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2024-01-05 at 2:06 PM UTCThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2024-01-06 at 12:08 AM UTC
Originally posted by infinityshock it is physically impossible for any entity or combination of entities to successfully 'invade' and hold territory in the US. it would be possible to 'invade' and temporarily hold small patches…but not for a long period of time.
Not if the USA itself is sufficiently fragmented internally and the opposing force is sufficiently coordinated.
A series of cyber-attacks could cripple critical infrastructure across the U.S. with power grids failing, financial systems crashing, and communication networks being disrupted. A huge amount of US infrastructure is actually still hilariously badly exposed to cyber attacks currently.
Then advanced, long range, bird-scale drones that are impossible to distinguish from common aerial clutter like balloons and civilian drones and shit by US radar systems will soon be attainable for even poorly funded state actors, which could be used to launch precise strikes on critical military installations.
The populace will start facing shortages of essential supplies and cities will devolved into chaos as emergency services will fail to cope with the scale of these crises.
Internal divisions will hinder the U.S. response. Political infighting and distrust in the government will hamper efforts to form a cohesive strategy. The attackers could exploit these divisions, launching disinformation campaigns and further destabilizing the nation. -
2024-01-06 at 12:51 AM UTCSpecial World: Ninth Nation
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2024-01-06 at 1:03 AM UTC
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2024-01-06 at 1:10 AM UTC
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2024-01-06 at 1:13 AM UTC
Originally posted by DUSM Raylan Givens Not if the USA itself is sufficiently fragmented internally and the opposing force is sufficiently coordinated.
A series of cyber-attacks could cripple critical infrastructure across the U.S. with power grids failing, financial systems crashing, and communication networks being disrupted. A huge amount of US infrastructure is actually still hilariously badly exposed to cyber attacks currently.
Then advanced, long range, bird-scale drones that are impossible to distinguish from common aerial clutter like balloons and civilian drones and shit by US radar systems will soon be attainable for even poorly funded state actors, which could be used to launch precise strikes on critical military installations.
The populace will start facing shortages of essential supplies and cities will devolved into chaos as emergency services will fail to cope with the scale of these crises.
Internal divisions will hinder the U.S. response. Political infighting and distrust in the government will hamper efforts to form a cohesive strategy. The attackers could exploit these divisions, launching disinformation campaigns and further destabilizing the nation.
i made a simplistic reply based on a simplistic question with a simple basis of very few datapoints. if you want a complex strategic response youre going to have to consult the joint chiefs of staff...and their staff.
you forget one thing: consequences. and...reciprocity. if the US experiences a severe enough of a situation, that is the reason the deployed subs are out there.
the technology for 'long range bird scale drones' that are a significant threat does not exist
small drones...as in about half the size of a lancet...in swarms are deployable now and sufficient countermeasures exist to relegate them to no more of an inconvenience than a car bomb...IED...or suicide bomber. or mass shooter. notice how there havent been any protest drones bothering airports anymore.
the populace can face zero essential supplies and cities can devolve into mad max with zero emergency services AND zero public services (sanitation...utilities...etc.) none of that will not prevent the military from being well fed with whatever fuel and sundry niceties they require. -
2024-01-06 at 1:21 AM UTC
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2024-01-06 at 1:49 AM UTCMad Max is coming. It will soon be here.
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2024-01-06 at 2:17 AM UTCJohn War
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2024-01-06 at 4:52 AM UTC
Originally posted by infinityshock you forget one thing: consequences. and…reciprocity. if the US experiences a severe enough of a situation, that is the reason the deployed subs are out there.
More like why the carrier fleets are out there. The US's utter and complete conventional military superiority probably guarantees they won't be using the nuke subs for any first strikes. And nobody is gonna nuke the US.the technology for 'long range bird scale drones' that are a significant threat does not exist
Hybrid balloon and hydrogen endurance drones are demonstrating pretty impressive ranges and payload capacities. Then there are the cardboard drones currently being used in Ukraine that are currently very successful in recon roles. In general drones are proving hard to deal with because they move so slow and low generally. There is an old incident called Palmdale where a runaway drone needed to be shot down and 2 Scorpions extended 208 missiles without scoring a single hit on it.small drones…as in about half the size of a lancet…in swarms are deployable now and sufficient countermeasures exist to relegate them to no more of an inconvenience than a car bomb…IED…or suicide bomber. or mass shooter. notice how there havent been any protest drones bothering airports anymore.
Airport drone countermeasures are mostly just radio jamming, GPS spoofing and radar and rf detectors, and then camera based optical detection with AI. They work great against consumer tier drones. However thinking about cheap swarms of drone balloons or similar by a nation state attacking military installations, the US would need more active defenses and significant advances in detection technologies because currently it is even hard to parse through the immense amount of space junk entering the atmosphere.
You're right that these drones are currently no more of a threat in scale than an IED but them being airborne, relatively hard to take down and numerous could be a potent combination tactically.the populace can face zero essential supplies and cities can devolve into mad max with zero emergency services AND zero public services (sanitation…utilities…etc.) none of that will not prevent the military from being well fed with whatever fuel and sundry niceties they require.
That's where internal political fragmentation comes into play: the power to influence how resources are acquired and allocated for the MIC is the biggest pot of gold in America and that process inherently plays out slow. That's fine and ultimately not relevant to performance when the war is happening on the other side of the world. Not so if we are considering attacks upon US soil.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2024-01-06 at 6:02 AM UTC
Originally posted by infinityshock i made a simplistic reply based on a simplistic question with a simple basis of very few datapoints. if you want a complex strategic response youre going to have to consult the joint chiefs of staff…and their staff.
you forget one thing: consequences. and…reciprocity. if the US experiences a severe enough of a situation, that is the reason the deployed subs are out there.
the only sub that is being drployed out there is subways, -
2024-01-11 at 11:05 PM UTCApparently Yemen is getting bombed tonight.
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2024-01-11 at 11:29 PM UTCThey bombing Al Hudaydah right now
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2024-01-11 at 11:30 PM UTCTelegram going crazy right now about it.
