This was an excellent group of panelists. They all shared very well thought out and on target views concerning the different variables of this war. I was impressed and quite a bit more educated on nuclear warfare. Thank you, General Hodges, for the tremendous job you continue to do in trying to assure that Ukraine gets what's needed to end this war. And for sharing your updates.🇱🇷🇱🇷
The way I look at it is, it is literally impossible for any country to launch a nuclear weapon without committing mass suicide. Therefore, I think nuclear weapons have essentially become obsolete in the modern era.
Most interesting part to me is 7:17. The group is certain that fourth gen nuclear weapons are here. Clean, low-yield, fusion-only nuclear weapons. Blurring the line between conventional and nuclear munitions. Probably within reach of many other industrialized nations. Fascinating.
1:17:07 Did he just admit to the fact that USA was not responcible for capitulation of Japan after Hiroshima? A sliver of truth after 1 and quarter hours. Its true it was the Russians which defeated Japan after the destruction of 2 million Kwantoon army.
and what is russia going to do if Ukraine creates a dirty nuclear bomb and lets it go over moscow, st petersberg, and other russian cities. Without claiming who did it. Ukraine is smart and prepared
Seems like the loss of diplomacy and interaction with Russian leadership and military leadership is seriously displayed here with Francesca unsurprisingly being the only one with recent Russian interaction and the only one with analysis based on realism. Sam's analysis is profoundly pationizing towards thr Russians esp at 1:07:10 saying that we aka NATO and the US need to "educate" the Russians. Escalating to deescacalate does have an example in history called Hiroshima and Nagasaki. If Russia drops a nuke on a major city in Ukraine every week except Kyiv, I am 100% confident that Ukraine would unconditionally surrender or have NATO force their hand to prevent a wider nuclear war. And if there is an air campaign over Russia by NATO eliminating all Russian forces, 100% Russia would be considered to have no choice but to use nuclear weapons and will successfully be able to sell that as using nukes as a last resort. It's fairly obvious that if Sam's argument that Russian conventional forces are overwhelmingly outmatched by NATO conventional forces, that sells the idea that Russia has no choice but to use nukes and they are using them as a last resort even better. Expect BRICS and the rest of the global south not to be as outraged as you expect.
i had no idea that we had small tactical nukes for decades - seems to me that giving same to NATO members in EU would be a very good idea. Poland, Sweden, Finland, UA - would pretty much put the Russian threat to bed.
The important is to publicly say that if even one Wagner mercenary crosses the NATO border or bullet is fired at a Pole or Lithuanian, there will immediately come 20 ATACMS hitting the Wagner base in Tsel ("Target" in Russian) in Belarus and 20 tomahawks hitting Lukashenko in MInks.
Alzheimer ? In Ukraine the Russians daily kill attacks or tomahawks. And what you think when Russia fully mobilise its 49 Million Reserve Army. Russia has the biggest land Army in the world. In 2 weeks they can get all EU and wipe out USA with most modern hypersonic nukes, 7000 they have . And russia is double in size to small USA. Your brain is perhaps on drugs like all US and now Pollacks too s use. Ha ha !
We Germans would never fight for Poles or the of these car thieves. All EU will never fight and can not. We go to university, do sports, go disco, party, drive fastest cars. Why should one here fight for Stone Age Pollacks ? Dream !
@@babathegoodmansamba8533 You forgot to list two more things: 1) you sell luxuries, mansions and politicians (Schroëder and the like) to Russian oligarchs and mafia for bloody money (hundereds of billions) stolen from us, Russians; 2) you help laundry those bloody billions for them. 3) you sold weapons and tech to Russia avoiding the sanctions. You also forgot to mention you are a AfD Nazi. Is that correct?
You need to educate yourself about Article 5, your ignorance is fantastic ! We can have all 5 chihuahua Baltic States disappearing tomorrow and US not lifting a finger, legally ! Article 5 stipulate CONSULTATION, then everybody does AS IT SEE FIT ! That not implies US will retaliate. Have a reality check.
This is very good content, some excellent minds , questions and analysis.
Thank you Gen Ben, quality time spent here !!
This was an excellent group of panelists. They all shared very well thought out and on target views concerning the different variables of this war. I was impressed and quite a bit more educated on nuclear warfare. Thank you, General Hodges, for the tremendous job you continue to do in trying to assure that Ukraine gets what's needed to end this war. And for sharing your updates.🇱🇷🇱🇷
The way I look at it is, it is literally impossible for any country to launch a nuclear weapon without committing mass suicide. Therefore, I think nuclear weapons have essentially become obsolete in the modern era.
