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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Interesting.
A couple of things. Putting Ohio class submarines in there is a huge provocation, they are a strategic platform and not a tactical platform. Their only true offensive capability is nuclear based. Your basically telling the Russians that your only answer is a nuclear one.
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Just getting down to grit before putin would
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
This would be equivalent to a Typhoon popping up right off of the coast of New York and opening its missile doors.
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The minute it opened any door it would be taken on water, if it somehow made it close to the coast...this you know
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
As it stands the prudent thing to do would be for Obama to announce that he's dispatched a pair of Virginia or even a Seawolf to the area to patrol.
that would change the Russian Navy's operational orders and tempo.
The American's used to do it to China all the time when they got randy in exercising near Taiwan. Half the time they wouldn't even dispatch the subs
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I think Putin would just smurk at this.
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The rest you can do and that's fine. My concern with putting the carriers there or a major U.S. task force near a Russian Task force is that mistakes absolutely will happen and you will either end up with dead people, or you will end up with what's called a ramming war.
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The F-22 move is what I've been advocating, the Russians have moved up what they call an air defense division, so it would be an interesting turning battle as the Russians would be able to see if they can lock on or not.
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They will see them, just in time when the lights go out!
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
It also sounds like Putin is going old school and demanding repayment of the Ukraines 15 billion dollar debt to Russia.
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Doesn't everyone in the east owe Russia money? that's a lot of conquering to do