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What Is The Difference Between a Tactical and Strategic Nuclear Weapon?
Tactical nukes are small, a few kilotons yield. They’re delivered by normal weapons systems, such as artillery or strike aircraft over relatively short ranges.
Their job is to break up formations of enemy troops on the battlefield. This can be offensive or defensive. It may seem odd to think of a nuke as a defensive weapon, but the idea is that when you see enemy forces massing to attack you, you drop a tactical nuke on them to break up the attack.
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Viktor Yushchenko before and after his poisoning by Vladimir Putin in 2004. He and his family believe the assassination attempt was ordered by Putin when he attempted to steer Ukraine to closer integration with Europe.
In September 2004 Yushchenko became seriously ill. He was flown to Vienna’s Rudolfinerhaus clinic for treatment and diagnosed with acute pancreatitis, accompanied by interstitial edematous changes, due to a serious viral infection and chemical substances that are not normally found in food products.
Linkage
What It’s Actually Like To Live In Slab City aka ‘The Last Free Place In America’ – Weird History
According to the Ukrainian government, an elite fighting unit deployed to Ukraine to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been ‘eliminated’ – Axios
Top notch cordless vacuum cleaner. The vacuum is quiet, light, easy to maneuver and has a strong suction. It gives the Dyson a run for its money – Amazon
Russian rouble plunges to new low in Moscow, stays even weaker abroad – Reuters
Russia’s 40-mile convoy has stalled on its way to Kyiv because of fuel and food shortages – NPR
Why the Chinese Internet Is Cheering Russia’s Invasion – NY Times
The fight to combat Russian misinformation via Google restaurant reviews – Mashable
Women Share Insecure Men Horror Stories And They’re Pretty Terrible (20 Stories) – Ruin My Week
Best Movies Coming to Netflix in March 2022 – Den of Geek
What happened to Russia’s Air Force? U.S. officials, experts stumped – Reuters
Meet Ejnar Mikkelsen, The Danish Explorer Who Survived Two Brutal Winters Stranded In The Arctic – All That’s Interesting
As someone who makes kale shakes everyday, this personal blender is a godsend. It has a powerful motor that will make short work of frozen fruits and the blending quality is on par with midrange full-sized blenders – Amazon
Whatever happened to Meredith Bishop aka the sister from Nickelodeon’s ‘Alex Mack’- Ned Hardy
2022’s Happiest Cities in America – WalletHub
What are thermobaric weapons (vacuum bomb) and how do they work? – The Guardian
What would happen if humanity detonated every single nuclear warhead on Earth at the same time? – Indy100
Anonymous called on its global hacker army to attack Russia — do they stand a chance? – The Next Web
Apple Event Announced for March 8: ‘Peek Performance’ – Mac Rumors
20 of the Weirdest Things Ever Auctioned Off on Ebay – Linkiest
This Instagram Account Reveals What Words Really Mean – Sad And Useless
The Dumping Grounds
There Are Some Things You Just Can’t Argue With
Why Do Electric Car Not Need Multi-Speed Transmissions?
(photo: Oleg Alexandrov)
With a gas or diesel engine the engine has to spin to provide any power at all to the wheels. If you want more power then you can only add more fuel up to a point.
At some point getting more power out of an engine means you have to have the engine spin faster.
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The first democratic governor in Wyoming’s history made, and wore a pair of human skin shoes.
George Francis Warden, a.k.a. George Parrot, a.k.a. “Big Nose George,” was a horse thief and a train robber. In 1878, after a botched hold-up, he and his gang killed a couple of lawmen and fled to Montana. “If he’d kept his big mouth shut he wouldn’t of got caught,” said Ilene Hanson, an assistant at the museum. “But he got to bragging.”
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People In Ukraine Are Holding Their Pets Tight For Comfort (20 Pics) – Ruin My Week
Woman poignantly describes what’s it like to have a serverly autistic child – Ned Hardy
A curved curtain rod on your shower makes a huge difference and the extra space it gives you is amazing! – Amazon
Ukraine Creates IT Army of Volunteer Hackers and Orders Cyber Attacks on Russian Websites – Gizmodo
Vladimir Putin’s black belt revoked by international taekwondo organization – Newsweek
Target raises its minimum wage to as much as $24 an hour – CBS
Google’s New Tech Can Read Your Body Language—Without Cameras – Wired
Rent prices keep rising—here are the 25 most expensive U.S. cities to rent a 1-bedroom apartment – Make It
I don’t often praise the virtues of a trash can but this one is far superior to all others. It is designed really well—doesn’t get fingerprints or smudges, has a soft close lid, a rim around the top to hide the edge of the bag and it makes the mundane, necessary experience as enjoyable as possible – Amazon
Looks like this marriage is off to a great start! (video) – Leenks
A North Carolina house was swarmed with interested shoppers just hours after hitting the market for $260,000 – Yahoo
Miley Cyrus Bikini Time of the Day – Drunken
Teen Who Tracked Elon Musk’s Jet Is Now Chasing Russian Tycoons – Bloomberg
20 Stunning Photographs Of The Human Race – Linkiest
UFC Fighter Mackenzie Dern is a Summer Girl in Her Thong – Egotastic
Ex-UFC champ Cain Velasquez arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after shooting in Bay Area – MMA Junkie
The Ruble Has Collapsed. Here’s What It Means for Russia – VICE
Los Angeles is spending up to $837,000 to house a single homeless person – KTLA
The Dumping Grounds
