The Doomsday Machine

[John Newman]

> On Mar 3, 2018, at 9:36 AM, g2s <g2s at riseup.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: John Young <jya at pipeline.com>
> Date: 3/3/18 2:39 AM (GMT-08:00)
> To: Cypherpunks <cypherpunks at lists.cpunks.org>
> Subject: Re: [WAR] rocket porn, Putin style, and the end of the modern   empire regime
> 
> Louder the brag weaker the braggart.
> 
> At 07:17 PM 3/2/2018, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> >Given the FUKUS (France, UK, US) / NATO axis general's' general
> >assessment of Russia's growing military capabilities and capacity as
> >"eye watering" back in 2015 and earlier
> >   http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/21/russia-winning-the-electronic-war/
> > 
> >https://thediplomat.com/2016/04/russias-surging-electronic-warfare-capabilities/
> >, one wonders what their viewpoint is after yesterday.
> >
> >It is certainly a happy day today as we witness a nation not only
> >capable of, but willing and effectively undertaking to stand firm
> >against the evil, despotism and shameless murdering regime of the
> >USA.
> >
> >How sad it is that these words can actually be spoken - truthfully,
> >in fact, and without sarcasm, but such it is.
> >
> >Good luck all,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >https://russia-insider.com/en/putins-remarkable-historic-march-1-speech-moscow-video-excerpts-full-transcript/ri22667
> >Putin's Remarkable, Historic March 1 Speech in Moscow -
> >Video Excerpts, Full Transcript
> >
> >
> >
> >Epic Putin: We Warned You, You Wouldn't Listen - 'Listen to Us Now!'
> >https://russia-insider.com/en/epic-putin-we-warned-you-you-wouldnt-listen-listen-us-now-video/ri22676?ct=t(Russia_Insider_Daily_Headlines11_21_2014)&mc_cid=8e0495ef10&mc_eid=5110f4b440
> >
> >We've excerpted the parts of the speech where he describes each
> >weapon, and will be posting them here. The other weapons are:
> >
> >     Putin Stunner #1: Invincible Nuke-Powered and Armed Underwater
> >Drones MANY TIMES Faster Than Any Ship (Video)
> >https://russia-insider.com/en/putin-stunner-1-invincible-nuke-powered-and-armed-underwater-drones-many-times-faster-any-ship
> >
> >     Putin Stunner #2: 'The Avangard' - Invincible Nuke-Tipped Cruise
> >Missile at 20X! Speed of Sound (Video)
> >https://russia-insider.com/en/putin-stunner-2-avangard-invincible-nuke-tipped-cruise-missile-20x-speed-sound-video/ri22672
> >
> >     Putin Stunner #3: 'The Dagger' - Invincible Plane-Launched Nuke
> >Missile at 10X Speed of Sound (Video)
> >https://russia-insider.com/en/putin-stunner-3-dagger-invincible-plane-launched-nuke-missile-10x-speed-sound-video/ri22673
> >
> >     Putin Stunner #4: Mini, Nuke-Powered Engine for Invincible,
> >UNLIMITED RANGE Guided Nuke Missiles (Video)
> >https://russia-insider.com/en/putin-stunner-4-mini-nuke-powered-engine-invincible-unlimited-range-guided-nuke-missiles-video
> >
> >     Putin Stunner #5: 'Sarmat' - Next Gen, Invincible, Unlimited
> >Range Nuke Missile (Video)
> >https://russia-insider.com/en/putin-stunner-5-sarmat-next-gen-invincible-unlimited-range-nuke-missile-video/ri22675
> >
> >And Putin's explanation of why Russia developed all these weapons:
> >
> >     Epic Putin: We Warned You, You Wouldn't Listen - 'Listen to Us
> >Now!' (Video)
> >https://russia-insider.com/en/epic-putin-we-warned-you-you-wouldnt-listen-listen-us-now-video/ri22676
> >
> >Transcript below:
> 
> 
> Vox: "A mysterious radiation cloud spread over Europe in September. Russia finally acknowledged it.
> 
> But officials won’t say where it came from."
> 
> https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/energy-and-environment/2017/11/22/16691374/russia-admits-mysterious-radiation-cloud/
> 
>  Perhaps a test fire of nuclear-powered missile they recently declassified in Putin's speech.
> 
> Rr


Daniel Ellsberg released a book recently called “The Doomsday Machine”, about
his time working at RAND as a nuclear researcher and how fucking godawful
and insane the entire nuclear military complex is. A lot of stuff he wanted to 
leak just after the pentagon papers that had to do with US nuclear planning, but
he ended up losing the paperwork and apparently had trouble getting this 
book written and published. Among other things he at one point says he came out of 
seeing “Dr. Strangelove” just after it came out and, hilariously, remarked “that was a 
documentary” (which it basically is).

Anyway it’s an interesting book, I’m only about halfway through it. The fucking 
insanity of nuclear weapons and the nation states that employ them is painted
very starkly.

A review of the book -

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2018/01/18/daniel-ellsberg-nuclear-worrier/

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