The issue I see with Telegram is that they retain a certain control over the content on their platform, as they have blocked channels in the past. That’s unlike for example Signal, which only acts as a carrier for the encrypted data.

If they have control over what people are able to share via their platform, the relevant laws should apply, imho.

And who owned Taiwan before that? Because by your logic THEY should be the current owners as well.

The amount of security flaws in the systems forming our cellular networks is staggering.

UKR may not have the luxury of triaging a bunch of people into non combat roles

I don’t think it’s a luxury but a necessity. A soldier having an utter mental breakdown may become a thread to his own comrades. Of course, there is a difference between people being unable and people being unwilling to fight.

I don’t think anyone really knows how they’re going to react in that situation until they’re in it

It’s one of those rare, unknowable situations. One of my colleagues at university was an ex-soldier. He said he’s seen hulks of men break down after their first combat situation, and unlikely people taking charge in dangerous situations.

I do not think they should be either and my comment stems not from disdain. But sitting in a trench with the enemy converging on your position is not the place to ponder moral dilemma.

On the other hand I just read on Wikipedia that objection to military service on moral grounds is near impossible in Ukraine. This of course puts these people doubly in a position they should not be chastised for.

I imagne that there is ample room for drafted to be assigned to essential noncombat rolles in and outside the military. So a compromise should be possible: Force people into the war effort but not by handing them a weapon.

I understand people being reluctant to kill others unless absolutely necessary. One reason why I will never work in the defense industry is that here is no way for me to be certain that my work will only ever be used in self-defense.

But in this case? Bucha, attacks on hospitals and abduction of children? What else do these people need to understand what the consequences of not fighting are?

I’d love to see a world where war is a thing of the past, but until then it is necessary and in my opinion even morally required to take up arms and defend those who can not fight.

Turn off /all chat and watch 95% of the toxic flame disappear.

Well, both are state owned organizations, so that’s not astounding?

May I kindly recommend the intrigue focus? Usually brings up a reason to throw that surplus offspring into the dungeon real fast.

Also antagonizing them until they challenge you to a duel is also a good strategy.

That’s useless. The money is just going to their heir(s).

Not only the factory grows!

Oh, someone else who read ‘The Ministry for the Future’?

I’m afraid our Leopards prefer diesel to faces.

Yes of course. Given that Russia has only been able to make minimal territorial gains given their current troops distribution, it is questionable to me whether they can continue or even hold these gains with more stretched out lines.

Facing more or less permanent occupation of actual Russian territories Putin might be actually willing to negotiate.

I guess the idea is to force a simple trade of occupied territories.

Let’s hope for a fast conclusion.

“The dragon’s teeth are not totally impassable, but they are a good distraction,” Miron said.

Dragon’s teeth are not complicated defenses to remove, but the problem comes when engineers dealing with them are under observed direct and indirect fire, Frederik Mertens, a strategic analyst with the Hague Center for Security Studies, told Newsweek.

It’s a cost vs benefit calculation. They don’t have to be an impassable target. They just have to be enough of an inconvenience for the enemy to give your side an advantage.

Guess more equatorial regions might approach Dune level of water harvesting in the near future. Is someone producing wetstillsuits yet?

I guess they mean that they are happy it wasn’t a nuclear-powered sub because of the environmental damages the release of radioactive material might cause.

Well, the main difference is Warthunder is the place where the classified stuff is being leaked

*Warthunder