Bobby. wrote on Feb 20^th, 2025 at 3:39pm:



I think we should even build nukes -
you only get respect if you have nukes -
Ukraine was bullied cause they have no nukes.

The Yanks would have destroyed Russia over Ukraine if they had no nukes.


Trump has just created a new world where you must defend yourself -
you must have nuclear weapons.

Bobby. wrote on Feb 20^th, 2025 at 3:39pm:



The video is available now on YouTube.
Jump to 3:50 for the AUKUS submarines comments.

I think it's all too expensive and too hard.
We would be better off putting money towards a long range air force
and guided missiles to take out any invading ships.
That's a lot faster and a lot easier than submarines.

We have also had trouble crewing the subs -
people don't want to live and work in a dangerous metal tube.
It gives me claustrophobia just thinking about it.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360589174/formidable-china-navy-ship-voyage-wake...




Michael Daly and Sam Smith
February 21, 2025 •06:27pm

fast facts
Flights between Australia and New Zealand have been diverted due to live fire exercises from the Chinese military.
One Sydney to Christchurch flight was warned directly, while others have had to divert due to the military drills.
Air New Zealand says it has modified its flight paths to avoid the area where the drills are taking place.

A flight from Sydney to Christchurch was warned to avoid airspace between Australia and New Zealand on Friday morning due to the Chinese military conducting live fire exercises.

The Emirates flight was warned directly by air traffic controllers at around 1pm (NZ time), while other airlines have had to divert flights as a result of the drills.

The Chinese military were said to have been conducting their drills 547km south-east of Sydney.

Air New Zealand told RNZ it "has modified flight paths as needed to avoid the area, with no impact on our operations".

Warnings continue to remain in place, with the Australian Defence Force saying the drills have caused significant disruption due to the limited notice period and impact on commercial flights.

Leroy wrote on Feb 21^st, 2025 at 6:58pm:



That's old history now -

we have to face the current reality.

It's payback for us sending the Orion P8's through the south China sea.

Not much we can do about China -
they have the largest navy in the world.


https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/01/10/think-tank-the-us-fleet-could-l...



The U.S. Navy’s fleet of 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers fared poorly in a series of war games, simulating a Chinese invasion of Taiwan in 2026, that the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. recently organized.

Even when the United States and Japan successfully defended Taiwan—as they did in most of CSIS’s 24 simulations—the Navy lost at least two carriers ... and sometimes as many as four.

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 21^st, 2025 at 10:08pm:



The Chinese would kill all our men and rape all our women.