Putins Antics, Anyone Concerned?

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by Exige, Jan 30, 2015.

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  1. Bloody good job he's not a Muslim :Wideyed:

    But joking aside he's a very dangerous individual...
     
    #1 Exige, Jan 30, 2015
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  2. I was disturbed by the Russian Bear bombers being described as "jets" in the media.

    Don't journalists do research?

    :Stop:
     
    #2 Loz, Jan 30, 2015
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  3. hopefully he will wait to push the button until the missiles have been shifted to wales or better still london.
     
    #3 finm, Jan 30, 2015
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  4. Not overly concerned. I might be if I was Ukrainian. Russia is twitching because they do not want The EU and Nato up against their back door. Can't blame them for that: western imperialism is not inherently more virtuous than Russian imperialism. But I can't see a wider conflict in it. The oil price crash has exposed the weakness of Russia and Putin is probably doing an Argentina, trying to divert domestic attention away from failures at home.
     
    #4 Gimlet, Jan 30, 2015
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  5. He is tweaking our noses (or kn*bs) because of the sanctions imposed on Russia by the UK and the US.

    Amazes me that they had to send Typhoons from Lossiemouth and Coningsby to intercept the Bears....and they didn't reach them until they were just off Bournemouth, yet the Bears had flown down the Irish Sea minutes earlier. Seems a bit of a late reaction or failure to identify early enough IMO.

    If the Bears had turned inland rather than stuck outside UK airspace, they could have reached London before anyone woke up.
     
    #5 Ghost Rider, Jan 30, 2015
  6. Some do, just not at triple speed...
     
    #6 wonky, Jan 30, 2015
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  7. Agree, but many Eastern European countries and the likes of Kasperov believe he is far more dangerous than we anticipate. Michael Portillo pretty much said the same last night.
     
    #7 Exige, Jan 30, 2015
  8. have you guys got any deep water ports?
     
    #8 finm, Jan 30, 2015
  9. My wife is always watering down the Port.

    And the whiskey and the rum....

    ...because she knows I would notice if any had gone.
     
    #9 Ghost Rider, Jan 30, 2015
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  10. They also sent 2 F15's which passed over bournemouth/ Poole. Must say it was a fantastic sight....followed by a more impressive sound. :upyeah:
     
    #10 Daikinman, Jan 30, 2015
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  13. Yes. Faslane and the Clyde.
     
    #13 Gimlet, Jan 30, 2015
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  14. Actually there are deep water ports in England. I would have thought Portland and Southampton could accommodate submarine bases for a start, but as I understand it Scottish waters were favoured for the nuclear subs because they provide ready access to the Arctic ocean where Russian vessels patrol and where the perceived threat was greatest.
     
    #14 Gimlet, Jan 30, 2015
  15. ... not to mention Devonport, Milford Haven, and Barrow (with some dredging).
     
    #15 Pete1950, Jan 30, 2015
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  16. It's always puzzled me why deep water ports are needed for submarines, when docked they are always halfway out of the water.
     
    #16 Ghost Rider, Jan 31, 2015
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  17. So they can get in and out unseen, or is that stating the obvious :)
     
    #17 Exige, Jan 31, 2015
  18. But they don't though, do they?

    They always seem to leave port 'on the surface'......and anyway, you can see them when they are in port.
     
    #18 Ghost Rider, Jan 31, 2015
  19. They only leave on the surface sometimes so that everyone will think that they always know when they head out to sea :)

    Sneaky beaky like :D
     
    #19 Loz, Jan 31, 2015
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  20. Stealth, it's what submarines do best ;)
     
    #20 Exige, Jan 31, 2015
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