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MEGATHREAD: whatever the hell is going on in Russia right now (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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please post any subsequent updates here unless they're huge happenings. i just woke up and half our news front page is updates which is nice but also A Lot and most of these don't have to be their own thread

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[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Chances are decent that the nukes don't work any more, so that may not be a threat at all.

I'm still reluctant to put that hypothesis to the test, though, for obvious reasons…

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I doubt the tritium is being reliably refilled, but a second stage fizzle is still a disaster, and I'm sure at least some of them can still create a sizable explosion

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Right you are. I also wonder whether the rockets all still work, but as you say, at least some of them probably still do.