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2021-06-23 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Seven Russian Warships Are Doing Something Weird Near Hawaii

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Posted by Beavis 2021-06-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1
Nah, Tisn't serious
just some

Posted by Jiper Shomock6839 2021-06-23 00:27|| 2021-06-23 00:27|| Front Page Top

Posted by Dron66046 2021-06-23 00:29|| 2021-06-23 00:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Andrei - you've lost another submarine?

Posted by Raj 2021-06-23 01:01|| 2021-06-23 01:01|| Front Page Top

#4 The important question is how many will need a tow home?

Posted by Lemuel Black3983 2021-06-23 01:59|| 2021-06-23 01:59|| Front Page Top

#5 So if they do the same for SpaceX's Starship test, which will end in the ocean around Hawaii, will we see a Starship vertical on it's Raptor engines hovering over a Russian or Chicom spy ship and melting it?

Posted by 3dc 2021-06-23 05:43|| 2021-06-23 05:43|| Front Page Top

#6 It appears the test should be postponed until the Russian spy ships retreat back to their base.
Maybe it will be necessary for unexplained work place incidences (like the ones happening to Iran) to occur to their ships to get them to turn back home.
It appears future tests must occur without safety warnings to reduce spying opportunities.
This is why the US warned Turkey against deploying and operating S400 air defense system near Syria and Iraq.
The Russians and the Chinese should be kept from opportunities to practice and to improve their systems by tracking and observing our systems.

Posted by boomerc 2021-06-23 05:48|| 2021-06-23 05:48|| Front Page Top

#7 I would suggest exploitation through continued safety announcements followed by frequent, last minute cancellations.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-06-23 05:55|| 2021-06-23 05:55|| Front Page Top

#8 3dc -- why hover? Aim for center of mass and go in ballistic!

Posted by Rob Crawford 2021-06-23 08:02|| 2021-06-23 08:02|| Front Page Top

#9 Simulating the "Occupy Oahu" battle plan.

Posted by Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 2021-06-23 08:28|| 2021-06-23 08:28|| Front Page Top

#10 Russians Are Doing Something Weird

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-06-23 16:51|| 2021-06-23 16:51|| Front Page Top

#11 ^ funny.. that don't look like Hawaii

Posted by Ebbereting Squank6048 2021-06-23 18:14|| 2021-06-23 18:14|| Front Page Top

#12
Hello Hawaii !

We are back, did you miss us ?

We are here to Liberate Hawaii, Joe said we could after meeting with Putin couple of weeks ago...

Just a bit of history first...

In 1815 Kaumualii, King of the northern Hawaiian Islands of Kauai and Niihau, asked Russia to give his kingdom protectorate status and aid it in the fight against Kamehameha I, the king of the other islands of the Hawaiian archipelago.
Kaumualii promised Russia land for a trading post and settlement. The Russians built three military forts and began exploration of the valley of Hanalei in Kauai.
However, in 1817, under pressure from the Americans, Russian settlers were expelled from the islands. Fort Elizabeth, whose ruins were declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1966, is a reminder of the Russian presence in Hawaii.

So, since Joe has been revisiting "old, bad U.S. history", he thought it over and decided to tell Putin, in his "secret letter @ G7"....

'Nasty what we did to Russia back then, treated Slavs like Slaves, we need to square things up,
You drop your Naval Fleet by the Hawaiian Islands after the summit, and we we "pass the place back over to you"... reperations for 'swindling you out of Alaska.'

We are just so happy we can help Joe out. More surprises on the way

Posted by Creack Lumplump9063 2021-06-23 20:44|| 2021-06-23 20:44|| Front Page Top

#13
How to taste Russian-Californian fusion cuisine on the drive to Fort Ross

(former Russian Fort in Russian America, now California)

Posted by Creack Lumplump9063 2021-06-23 21:07|| 2021-06-23 21:07|| Front Page Top

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