Results of the week. Dumb and Dumber
The government did not have time to make us happy with pension reform, as another “ingenious” idea came to our ministers' head - now it wants to introduce a social norm of electricity consumption. And if the government succeeds, then in 2019, we will pay more for electricity.
The word “reform” in our country causes a persistent feeling of anxiety. Already at the subconscious level, people perceive a statement about another reform initiative through the prism of the well-known phrase “So they will rob”. It is simply difficult at times to recall the block of economic reforms of the last decades that would really lead to positive consequences for the ordinary citizen. For the most part, everything depends either on the renaming of the “was the police, the police will be” series, or on how to get deeper into the people's pocket.
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vladimirZ
Bastinda
ROBIN-SON
They tied the rate to the POINT. Those. to the house, apartment, and not to the number of tenants. Nonsense. What are they smoking there?
You know, I look in the morning news. They remind me of reports from the 41 fronts of the year. Surrendered, retreated. Will 43 -45 come years? And the apotheosis - Victory?
Cheap gasoline? Look what's up ...
There is a consideration that can be classified as strategic. Russia still remains the most promising potential destination for the East-West global transit route, no matter how China promoted its Silk Road project.
Cheap gasoline? Yes, this is a completely anti-state statement, which casts doubt on the work of the leading institutions of the country's economic power. Oh, you think what you think ... Give them cheap petrol. Today, gasoline, tomorrow you will also need to raise wages in real terms ... Damnable anti-state, gosdepovskie hirelings! ..
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samarin1969
SRC P-15
How is Dali G.?
In a single state of Lithuania, the end of the world has come. No, not economic, not political, but the very end of the world. The element that collapsed on the Baltic States 26 September instantly extinguished the light for at least 60 thousands of Lithuanian citizens for a long time. In addition to the natural question, what kind of reptile extinguished the light bulb, more sophisticated comrades had more complicated and deep claims to the Lithuanian power system, as well as directly to the leadership of this amazing country.
If you live near the Baltic borders, if at night a woman knocking at your door hides her face under a deep hood, remember - her name may be Dalia Polikarpovna. It will ask for a night and still want to get hold of a pair of finger batteries - hold firmly and courageously. NATO has softened, and you can ... To begin with, demand the presentation of a Komsomol ticket, a party crust with notes on paid contributions up to the third quarter of the current year. If the documents are submitted - act according to circumstances - the lady’s past is not easy, and she strives to take on the old ...
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Moore
free_flier
Boa kaa
But the main thing is different. Political statements will not be full. Nobody needs their dairy products in the EU, and with Russia they have already decided ... having lost the traditional market for their products. That left the former Komsomol Dahl at the broken trough.
I liked the promise about the "back occupation" of this limit. Well, on the principles of confederation, I would accept Lithuania to the new Union. Still, the territory, after all! At the same time, the issue of a corridor would be resolved: Kaliningrad Oblast - Lithuania - Belarus - Russia.
"Drill" in order
In our country, the development of promising aviation means of destruction. One of the most interesting projects of this kind has come to testing for a long time and successfully copes with the necessary checks. The latest reports on the progress of work suggest that the product will be put into service in the very near future - in accordance with previously announced plans. This is the PBK-500U Drel guided gliding bomb.
Bomb "Drill" was tested. "Drilled" successfully
Tests successfully completed, and this is good. Another question: how actively and efficiently “Drills” will be introduced as new means of destruction in the Russian Aerospace Force? After all, it often happens that at a certain stage, the persons responsible for the implementation of the program suddenly have an idea to save money, or even to declare that there are no funds at all, and therefore a hundred or two of such “Drills” will completely solve the most ambitious combat missions.
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Serge Gorely
Rus_87
Lucy
Guided bomb is more like guided projectile. The glider must have a wing to gain lift. Is this a hint of the accuracy of Hephaestus?
Cympak
Modernization of the BMP-1. Cheap and angry?
