greenmark wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:10 pm
Archery1969 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:06 pm
Derek27 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 7:45 pm
The Homes for Ukrainians scheme is coming to an end and tens of thousands of Ukrainian women are now looking for a place to stay!
I got room for 3 of them in my bunker.
Sunak says we have a stockpile of weapons.
And implies they will be used for Ukraine's long-term security. But no jets.
We have the following stockpiled:
12,000 mobile anti tank missiles
8,000 mobile anti aircraft missiles
4,500 anti ship missiles
2,800 torpedos
3,000 air to air missiles
24 tonnes of plastic explosive
5 million rounds of small arms ammunition. We can also produce 1 million rounds per day if needed.
In December 2022 the MOD put in further orders totalling £700 million for anti tank/aircraft missiles to replenish 6,900 that were already sent to Ukraine.
It’s not known how many nuclear warheads we have in reserve. There are 224 operational and ready to go should the need arise.
Giving Ukraine jets would not work. Too long to train plus need secure infrastructure for maintenance and refuelling etc.
What they need the most and the west can do is give more tanks, anti tank/aircraft missiles and very long range missiles to hit Russian logistics already inside Ukraine to cut of their supply chains.
If I were Zelenski then I would concede on jets but insist on 300 mile missiles but offer a personal guarantee not to hit inside Russia itself. Give him 2,000 of those and that would be enough to grind Putin into the ground. An army can’t fight without supplies.
If I were the UK prime minister then I would take the lead like we did on tanks and send 300 long range missiles and offer to patrol Ukraine airspace with RAF fighter jets manned by our Pilots. Call Putins bluff, his fighter jets have not been seen since we sent Star Streak anti aircraft missiles.
If Ukraine loses all the snowflakes will be crying as Putin will not stop with Ukraine and sooner or later NATO will have no choice but to get involved.
Can you imagine what will happen if Russia then goes in to support Serbia ? WW3 and no good crying about your heating bills or the price of food. All the 18 to 45 year olds will be crying at being told to sign here and take the Kings shilling etc.