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2022-03-31 Europe

Two Russian fighter jets that violated Swedish airspace earlier this month 'were equipped with NUKES with the aim of scaring Stockholm' after Putin had threatened military action if Sweden or Finland joined NATO

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-03-31 07:32|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 Now that is a provocation.

How to make friends and influence people.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-03-31 10:22|| 2022-03-31 10:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Daily Mail using the word Claimed should be looked at with suspicion.

March 2nd. Wasn't talk of NATO membership a little later? Not saying this couldn't have happened, just seems a bit off.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-03-31 18:15|| 2022-03-31 18:15|| Front Page Top

#3 It was the two attack planes which were, according to TV4 Nyheter sources, equipped with nuclear weapons.

According to TV news sources. Top TV news sources.
Confusion (intentional or otherwise) between "carrying nukes" vs "capable of carrying nukes"?

Posted by SteveS 2022-03-31 18:24|| 2022-03-31 18:24|| Front Page Top

#4 As anal as the ~~Soviets~~ Russians were anal about nukes? Mock-ups I bet

Posted by magpie 2022-03-31 18:25|| 2022-03-31 18:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Could be.

IIUC, with the right equipment a nuke on board can be detected, something I read about back in the day about Bear Bomber intercepts. I don't think that is standard equipment on interceptors, but maybe it is being a neighbor of USSR and all.

Fake punch to keep everyone in place, makes sense. Also just watched 2 years of Daily Mail overhype bad information to support The Narrative, and this seems a story more appropriate 2 weeks ago, or more.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-03-31 18:39|| 2022-03-31 18:39|| Front Page Top

#6
"ой, извини! We were just giving a joyride to one of our defence ministry retirees!"

Posted by Dron66046 2022-03-31 22:53|| 2022-03-31 22:53|| Front Page Top

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