The issue of upgrading BMP-1 combat vehicles, which have not the best fighting compartment, arose several decades ago, and over time has managed to get several solutions at once.
It seems that one of the main goals of this experiment, if I may say so, is related to the possibility of expanding the export of available military equipment. Especially with the modernization and do not need to bother. Well, if the same warthog barmales have learned how to fight half a dozen broken Japanese pickups with machine guns and classic "ZUshkami", then why pay extra for something super-high-precision there, if you can for far less money militants forever to connect with sand - but at least the same "Basurmanin". True, for possible losses it is also necessary to draw a column.
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Graz
New Russia? What is it? ..
In the unrecognized republics, personnel shortages are becoming more and more urgent. The budget sphere and the state sector experienced a shortage of qualified specialists, especially young ones, even before the outbreak of the civil war. Today there is a catastrophic shortage of not only ordinary employees, but also managers.
Suicide candidates are urgently needed for the elections in the DPR
Will the head of the DPR avoid Denis Pushilin meeting with the Ukrainian DRG?
Adults left, there were children. Cargo cult of Donetsk politics
Who will manage Novorossia tomorrow? This is a doubly interesting question, if only because it is already somehow remembered about New Russia in certain (highest) circles. The word has become almost taboo. For - Minsk agreements. And what if someone, in the heat of the moment, will say “Novorossiya” from the rostrum, and again, there are terrible sanctions in the form of arresting an account of some Abramovich-Deripaska ... And this, as it turns out, is more important than some of the Donetsk residents and Luhansk residents ...
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Altona
Maverick1812
Satellite bowling from MiG-31
A few days ago, a network of several photographs were taken by someone from the photo spotter at the Ramenskoye airfield (LII named after Gromov). They were "spotted" another version of the heavy interceptor MiG-31BM, this time not in the version of the MiG-31K with a hypersonic universal aeroballistic missile "Dagger", but with a more massive product, with something clearly two-stage, black, with a clearly visible radar active seeker under a radio-transparent cap.
These photos photo spotters, apparently decided to tickle overseas nerves. Well, this is necessary - the Russians have now experienced an anti-satellite missile. National Interest is already charging an article about how all such American and British satellites, like a skittles, hit one such rocket of the Russian Aerospace Force. A bald general in the Pentagon draws his last hair when preparing a report for senators about how many quadrillion dollars need to be requested from the budget in order to escape from this incredible Russian threat.
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NN52
Adequate
Ingvar 72
Cherry Nine
Another constant rubric was an absolutely infernal crossword puzzle, which alone would not have guessed Wasserman: the harmonious work of a friendly scientific team was required.
Both that, and another helps to enter Soviet school in a certain context.
Goodbye Windows. Better late than never
The Russian defense ministry plans to purchase Russian Elbrus computers for a total of 400 million rubles, follows from the materials on the public procurement website.
The very fact that the main defense ministry still uses the software of the most friendly country in relation to Russia makes one wonder: how and why? On the other hand, there is a clear problem with the alternative. Too much hooked all on this notebook monopoly. But a start has been made. Although it was necessary to do it the day before yesterday, in any case, it is better late than never.
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Beby
On the other hand, a huge number of different companies from almost all developed countries of the world produce "their" chips at TSMC, and nobody really bothers about it.
Serge Gorely
Genry
Pashinin cut through
In Ukraine, the actor Anatoly Pashinin once again showed himself, who, as you know, a few years ago left Russia to pick up weapon and take part in the civil war. Now Pashinin was in the court of Chernigov, where he made statements that clearly did not fit into the Maidan information policy.
When the actor Pashinin shot his compatriots, he had no “cognitive dissonance” about it. When he served the interests of the criminal Kiev regime in the trenches of Donbass, Pashinin apparently didn’t have any philosophical thoughts about why he was doing this either. But as soon as he “got hot” and kicked him once and once, he immediately began to recall that he had “three higher educations” and, in general, had to recruit from the army. I remembered about the Kiev thieves, and about the dying "gene pool of the Ukrainian nation." Well - a person wanted PR on blood, a person got it - now he can whine as much as he wants. "Died, so died", - as they say ...
