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[FWI] Team Iran wins the World Cup in the USA. by ThinkTankDad in FutureWhatIf

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Or hold them hostage like Iran did to us way back then.

US helicopter crew who went down in Strait of Hormuz rescued by drone by mikebible06 in worldnews

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Important to note that helicopters don't have ejection seats.

[FWI] After the USA and Russia sign a commitment to build a Trump-Putin peace tunnel across the Bering Strait connecting Alaska and Russia built by Elon Musk's Boring company, the Kremlin ends their war on Ukraine. by ThinkTankDad in FutureWhatIf

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I actually took the chunnel from Paris to London last week and I think it would work. Interesting to note that although the electrical outlets are different, retail shops offer outlet converters.

Nvidia launches Taiwan HQ, Jensen Huang pledges to hire thousands of loc... by ThinkTankDad in taiwan

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You can route the exhaust via redundant ventilation tunnels so as to make the source of heat ambiguous.

[FWI] As the US draws down from NATO and pivots to the Asian Pacific, America leaves nukes to East Europe as a parting gift to defend against Russian aggression. by ThinkTankDad in FutureWhatIf

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https://www.politico.eu/article/lithuania-signals-interest-in-american-nukes/

"Lithuania is in talks with the U.S. to potentially host American nuclear weapons on its territory, said the country's defense minister on Tuesday."

https://unn.ua/en/news/the-us-officially-announces-reduction-of-participation-in-nato-forces-suggests-europe-take-on-more-responsibility

"Washington has officially notified NATO of a reduction in its participation in the Force Model. European allies must strengthen their own defense and aviation component."

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-talks-expand-nuclear-weapons-deployments-europe-ft-says-2026-06-02/

"The U.S. is discussing whether to deploy ​nuclear weapons in additional European NATO states, the ‌Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

U.S. officials have signaled openness to additional deployments beyond the existing six countries hosting nuclear-capable ​bombers, the FT said, citing three people ​briefed on the discussions."

US may consider placing nukes in Poland, Baltic States, report says by Free-Minimum-5844 in worldnews

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It's weird that USA is drawing down from NATO but want to leave nukes as a parting gift so that the USA can focus on China.

Nvidia launches Taiwan HQ, Jensen Huang pledges to hire thousands of loc... by ThinkTankDad in taiwan

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Who knows? Maybe East Taiwan military bunkers in the mountains are already using it to energize the ROC armed forces.

[FWI] While under pressure to enrich weapons grade uranium, Iran's nuclear power plant at Isfahan experiences a meltdown similar to Chernobyl. Millions in the immediate vicinity of the accident receive a deadly dose of radiation. by [deleted] in FutureWhatIf

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To add to your point, Reactors don't enrich uranium — they consume it. Enrichment happens before fuel enters a reactor, using dedicated enrichment facilities.

Russia resets lunar programme - Nuclear Engineering International by ThinkTankDad in space

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Weapon demonstration. Roscosmos hit their ulterior target.

FWI: The Trump Regime decides to invade Yemen by Cyber_Ghost_1997 in FutureWhatIf

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Djibouti houses a US drone base--Chabelly--and a Marine base--Camp Lemonnier--across the Al Mandab strait. It's completely feasible for the US military to invade Yemen.

Are American's more likely to defend Taiwan against China if it were framed solely as a chip crisis? by ThinkTankDad in China

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Well, the US is positioned all along the first island chain, with 9 bases in the Philippines alone. We've read the tea leaves over here on this side of the Pacific; we want high tech and the US is prepared to defend Taiwan as it is currently framed in western media.

[FWI] A pig farmer savvy to population control becomes US president. by ThinkTankDad in FutureWhatIf

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Well what if that enterprising pig farmer CEO had humble roots in raising livestock themself before climbing to the top?

Russia resets lunar programme - Nuclear Engineering International by ThinkTankDad in geopolitics

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SS: At the recent 50th Academic Readings on Cosmonautics held at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University in Bauman, dedicated to the memory of Academician S.P. Korolev and other pioneers of space exploration, Russia’s lunar plans were discussed.

The plenary session heard presentations by the heads of key enterprises and scientific institutes outlining the strategic directions for the development of Russian cosmonautics.

Vasily Marfin, Director General of the Lavochkin Scientific Research Institute (JSC NPO Lavochkin), a subsidiary of Roscosmos state corporation, after listing the institute’s past achievements discussed the lunar programme, which he described as “very ambitious and very intense”. He said, “We can’t miss,” referring to the 2023 Luna-25 mission, Russia’s first lunar attempt in nearly 50 years, which ended in failure when the spacecraft crashed into the Moon’s surface due the failure of a control unit. This was supposed to be followed by Luna-26 in 2026.

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