CGS:upgrading challenger and warrior.

[RCT(V)]

absolutely if we are talking about the Baltic

not necessarily if we are talking about elsewhere in Eastern Europe.

are they go to stay there forever, Strike isn’t even operational yet

Where . . . exactly . . . are you expecting these Russian forces to arrive "elsewhere in Eastern Europe" ?!

 

[bob_the_bomb]

Not judging by the noise over my house!

They’ll be on the way home then

 

[bob_the_bomb]

Right, where'd I leave that document with the recipe for Nobels 704b, that should get something flying with enough applied to it.

There are very few problems in life that cannot be solved by the correct application of high explosive...

 

[jrwlynch]

There are very few problems in life that cannot be solved by the correct application of high explosive...

There are two quantities in which high explosives exist: "not enough" and "enough".

There are deranged preverts who claim that it is possible to have "too much". These are evil deviants who are attempting to sap and impurify our precious bodily fluids.

 

[TamH70]

There are two quantities in which high explosives exist: "not enough" and "enough".

There are deranged preverts who claim that it is possible to have "too much". These are evil deviants who are attempting to sap and impurify our precious bodily fluids.

I bet you wouldn't try FOOF, Dimethylmercury and a stable nuclear isomer of mercury as your oxidiser, fuel and something to make the two other stuffs safe(ish) to work with, as seen here:

A Tall Tail | Tor.com

 

[Escape-from-PPRuNe]

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Awww the tank looks so happy

 

[jrwlynch]

I bet you wouldn't try FOOF, Dimethylmercury and a stable nuclear isomer of mercury as your oxidiser, fuel and something to make the two other stuffs safe(ish) to work with, as seen here:

A Tall Tail | Tor.com

Oh come on, what's the worst that could... oh, yeah, Stross does sort of point that out, doesn't he?

Loved that story - proper science and rocketry pornography.

 

[irlsgt]

Where . . . exactly . . . are you expecting these Russian forces to arrive "elsewhere in Eastern Europe" ?!

maybe ask Ukraine and Belarus

 

[RCT(V)]

maybe ask Ukraine and Belarus

I thought the discussion was in the context of DIRECT relevance to NATO.

No matter how we might/might not, wish it . . . Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, are not (yet) the responsibility of NATO.

 

[Bubbles_Barker]

They’ll be on the way home then

 

[oldsoak]

I thought the discussion was in the context of DIRECT relevance to NATO.

No matter how we might/might not, wish it . . . Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, are not (yet) the responsibility of NATO.

The last thing we want is to expand right now.
Especially when you've got states that think joining NATO gives them the backing to kick off with a neighbour.

 

[Gravelbelly]

There are two quantities in which high explosives exist: "not enough" and "enough".

There are deranged preverts who claim that it is possible to have "too much". These are evil deviants who are attempting to sap and impurify our precious bodily fluids.

Ahhh, the Klapötke lab at Munich, and the Kirsch group at the Bergische Universität Wuppertal, will welcome you...

Things I Won't Work With: Azidoazide Azides, More Or Less

When we last checked in with the Klapötke lab at Munich, it was to highlight their accomplishments in the field of nitrotetrazole oxides. Never forget, the biggest accomplishment in such work is not blowing out the lab windows. We're talking high-nitrogen compounds here (a specialty of Klapötke's gr

blogs.sciencemag.org

Things I Won't Work With: Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane

Let's start with the name. Quite a mouthful, isn't it? Believe me, that one's pretty chewy even for experienced organic chemists. We see lots of more complicated nomenclature, of course, but this one some features some speed bumps, that make you go back to make sure that you're reading it correctly.

blogs.sciencemag.org

 

[irlsgt]

I thought the discussion was in the context of DIRECT relevance to NATO.

No matter how we might/might not, wish it . . . Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, are not (yet) the responsibility of NATO.

in an crisis the U.K. has to respond to in the future, Strike is likely to be the quickest U.K. armoured response to arrive

 

[oldsoak]

in an crisis the U.K. has to respond to in the future, Strike is likely to be the quickest U.K. armoured response to arrive

Yes, but when ?

 

[RCT(V)]

Yes, but when ?

There has been a "crisis", of varying degree, and different type, in all four of Russia's "near abroad", Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus (election demos), and most recently Armenia, and "the West", NATO, and specifically the UK, has given them ALL a very noticeable IGNORE !!

 

[Bubbles_Barker]

There has been a "crisis", of varying degree, and different type, in all four of Russia's "near abroad", Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus (election demos), and most recently Armenia, and "the West", NATO, and specifically the UK, has given them ALL a very noticeable IGNORE !!

Are any of those nations members of NATO?

 

[rampant]

Are any of those nations members of NATO?

No but we have an agreement to protect the territorial integrity of the Ukraine (Kazakhstan and Belarus) under the Budapest Memorandum

Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Bubbles_Barker]

No but we have an agreement to protect the territorial integrity of the Ukraine (Kazakhstan and Belarus) under the Budapest Memorandum

Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Yes, and so does China!

 

[rampant]

Yes, and so does China!

They were a bit more wishy washy about it though

 

[irlsgt]

Are any of those nations members of NATO?

Were any of these?

Operations and missions: past and present

NATO is an active and leading contributor to peace and security on the international stage. It promotes democratic values and is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. However, if diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military capacity to undertake crisis management operations alone or...

www.nato.int