intercontinental ballistic missile to be used against an adversary at

war. The horror is even starker, as the missile was not used against

military objectives, but fired indiscriminately into an urban centre.

Dnipro in Ukraine. When we strip way all the fluff of geopolitical

jargon, we can see Russia as a nuclear armed, terroristic entity that

learned its statecraft of trauma and threat from the Mongol Horde and

not Europe.

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- Russia's deployment of an ICBM armed with conventional warheads

against Ukraine marks a significant and alarming escalation.

- This unprecedented action suggests Russia may have depleted a

substantial portion of its conventional missile arsenal, compelling it

to resort to strategic reserves.

- The use of such an expensive and complex weapon, typically reserved

for long-range nuclear deterrence, underscores the challenges Russia

faces in sustaining its military campaign. But also suggests that the

informational and psychological benefits far exceed the military impact,

to justify the use of such a munition.

- This type of ICBM is known for its lack of precision in conventional

warfare – underscoring Moscow’s role as terrorist, willing to cause

indiscriminate trauma.

- This appears to be a desperate attempt to project strength yet

highlights Russia's difficulties in subduing a smaller nation committed

to defending its sovereignty.

- It’s bizarre Russia compromises some of its most guarded technology to

Ukraine and partners, just for brinkmanship and signalling.

- The strike was an elaborately staged attempt to demonstrate escalatory

dominance — the ability to outbid the west in the retaliatory ladder

all the way to nuclear war. But again, this may be another Potemkin

façade of a strategy. All teeth and no bite.

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NEWS SOURCES:

https://kyivindependent.com/what-is-russias-oreshnik-missile-and-what-happens-next/

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/vladimir-putin-war-ukraine-russia-intercontinental-missile-us-b1195343.html

https://mickryan.substack.com/p/russias-oreshnik-missile-attack-on

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-launches-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-at-ukraine/

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/russias-rumoured-icbm-launch-is-raising-the-stakes-in-ukraine/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/22/what-is-ballistic-missile-russia-ukraine-war-irbm-icbm

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-launched-icbm-ukraine-war-putin-rcna181131

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/21/russia-fired-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-at-dnipro-says-ukraine

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