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BecmepH
self-propelled
Graz
Hunting C-300
Israel will not turn off its operations in Syria, since it cannot refuse them, even despite the delivery of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems C-300 to this country, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on air of Israeli state radio Kan on Wednesday. According to his statement, Israel "is certainly not happy with the presence of C-300 in Syria," but Tel Aviv has no other choice but to continue conducting operations in Syria. He also explained that the interests of Israel are affected in Syria, as Iran wants to turn Syria into "one large Iranian military base."
The hunt for Syrian C-300 gave unexpected results. The true face of Greece and the losing plan of the USA
Lieberman: Israel will continue to strike at Syria, despite the C-300
Information about the start of C-XNUMPPMU-300 deliveries to Syrian air defense forces caused a flurry of emotions not only in some governments, but also in the world media. Recall, Russia has already transferred to Syria 2 units of equipment in the framework of the supply of anti-aircraft missile system C-49.
One of the latest news under discussion was just the statements of the head of the Israeli defense department, who, in addition to perseverance in matters of "operation", pointed to one of the main tasks of his department. Israel believes that it is necessary to return the working relations with the Russian side to a “normal mode” in order to coordinate further actions and more actively activate the “hot line”.
It is possible to predict further the clash of interests, on the one hand, Israel, on the other - Syria, Iran and Russia. This question is insoluble in principle, for the interests are opposite, and it is now quite difficult to imagine peaceful relations between Israel and Syria and Iran.
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Zubr
maxim947
Zubr
Boa kaa
So, we have a real opportunity to show the master class to our wards. For example, to work out a tactical method "Destruction of SUFA-type fighters when returning to a home airfield after they have applied a BSHU / RU to the protected objects."
If it does not work, you can proceed to the implementation of the BU "Destruction of the enemy's AI during takeoff from a home airfield" ...
Breach in naval air defense
If the situation with the critical pace of renewal of the Russian Aerospace Forces with 5th generation tactical aviation can be partially compensated for by intensifying the production of multi-functional fighters of the 4 ++ generation, then the lack of a full-fledged layered anti-missile defense in the fleet There is absolutely nothing to cover Russia, analyst E. Damantsev believes.
To cover Russian naval forces in remote regions of the World Ocean, it is necessary to have either a surface component or advanced shipborne anti-aircraft missile systems of small, medium and long range, or modern deck-based tactical aviation capable of intercepting any enemy air attacks by airborne Radar with PFAR and AFAR and missiles RVV-SD.
The tasks of forming a layered air defense and antimissile defense of Russian naval strike groups can be assigned to modern naval anti-aircraft missiles. But that's bad luck: this part of the naval air defense created a gap consisting in the loss of the possibility of intercepting any means of enemy air attacks on long-distance approaches ...
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210ox
Titsen
Sandor Clegane
rocket757
For the time being, the question is for collecting, updating and combining into a single whole all the necessary components within one's boundaries!
Although everyone knows that there is no insurmountable defense, as well as invulnerable means of attack.
All the hope that our "Topol", as before, stand inflexible, and our "Status" unshakable.
One thing is to be understood: it is NOT FOREVER!
US Internal Affairs
Speaking in Pittsburgh at one of the events organized by the Consumer Energy Alliance, US Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that Washington could use the potential of the US Navy, which would implement a naval blockade of Russia and Iran, to squeeze out competitors in the global hydrocarbon market. “The US has the opportunity, thanks to our Navy, to ensure that the sea routes of communication remain open and, if necessary, block them (Russia and Iran) ... so that their energy sources do not enter the market,” said Zinke.
According to him, “the only source of income for the Russian economy is the sale of energy resources”; "Moscow pursues such an active policy in the Middle East, because it wants to sell oil and gas there, as it does in Europe."
