The US election is paralyzing the presidency from making any big moves until it’s over. I think that’s why the NK involvement was timed to start now, and also why Israel chose to start their genocide now. It’s a good time to start bullshit and not be punished for it.

Unfortunately, without the veto power I expect the nuclear-armed countries would just leave the UN and it would lose what little usefulness it still has.

Would have done a lot more damage with a bit of delay on the fuses…

That was magnificent…

Off topic, but that’s Audiodollar - “Powerful Metalcore”

Surprisingly good song for a stock tune.

Yes, I imagine they’d use the Arrow 3, and the US Navy could probably help out with SM3s if they were instructed to intervene.

They’re saying ballistic missiles, not cruise missiles though. Those are too fast and too vertical to be intercepted with aircraft.

No, that’s brilliantly executed!

approximately $1.5 billion

This one is finally more sizeable.

It’s a special ethnic adjustment operation.

That’s awesome confirmation. It’s able to pull 50 W of power just off of one wire. The clamp mechanism is a bit big, but it can probably be left behind when it goes after a target.

The future is going to be scary.

When the war was obviously in the ‘last stand’ phase for the Imperial Japanese Navy, they sent their pride, the largest battleship in the world, Yamato, with just nine light escorts to run itself aground on the shore of Okinawa island and act as an unsinkable fortress there. Unfortunately it had to go past about eleven carriers with almost 400 aircraft and… it didn’t make it.

Song is DAEGHO & NGXT - Tiki Taka.

What about landing the drones in a hung position between exposed electrical power transmission wires? Like lurking death bats.

Unlimited lurk time, and they could just activate and be flown off home if the power goes out for too long.

They would need a way of lowering the input voltage, but it can probably be done.

“the wise man shall master the stars”

“Yes, we’ve laid waste to your lands, but think of how much we could exploit them (and you, of course) now!”

Damn right, they kicked the floor with him.

Fine, it’s a patient and considerate missile then.

Just $150 million for this, but also:

In addition, DoD is announcing a significant package of air defense interceptors using approximately $2.2 billion in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds. This funding will be used to purchase interceptors for PATRIOT and NASAMS air defense systems for Ukraine

Look at that armor belt. The tasteful thickness of it.