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fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 05:35 PM Mar 2018

Putin boasts military might with animation of Florida nuke strike

Video target sure looks like Florida . . .

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/01/europe/putin-nuclear-missile-video-florida/index.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday used a concept video of unlimited range nuclear warheads apparently raining down on Florida -- President Donald Trump's home away from home -- to tout his country's new firepower.

Putin boasted about the Kremlin's resurgent military might during his annual address to his nation's Parliament, hyping weaponry that he said would render NATO defenses "completely useless."

He drew repeated applause with animation-backed claims of nuclear-capable weapons that elude air-defense systems and "invincible" missiles that travel at hypersonic speed.

"Any use of nuclear weapons against Russia or its allies, any kind of attack, will be regarded as a nuclear attack against Russia, and in response, we will take action instantaneously no matter what the consequences are," Putin said. "Nobody should have any doubt about that."

Putin, who is up for re-election March 18, used Thursday's speech to showcase his country's strides in military technology.
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Putin boasts military might with animation of Florida nuke strike (Original Post) fleur-de-lisa Mar 2018 OP
And the MIC applauds. Freethinker65 Mar 2018 #1
He chose Florida? Hmm.. Wwcd Mar 2018 #2
Trying to rile up Florida man? Not hard to do.... bettyellen Mar 2018 #3
They hate us for our Disney World!!!! EX500rider Mar 2018 #4
The piece of shit in the WH won't even uphold sanctions on them. nt NCTraveler Mar 2018 #5
Putin has a higher approval rating with conservatives than John Fante Mar 2018 #6
+1 million octoberlib Mar 2018 #8
Good thing Florida voted to arm teachers. They can all shoot Orange Free State Mar 2018 #7
So no, 'little rocket putin' 'fire and fury' threat to russia...is this putins and trumpfs RestoreAmerica2020 Mar 2018 #9
If you don't vote R this November, it will be nuclear war! ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #10
I think this story might explain it: Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2018 #11
A thinly veiled threat if Der Twitler does not shut down Mueller? Roland99 Mar 2018 #12
Yet Cpt. Tough Guy will say zilch! Hmm I wonder why. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2018 #13
is this a game they play onethatcares Mar 2018 #14
 

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
2. He chose Florida? Hmm..
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 05:39 PM
Mar 2018

A cryptic warning to Dotard.
Mar-a-lago & a ton of laundered Properties along the coastline.

A lot of Military bases in Fl

John Fante

(3,479 posts)
6. Putin has a higher approval rating with conservatives than
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 05:41 PM
Mar 2018

Obama. Wrap your mind around that for a second.

Behind every right-wing "patriot" is a confederate traitor dying to get out.

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,435 posts)
9. So no, 'little rocket putin' 'fire and fury' threat to russia...is this putins and trumpfs
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 05:55 PM
Mar 2018

effort to instill fear in the American people; suppress dissention, protest, oppress the electorate from voting against trumpf/gop?

Or was this a blatant message to trumpf to remove sanctions (alaska-/Exxon; 2016 election sanctions) and give Putin more power in US or else he'll release incriminating information about trumpf, his family?

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
10. If you don't vote R this November, it will be nuclear war!
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 05:59 PM
Mar 2018

I'm warning you right now! Just hand total control over to tRump/Putin for ever and ever.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,174 posts)
11. I think this story might explain it:
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 06:03 PM
Mar 2018

Vladimir Putin arrested ... in a Florida supermarket


https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/30/us/vladimir-putin-name-arrested-publix-trnd/index.html

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Someone got in between Vladimir Putin and a Publix sub, and that is enough to cause fiery hell and destruction in just about anyone's book.

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