Like in the old days. "Pershing-2" aim at Moscow?
Dumb and Dumber: The United States incorporates the effect of a monkey with a grenade
This is the insidious political (and at the same time economic) move by Putin, who guessed the American minister. To organize the export of Russian resources, namely oil and gas, to the Middle East, Syria and Iraq, is undoubtedly an unexpected move, testifying to deceit and wisdom, Ph.D. Putin's Syria and Iraq are provided with their hydrocarbons even worse than Japan, so they need Russian supplies desperately.
In a word, the American politician is inclined to a decision that can be compared with an attempt to stop the supply of samovars to Tula.
Mr. Zinke, who abruptly got out of the internal affairs in the external, got lost in the forest of international law. Apparently, this forest for him is an impassable thicket.
He should have known that the naval blockade is a system of violent actions by the naval forces of a belligerent state, which intends to prevent the adversary from using its ports, bases and the coast for sea links. A naval blockade may be lawful in two cases: when the state exercises the inherent right to self-defense (Article 51 of the UN Charter); in accordance with the decision of the UN Security Council on the need to take action by the naval and air forces to maintain or restore international security.
If we take into account Russia's permanent membership in the UN Security Council, it will become obvious: to achieve such a decision is impossible.
However, for Zinke, the UN Security Council does not decree. Blocking Russia, he believes, most likely, the internal affairs of the United States.
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Altona
Serge Gorely
zenion
Supreme god of the sea
Information about the promising multi-purpose ocean system, known as "Poseidon", became a serious cause for concern for foreign experts and experts. Work has begun on the issues of countering Poseidon. H.I. Sutton, author of the article “Killing KANYON: Countering new Russian Intercontinental Nuclear Torpedoes” (“Kill Kanyon: Countering New Russian Intercontinental Nuclear Torpedo”) presented the most comprehensive material on the fight against a promising Russian model. The theme of this material is precisely the struggle with the unusual weapon of Russia.
"Poseidon" is a cross between super-heavy torpedoes and nuclear submarines and combines some of their qualities. As a result, there are special technical characteristics, and with them, outstanding opportunities of various kinds. Even a superficial examination of the available data shows that the Poseidon is able to overcome without serious difficulty the resistance of at least some of the modern anti-submarine systems. The performance characteristics and strategy of using a multi-purpose system turn out to be a serious challenge for foreign military men and designers, which is why they pay attention to the design.
With regard to the findings of Sutton, then in logic you can not refuse him. Stationary and rapidly deployable hydroacoustic networks, as well as promising torpedoes and highly efficient control systems can reduce the threat of Poseidon. But there is one “but”: at the moment all these tools are brilliantly missing!
And therefore, "Poseidon" remains the supreme sea god.
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Alexander Galaktionov
Snail N9
NEXUS
And why is he not silent then? Why this expert decided that "Poseidon" will drive with obscenities and songs to the shores of the United States, so that the entire Atlantic can hear it?
meandr51
Su-35 sees the invisible
The National Interest, an American magazine, commented on the sensational photo, in which the F-35 American “Invisible” aircraft was seen in the sight of the Russian Su-22C. The photo was allegedly made in the Syrian sky. Analyst Dave Majumdar writes that F-22 loses its stealth parameters “under certain conditions”. According to Majumdar, the F-22 is invisible to the enemy’s machine in the infrared range only when the American aircraft is at an impressive distance from the enemy fighter, and the enemy’s systems should not be directly aimed at the F-22.
It's simple: when approaching, the entire stealth “cloak” of the F-22 becomes transparent for the enemy!
And it proves that the Russian Su-35 is not the first aircraft to “see” the F-22 in the sky. The same F-22 was even detected by civilian airborne search and tracking systems. The Euro-FIRST PIRATE Typhoon fighter also found the F-22 in the sky.
