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Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea disrupted

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577 points mooreds | 2 comments | 18 Nov 24 14:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.419s | source
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leshokunin ◴[18 Nov 24 20:06 UTC] No.42176328[source]▶
The constant Russian interference, combined with the regular escalation from the jets patrolling, and the radar jamming, really needs to be dealt with.

We're stuck between having to do timid actions and full NATO escalation. This feels like constant creep.

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petre ◴[18 Nov 24 20:50 UTC] No.42176846[source]▶
Best course of action at this time would be to properly arm Ukraine.
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johnisgood ◴[18 Nov 24 21:28 UTC] No.42177261[source]▶
Which happened and kept happening for a long time now, including the US sending billions of dollars and weapons (among other things). That did not help, did it?
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JumpCrisscross ◴[18 Nov 24 21:33 UTC] No.42177320[source]▶
> Which happened and kept happening for a long time now

We've been drip feeding and hand tying Ukraine. Practically every military expert has said this is not the way to win a war.

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johnisgood ◴[18 Nov 24 21:37 UTC] No.42177363[source]▶
I heard US sent so many weapons that even US' supply of weapons were running low if and when it came to defending themselves. Is it true? I have no clue.
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1. Hamuko ◴[18 Nov 24 21:54 UTC] No.42177521[source]▶
Surely if the US was actually in a situation where it was attacked and had to defend itself, they’d be able to do that. If nothing else, the civilians have a whole lot of guns too and attacks on the US (think Pearl Harbor, 911) have a massive rallying effect. As far as I know, the biggest thing preventing a civilian semi-automatic from being converted to an automatic firearm is the risk of a long prison stint.
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2. jonplackett ◴[18 Nov 24 22:37 UTC] No.42177864[source]▶
The USA is a giant ocean away in any direction from any meaningful threat. No-one is invading the USA. Everyone will be nuked to oblivion before that would ever come to pass.