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Red Mountain

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37. Nuke what?

Reply to Dan (Reply #36)

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 01:29 PM

21 hrs ago

They aren't magic. Great for obliterating cities but that won't open the strait.

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Asymetrical Destruction modrepub Yesterday #5

I am positive JPK Yesterday #7

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The world is ruled by a fucking moron dalton99a Yesterday #11

He may believe that in his miniscule mind but it's far from the truth. ... littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #24

"The war is very complete"? calimary 9 hrs ago #64

Independent of the discussion of the Strait of Hormuz, your history on the USS Cole is not accurately . . . xocetaceans Yesterday #13

Never the less, the point was... JPK 23 hrs ago #20

I do believe that is your salient point. littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #25

Indeed, I definitely get the main point. xocetaceans 13 hrs ago #62

Seems to me the only person Farmer-Rick Yesterday #14

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Hello ... Venezuela! FakeNoose 22 hrs ago #30

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October 2000. I remember the coverage because... Pacifist Patriot Yesterday #19

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Reading the post here - do you think that Trump is looking for an excuse to Nuke? Dan 21 hrs ago #36

Nuke what? Red Mountain 21 hrs ago #37

The radioactive cloud JPK 20 hrs ago #39

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Yes! RB77 15 hrs ago #51

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More details on that exercise RainCaster 15 hrs ago #53

OOOOooo... i'd love to see this! druidity33 14 hrs ago #54

What this told me RainCaster 14 hrs ago #61

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Not... czarjak 17 hrs ago #48

They don't need to OC375 15 hrs ago #52

Because this is a shooting war, and we'll definitely lose some boats? Iggo 14 hrs ago #59