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To: koan who wrote (1057973)	3/1/2018 11:24:00 AM
From: James Seagrove	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571928

Look at what Muslims do to degenerate gamblers, Koan. h/t FUBHO Indonesian Christians Flogged in Rare Shariah Punishment for Non-Muslims The pair were publicly whipped for gambling as the country shifts toward a more politicized brand of Islam

To: koan who wrote (1057973)	3/1/2018 1:13:25 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571928

Of course it makes sense to defend against Russia. What makes you think we are not? Our people are doing it every day. They don't rest. Our security apparatus works 24/7 on this stuff. Hysteria and another $1B will do nothing more than is already being done, except waste more money we don't have. Hysterical thinking will lead us into a major shooting war with Russia. The liberals need to calm way the heck down. Cool heads NEED to prevail in the case of Russia, China, and North Korea for that matter. Look at Putin's recent speech. Do you think this is a guy we should really be getting into a shooting war with? We will guarantee the destruction of the world with our first shot. Since when did the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction lose potency! Putin said in his speech, "This isn't a bluff." You think he's joking or bluffing or will blink when we get aggressive? This guy was a KGB agent and has either personally murdered people or ordered their murder. To think we can scare this guy with all of our hysteria is just so incredibly naive. We can and do hold our ground and we play by the rules of the tit for tat in low stakes cold war stuff, but we do NOT escalate to a shooting war overtly. It's stupid. Hysteria makes it all the more likely that will happen. So the hysteria needs to stop now. The last time this country got hysterical, we ended up spending $10 trillion dollars on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and losing thousands of American soldiers. And as far as I can see, we've had zero return on those expenditures, not in safety, peace, nor trade. We let the hysteria rule and it was a knife that ended up in our own gut. We point that hysteria at Russia and it could end this world as we know it. ---------------- Putin Says Russia Has Nuclear-Powered Missiles That Can't Be Intercepted Laurel WamsleyMarch 1, 20189:51 AM ETUpdated 9:55 a.m. President Vladimir Putin said in his annual state-of-the-nation speech that Russia has tested powerful nuclear weapons that render missile defense systems useless. Those weapons include cruise missiles, nuclear-powered underwater drones and a new hypersonic missile that travels five times the speed of sound. "The foreign policy part of Putin's speech focused on how the United States had ignored Russia's strategic interests long enough," NPR's Lucian Kim reported from Moscow. "Putin repeatedly interrupted his speech to show videos of cutting-edge rockets and torpedoes snaking their way to their targets." Putin warned that any use of nuclear weapons against Russia or its allies would trigger a response. The speech precedes Russia's upcoming presidential elections, set for March 18. Putin is widely expected to win his fourth term in office. With videos and computer graphics displayed on giant screens, Putin showed off the array of new weapons to the hundreds of officials and lawmakers gathered for the address. "A low-flying, low-visibility cruise missile armed with a nuclear warhead and possessing a practically unlimited range, unpredictable flight path and the capability to impregnate practically all interception lines is invulnerable to all existing and future anti-missile and air defense weapons," Putin said, according to the state news service TASS. He said the missile was successfully tested late last year. The underwater drone is capable of operating at "very extreme depths covering intercontinental distances" at speeds much faster than current submarines, torpedoes and surface ships, Putin said. He also said Russia had tested a new heavy intercontinental ballistic missile, called Sarmat, capable of striking targets by flying over either the North or South poles. The missile can be armed with nuclear warheads, he said, including the new hypersonic ones. "With the total weight of over 200 tons it has a short active flight path, which complicates its intercept by ABM systems," said Putin, according to TASS. Russia's claims about its nuclear capabilities can be difficult to verify. For example, Russian television flashed a design of their new nuclear-armed underwater drone in 2015. Many experts questioned details in the schematic, and doubted that the weapon is fully developed. But most agree a program looking into nuclear drones exists. The president also spoke about domestic issues, including highway infrastructure and health care. "The containment of Russia didn't succeed," Putin said. "It's time to recognize that reality. This isn't a bluff." "No one has listened to us," he said, according to the AP. "You listen to us now." NPR's Geoff Brumfiel contributed to this report.