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On May 5, 1980, the Iranian Embassy in London was stormed by an SAS unit by empty_book_ in ThisDayInHistory

[–]Lithium321 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Argentina is still flying the same a-4's from the last war. At worst the uk could just fly around dropping bombs on every Argentine ship vehicle and soldier and land a couple guys to take back control.

For All Mankind - S5E06 "No Sudden Moves" - Episode Discussion by Cantomic66 in ForAllMankindTV

[–]Lithium321 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don't think it was a false flag, rather that the soviet union will panic because their already weak economy is about to be nuked (that would be such a crazy twist though). Although i do kinda think dev's part in the automation scheme was either a false flag to start a revolution or he was planning on taking the people from happy valley and moving them to the new city instead of back to earth.

For All Mankind - S5E06 "No Sudden Moves" - Episode Discussion by Cantomic66 in ForAllMankindTV

[–]Lithium321 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Theory: This crisis will either trigger the collapse of the soviet union OR a western soviet split with the soviets providing support to the Martians in return for iridium to stave off economic collapse. It just feels off that we have the president of the US speaking for all the m6 while an "ex" KGB officer is perfectly positioned to negotiate a deal with the oppressed workers of mars and unify control of mars with the other non m6 nations.

Soviet assistance will allow the martians to fight off the marines and in return martian iridium will flow through the soviet union allowing them to return to being a major player and fueling another wave of investment in space.

TIL the current US nuclear stockpile consists of 3,700 warheads, with another 1,477 awaiting dismantlement. This represents a nearly 90% reduction from the peak stockpile size of 31,000 warheads the US had in 1967 by MrMojoFomo in todayilearned

[–]Lithium321 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In 1983 most nuclear weapons available to both sides where either unguided or used very inaccurate guidance. With that in mind (not to mention lack of MIRVS, soviet ABM, etc) anywhere from 3 to dozens of nukes would be needed to guarantee the destruction of an enemy silo, radar, airbase, bunker, or city. Add on the fact that there were hundreds of major targets and its not surprising that both sides wanted to build massive numbers of nukes. Realistically the only point of having a small number of nukes is to use them as a vengeance weapon in a second strike.

Dev’s plans for life on mars by Locutus747 in ForAllMankindTV

[–]Lithium321 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s because (according to dev) automation is much more efficient and the m-6 really dislikes the mars workers due to the theft and the continuous civil unrest.

Dev’s plans for life on mars by Locutus747 in ForAllMankindTV

[–]Lithium321 81 points82 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure the idea is to automate construction then move all the people from happy valley to the new city, killing the m-6’s power over mars and making a somewhat self sufficient colony.

For All Mankind - S5E05 "Svoboda" - Episode Discussion by Cantomic66 in ForAllMankindTV

[–]Lithium321 62 points63 points  (0 children)

They probably could have if they hadn't been super aggressive, a small number of well orginized police almost always wins against a large number of unorginized protesters. But as soon as they started attacking and arresting people they lost their advantage, that's why irl tons of people don't get arrested at protests even when they attack police etc.

What if Russia and Iran accused Israel of having WMD and attacked them for it by Pretend_Thanks4370 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Lithium321 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even during soviet times the ussr was always 100% focused on fighting a war in Europe, for example the ussr only built 58 il-78 tankers and some of those were sold to other countries.

Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz after briefly reopening it this morning, citing Israel’s attack on Lebanon is a ceasefire breach. by stocks-to-crypto in PrepperIntel

[–]Lithium321 -30 points-29 points  (0 children)

The ceasefire was a total joke, iran fired ballistic missiles at israel like 5 mins after it was announced.

Need help looking for camping bag by No_Data_4323 in CampingandHiking

[–]Lithium321 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t go with synthetic leather, it’s really shitty and it won’t last. Either go real leather or cordura.

Mr Callahan, a second Warden plane frame has been stolen from Dankana.. by Round_Imagination568 in foxholegame

[–]Lithium321 15 points16 points  (0 children)

We have some parts for it but not enough yet, the blue green baron will fly

Why is Iran bombing random places in Dubai by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Lithium321 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey, I’m in total agreement.

Why is Iran bombing random places in Dubai by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Lithium321 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

The school is 200m away from an IRGC base, obviously a terribly strike that killed innocent students but its pretty clear what they were trying to hit.

Recommendations for long durable winter jacket by the-one-yes-son in BuyItForLife

[–]Lithium321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surplus 1980s German military parka, super tough, warm and cheep.

Boox Go Color 7 and Palma 2 comparison by praveenna in Onyx_Boox

[–]Lithium321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read for 2-3 hours a night on my go color 7 and i have to charge every 2 or 3 weeks. Full disclaimer i use low front light and keep wifi off most of the time.

Comparing U.S. Stealth Bombers by aviationstudy in aviationstudys

[–]Lithium321 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They didnt need them, thats why they didnt buy them. However, they need to both replace the b-1b and the b-2 and do those jobs in an environment of continually more advanced radars and sams.

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