Miscellaneous News

[ACuriousPLAFan]

Iran has completed the transition of connecting Iranian and Russian financial institutions through Iran's financial telecommunication system SEPAM to bypass the SWIFT system.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1621447852542107650

Similar measures of utilizing alternatives to SWIFT should be widely promoted and expanded worldwide.

 

[pmc]

The dude you are replying to is a clown. Idk why he hasn't been banned yet, his posts have lower quality than even those of SleepyStudent, lol.

stating the obvious is not lower quality post. Netherlands largest exports are to Germany by wide margin. German wealth enable it to spend more in Netherlands. the same logic apply where they are putting new investments for firms like ASML.
how many militaries will integrate like this one?

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[9dashline]

 

[escobar]

the "weather experiment that had blown off course" argument is very old

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1621639738288373762

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

Similar energy as Trump.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1621595752790097921

 

[sequ]

Can anyone give a rough estimation of the direct costs surrounding the balloon interception effort?

About three-fiddy

 

[luminary]

Spicy. Iran is certainly the weak link of the China-Russia-Iran anti-West axis

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1621343822801211392

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1621346769257775104

Netanyahu knows that once the US-China war starts, the US will be too distracted to provide any significant support to Israel. He's getting his war in while he still can.

 

[plawolf]

Indeed it was handled badly. I don't buy the claim that they didn't shoot it down due to fear of causing damage to ground personnel and installation. Montana has to be one of the most sparsely populated states in the U.S. There is like literally a million people spread out over a huge stretch of land. If you think that wreckage from a flimsy high altitude balloon could cause serious damage then I've got a bridge to sell to you.

They should at the very least have attempted a shoot down.

The risk of damage to the ground isn’t from falling balloon bits, but rather missiles coming back down after failing to intercept. Just look at all the damage that has happened in Ukraine as a result of similar incidents.

Also, high altitude balloons are not that easy to shoot down. Canadian F18s wasted 1000 rounds trying to shoot one down last time anyone tried.

When you know the odds are success are low, and the results won’t be immediate, not trying to shoot it down was the right call, as the only thing worse than not trying to shoot it down is to try and fail.

 

[broadsword]

The meltdown over the balloon thingy will provide hilarious material for a number of pro-China Youtubers to talk about. Expect more positive videos about China.

 

[xypher]

None of their explanations make sense - the US worried about debris, really? LOL. Most likely they just don't have the capabilities to ensure a kill at that altitude. Imagine if they TRY to shoot it down, only to fail and embarass themselves, fragile American ego won't survive that.