As I explained to some of the more fun chaps at UCL*, if you shout “Death To The West” all the time, some Westerners are going to get the impression you are not their best friends. *Friends of Capn’ … (View Post)

The reason for the 24 week number is that the foetus is generally viable on its own at that time. So remove it from the womb and it lives without (much) medical intervention. So, as these things go, … (View Post)

One argument is that demonstrating the ability to defend against ballistic weapons is part of *our* defence posture. Life testing is expensive - the Iranians are providing targets for free. (View Post)

Yes, yes, they already have the capability just need 10 minutes, they need 10 minutes, fuck no (View Post)

They *had* before this started, MRBMs with a range of a couple of thousand km, with warheads in the 1800kg range. Which would be a tight fit for the first nukes. But… An oft repeated mistake is to th… (View Post)