижегородской области, где расположен Всероссийский НИИ экспериментальной физики – Российский федеральный ядерный центр. В ходе визита Путин также почтил память Юлия Харитона – одного из создателей советского атомного проекта и первого научного руководителя ядерного центра. Президент возложил цветы к памятнику ученого и опустился на одно колено перед его бюстом.

Translation: Quantum computers with enormous computing capabilities have already been created in Russia. This was announced by President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with nuclear physicists and specialists in the nuclear industry in Sarov. The broadcast is being conducted by the Kremlin. On August 22, the head of state arrived in the closed city of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, where the All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics – the Russian Federal Nuclear Center – is located. During the visit, Putin also honored the memory of Yuli Khariton, one of the creators of the Soviet atomic project and the first scientific director of the nuclear center. The president laid flowers at the scientist’s monument and knelt down on one knee in front of his bust.

That also explains some things related to the Update I gave today.

And why things happen the way they do. Russia is celebrating the 80th Anniversary of nuclear age in USSR/Russia and creation of a monster of corporation Rosatom.

This Is A Purge ...

 ... which must have been done in Trump's first term. 

One of the CIA’s most senior Russia analysts has lost her job during President Donald Trump’s campaign to depoliticize the intelligence services, The Economist reported on Thursday. The officer, whose identity was not disclosed, oversaw the drafting of a report accusing Russia of interfering in the 2016 US presidential election in favor of Trump. The Economist described her as “the country’s top intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia,” who coordinated operations related to the former Soviet Union. According to the outlet, her security clearance was revoked on August 19, along with those of 36 other current and former officials.

The whole Russiagate thing couldn't pass the smell test from the inception and was nothing more than a crude PR media campaign. A moron could have come up with such "operation". But here we are, this partisan shyster passed for "the country's top intelligence officer for Russia". She couldn't have been because I can only reiterate the point--today Washington has NO real analysts and Russia experts anywhere near levers of power and influence. 

Remarkably, Larry delves into the level of delusion of the so called "expert community" when it comes to Russia. 

Is Trump sincere in wanting to forge closer ties with Russia, or is he pursuing the strategy elucidated by A. Wess Mitchell — who is a buddy of Deputy Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby — in his August 2021 article in The National Interest: A Strategy for Avoiding Two-Front War? The heart of Mitchell’s argument is that the US must convince Russia that China is the real enemy, and that the US must secure Russia’s cooperation in a US campaign to contain China. This is not just some average former US Foreign Service officer opining… Mitchell has sterling academic credentials and served as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs during Trump’s first term. Mitchell is currently the head of a think tank, and from that perch he was tasked by the Pentagon Office of Net Assessment with writing a longer version of this paper, which was delivered to the Pentagon in the Fall of 2020. In other words, Mitchell was asked to provide the US Department of Defense with a strategic vision for dealing with Russia and China  

Mitchell is your classic "humanities" product of the US degree mills with zero grasp of Russia, modern warfare and real economy. As a result, the only thing these types of people can do is a doctrine-mongering based on white board theories, which led to a precipitous decline of the American intellectual, diplomatic and military abilities. You cannot explain to contemporary average American "diplomat" or intel person what Correlation of Forces and Means is and how it shapes operational and strategic realities and national grand strategies--they simply have no tool kit to grasp it because it lies completely outside the American experience. Those few who get it are not allowed anywhere near levers of power and think-tank and academic sinecures. And that is why the US loses all of her wars and is now completely within the vicious circle of national humiliation. 

Use As Open Thread ...

 ... very busy today. But before--remember Su-57 which was flown by legendary Sergei Bogdan at the air show in China? Remember a bunch of the fanboys from the West and China talking about screws and all kinds of "no-stealth" nonsense despite the fact that they have been told non-stop that Bogdan flew a prototype and not a serial production fighter? Remember? Now to a serially produced front line SU-57s. For the first time. 

And even closer. 

I think no comments are necessary here about "stealth"--smooth carbon fiber and properly painted surfaces. 

And more military porn with Marshal Shaposhnikov launching both Kaibrs and Urans. 

While in the background a bunch of losers continue to cry and spew BS. 

We had one chance to sink the Russian economy and we blew it – Putin knew we would. 

No, you hadn't, morons, because all of your "elites" cannot find their own asses with both hands in a brightly lit room. Worse of all--you blew your own countries. An interesting video about it. 

Much of it holds water. 

Another Life Destroyed By Drugs.

Kids, don't do drugs, otherwise you will end up like this great actor. 

Dispelling Media and WH BS.

 Poor Lavrov, he has to constantly debunk West's BS. 

Yes, Colonel ...

 ... this is THE ONLY way to define and respond to it. 

Yes, Absolutely))

 "Putin's Forces" are bad)). Yes, that's what The Telegraph rag states. 

Putin’s forces are actually barely above Third World level: So, Donald Trump has recently said that the US military would be part of Ukrainian security in the event of a peace deal, offering “very good protection”. Then, shortly after, he said there would be no US “boots on the ground”. Is this just shilly-shallying? No, actually. The fact is that the USA is perfectly capable of crippling the Russian military, on its own, without the use of nuclear weapons and without the need for a single US boot to touch Ukrainian soil – probably without any large number of US aviators needing to enter Ukrainian airspace, even.

Absolutely, just send in this guy. He'll show those damn Russkies.

But the reality is much more prosaic. This piece is written by this guy))

Ah, what do you know--the guy is a part of Revolver and Pistol Club. So he knows everything about war)) In reality, he is a typical British tabloid hack with an acute case of butthurt and the only way he can vent the frustration from impotence is the same way as this imbecile from the same Telegraph. Remember him?

Yes, and sweeping is now in its conclusive phase, but then again, combined arms warfare is not a strong forte of the British Armed Forces. Come to think about--there are no strong fortes at all, and this is the main reason why these losers go around and parade themselves as clowns that they are, including in the publication which I wouldn't suggest to use as a toilet paper in times of crisis.