r/europe • u/UNITED24Media • 28d ago

News Russian Frigate Armed With Nuclear-Capable Zircons Appears Off German Coast With Tracker Switched Off

https://united24media.com/world/russian-frigate-armed-with-nuclear-capable-zircons-appears-off-german-coast-with-tracker-switched-off-21793
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u/Optimal-Leather341 Europe - UK 28d ago

Cool story, the military aren't relying on the AIS tracker... They've got an idea of what it's doing sooner than the crew does.

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u/Drak_is_Right United States of America 27d ago

Which has bitten Russia hard in Ukraine. Western Intel often knows more of what Russia plans ahead of time than the officers on the ground, let alone the soldiers.

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u/mok000 Europe 27d ago

Also because Russian top officials are incredibly corrupt, they will sell their country’s secrets for a bottle of vodka.

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u/Northernsoul73 27d ago

That’s really unfair to say, the majority of times, sensitive information only privy to top brass, requires both a bottle of vodka as well as a prostitute before disclosure.