"it is literally impossible for any country to launch a nuclear weapon without committing mass suicide" - even those without nukes ?! 🤣🤣🤣
Interesting conversation. Should listen twice. However a felt lack of complex view on total warfare - cyber warfare in addition to nukes.
So smart Mr. HODGES explanation. Always like to hear him. Thanks general. 👍❤️
Most interesting part to me is 7:17. The group is certain that fourth gen nuclear weapons are here. Clean, low-yield, fusion-only nuclear weapons. Blurring the line between conventional and nuclear munitions. Probably within reach of many other industrialized nations. Fascinating.
1:17:07 Did he just admit to the fact that USA was not responcible for capitulation of Japan after Hiroshima? A sliver of truth after 1 and quarter hours. Its true it was the Russians which defeated Japan after the destruction of 2 million Kwantoon army.
and what is russia going to do if Ukraine creates a dirty nuclear bomb and lets it go over moscow, st petersberg, and other russian cities. Without claiming who did it. Ukraine is smart and prepared
Next hour Ukr is a glass desert and I grant you NOBODY will lift a finger.
Bring in American retired military advise that are on Russia side instead of nszi Ukraine military
Seems like the loss of diplomacy and interaction with Russian leadership and military leadership is seriously displayed here with Francesca unsurprisingly being the only one with recent Russian interaction and the only one with analysis based on realism. Sam's analysis is profoundly pationizing towards thr Russians esp at 1:07:10 saying that we aka NATO and the US need to "educate" the Russians. Escalating to deescacalate does have an example in history called Hiroshima and Nagasaki. If Russia drops a nuke on a major city in Ukraine every week except Kyiv, I am 100% confident that Ukraine would unconditionally surrender or have NATO force their hand to prevent a wider nuclear war. And if there is an air campaign over Russia by NATO eliminating all Russian forces, 100% Russia would be considered to have no choice but to use nuclear weapons and will successfully be able to sell that as using nukes as a last resort. It's fairly obvious that if Sam's argument that Russian conventional forces are overwhelmingly outmatched by NATO conventional forces, that sells the idea that Russia has no choice but to use nukes and they are using them as a last resort even better. Expect BRICS and the rest of the global south not to be as outraged as you expect.
i had no idea that we had small tactical nukes for decades - seems to me that giving same to NATO members in EU would be a very good idea. Poland, Sweden, Finland, UA - would pretty much put the Russian threat to bed.
This ppl are the one which should be sent to fight in a war on firist lines
Fully agree. The World will become a much better place if these old farts go in the front lines !
Better sound quality would have been great.
The important is to publicly say that if even one Wagner mercenary crosses the NATO border or bullet is fired at a Pole or Lithuanian, there will immediately come 20 ATACMS hitting the Wagner base in Tsel ("Target" in Russian) in Belarus and 20 tomahawks hitting Lukashenko in MInks.
Alzheimer ? In Ukraine the Russians daily kill attacks or tomahawks. And what you think when Russia fully mobilise its 49 Million Reserve Army. Russia has the biggest land Army in the world. In 2 weeks they can get all EU and wipe out USA with most modern hypersonic nukes, 7000 they have . And russia is double in size to small USA. Your brain is perhaps on drugs like all US and now Pollacks too s use. Ha ha !
We Germans would never fight for Poles or the of these car thieves. All EU will never fight and can not. We go to university, do sports, go disco, party, drive fastest cars. Why should one here fight for Stone Age Pollacks ? Dream !
@@babathegoodmansamba8533 You forgot to list two more things: 1) you sell luxuries, mansions and politicians (Schroëder and the like) to Russian oligarchs and mafia for bloody money (hundereds of billions) stolen from us, Russians;
2) you help laundry those bloody billions for them.
3) you sold weapons and tech to Russia avoiding the sanctions.
You also forgot to mention you are a AfD Nazi. Is that correct?
You need to educate yourself about Article 5, your ignorance is fantastic ! We can have all 5 chihuahua Baltic States disappearing tomorrow and US not lifting a finger, legally ! Article 5 stipulate CONSULTATION, then everybody does AS IT SEE FIT ! That not implies US will retaliate. Have a reality check.