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X Y Z
Serbia Higher combat readiness
Serbian Armed Forces are on high alert due to the actions of the Kosovo special forces. The corresponding order was given by Serbian President Alexander Vucic, the agency "Tanyug" reports with reference to the Vucic administration. Army units are given the highest degree of combat readiness, the corresponding order has been handed over to the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian army. In addition, all special and special units of the Serbian Ministry of the Interior are in full combat readiness, said Serbian Police Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic.
The situation was as follows. September 29 more than a hundred Kosovo special forces arrived in the north of Kosovo. Entry there is prohibited by international treaties. Despite this, the special forces took up positions around the Gazivod reservoir and took control of the Gazivod hydropower station. Pristina reported that such actions are due to ... a boat trip of leader Hashim Thaci. In response, Serbian President Vucic brought the country's armed forces on full alert and protested to Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General. On such a "tense" background, Mr. Vucic said, conveys TASSthat Serbia will never recognize the independence of Kosovo. “With regard to international factors, I said that I have no idea what they want from Serbia, but Serbia does not recognize Kosovo’s independence, as they would like to, even if they beat me on the head with sticks,” he noted. “We want to protect the world, but we need two for tango,” the president added.
However, it is unlikely that the parties will go for any confrontation. Obviously, Mr. Tachi undertook a “walk” in order to demonstrate strength and support of the so-called international community, but at the same time checked the reaction of the Serbian government, which is the European path, and therefore will not begin to object to the self-styled edge in military uniform.
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User
Vaughn and Moldova gave voice to the withdrawal of peacekeepers. Not all good for it.
hrych
Shurik70
Especially since the hostages were captured, the murder of which, no doubt, will be piled on the Serbs.
Who applaud in Japan
Washington is puzzled by the events that unfold in southern Japan. After processing more than 99% of the votes cast by the voters of Okinawa Prefecture in the elections for the governor of the region, Denny Tamaki leads. It is significantly ahead of its competitors. Denny Tamaki is an ardent opponent of the American military presence not only in Okinawa, but also in Japan in general. He is one of the few politicians in modern Japan who allows himself to openly remind his fellow citizens that the “friendship” with the United States has cost hundreds of thousands of lives of the Japanese who died under American atomic bombings, which remain the only case of military use of nuclear weapons in stories humanity.
By the way, Tamaki reminds of more modern abominations of the USA. Today, Americans constantly talk: they say that Washington protects Tokyo from external threats. “Perhaps,” says Tamaki, “this is partly true, but the way the American military behaves goes beyond.” This is a series of rapes. This is the irresponsible management of military equipment, leading to a threatening increase in the number of accidents. ”
And the opinion of Tamaki shared by many Japanese. TV Channels of the Country of the Rising Sun broadcast his appeal to voters, and those ardent speech are greeted with applause.
One bad luck: the official Tokyo is not at all ready to point Washington at the door.
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Winnie the Pooh
Svarog
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Fireworks for fishermen?
The edition of Business Insider has published material about the tests of the Russian X-35U rocket. We are talking about recently published shots, which represent the episode of the defeat of this ship missile at sea. Quote material:
Author Logan Nye concretizes the point of view. According to the journalist, the Russian rocket was aimed at an old civilian ship that acted as a target during the exercise. The defeat of this ship was carried out without any active opposition, including opposition from combat aircraft and electronic warfare systems. The final output:
As arguments against the “statement of the Russian defense ministry,” the analyst points to the following data.
The rocket can be launched from an air carrier from a distance of about 300 km. However, the US "Super Hornet" can protect the US Navy aircraft carriers within a radius of up to 800 km.
The United States has deck F-35, which are able to neutralize the missiles launched by carrier groups.
It is curious that the author does not write anything about the number of Russian missiles that the "Super Hornet" and F-35 can counteract. And in vain, because this question may be the key.
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Mr Credo
Wedmak
Cannonball
Azim77
Right from the deck are able to neutralize?
Wedmak
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