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K!r4 said:
At least they can deal with EMP bombs.

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GreyGhost said:
Yep - that's one advantage vacuum tube technology has over solid-state devices.

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GreyGhost said:
If you're referring to the AN/PRC-77, I think you'll find there are other practical considerations in adopting an all solid-state design - such as being able to use a lighter battery pack and standing a better chance of functioning after a 2 metre drop onto a concrete floor. Discrete transistors (even military grade devices) are susceptible to p-n junction punchthrough at lower voltages than vacuum tubes can withstand, and metal casings provide no protection since the EMP (with a peak amplitude of 50kv per metre) propagates on the copper circuit-board traces and transistor leads. That radio most likely passed EMP testing by virtue of being fitted with superior transient surge protectors, which are probably field-serviceable components.

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MRB_Doom said:
US Missile Shield Not Aimed at Russia - McFaul

Words means shit. Demand a legally binding document stating that it's not directed at Russia, otherwise, fuck off with your missile shield.

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DooMAD said:
Israel take their ball and go home yet again. Someone dared to question that some of their settlements might not be legal, so that's as good an excuse as any to cut all ties with the UN Human Rights Council and accuse them of being biased, apparently.

Also, funnily enough, the United States was the only country to vote against launching a fact-finding mission into Israel's settlements. Wonder why that might be.

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After a number of notable successes and some early failures in the 1920s, the League ultimately proved incapable of preventing aggression by the Axis powers in the 1930s. Germany withdrew from the League, as did Japan, Italy, Spain and others. The onset of the Second World War showed that the League had failed its primary purpose, which was to prevent any future world war. The United Nations (UN) replaced it after the end of the war and inherited a number of agencies and organizations founded by the League.

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K!r4 said:
History really is a redundant thing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Nations

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MRB_Doom said:
Russia is No.1 Geopolitical Enemy for U.S. - Mitt Romney

Hey I thought the Cold War ended in 1991?

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GreyGhost said:
Romney's way behind the times, everyone else knows China is No.1

Like its biological namesake the Cold War never really went away (the military-industrial complex won't permit that), its simply mutated to adapt to changes in the body politic.

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MRB_Doom said:
Romney Lambasts Obama "Flexibility" on Russia - Journal

Romney and those 43 Republican senators are either demonically possessed or simply Russophobes.

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udderdude said:


It's more like they take the stance that "If Obama did it, it can't possibly be good" :/

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udderdude said:


It's more like they take the stance that "If Obama did it, it can't possibly be good" :/

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MRB_Doom said:


Choosing between Democrats and Republicans is like choosing between Pinkies and Spectres.

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MRB_Doom said:
US nuclear arms aimed at Russia beckon WW III: Report

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Nightmare Doom said:
What that article is referring to originated from Christian Science Monitor which shows how trustworthy the source is from....(hint: more fear mongering).

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