Re:US goverment seeks to rehire recently fired nuclear workers
by bagels on Sunday February 16, 2025 @08:51AM
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They won't go hungry. I don't think famine will stop them. They don't want to lose their dictator that is willing to advance their agenda.
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Re:US goverment seeks to rehire recently fired nuclear workers
by NewJazz on Sunday February 16, 2025 @02:02PM
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But they need to have a strong economy AND strong, consistent revenue to fund their defense budget. Don't forget that...
Re:US goverment seeks to rehire recently fired nuclear workers
by ben_w on Monday February 17, 2025 @08:32AM
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They need it to seem like that. Russia mistook the illusion for a reality, and is now stuck in a war of attrition with an economy that, on paper, is only a tenth of their own, and which is being supported by the international equivalent of loose change.
When Putin realised that, his body language changed: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-putin-neumann-int...
(Oh how hyperbolic headlines are…)