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I don't know, the fact that it uses molten sodium makes me shudder. Lots of what ifs come to mind - what if it comes in contact with steam or even air.

I'm sure the reactor would be over engineered with multiple redundancies for just this scenario, but the discomfort doesn't go away

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One side of me isn't too concerned since Venezuela was threatening Guyana which is a friendly country to us

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It is not the response but the fact that it was leaded along with screenshot of the form. There is no privacy.

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The Tejas Mk2 reeks of Second System effect , which wiki chacha defines as The second-system effect or second-system syndrome is the tendency of small, elegant, and successful systems to be succeeded by over-engineered, bloated systems, due to inflated expectations and overconfidence What started of...

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I think it's worth spending a few hundred million $$ to build dams across Kabul river (and other tributaries of Indus river).

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Coming soon after Modi - Trump phone call, I can infer at least one topic of conversation

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They should also look at land based version of higher calibre naval gun like Oto 76mm, as an outer layer of defence. Shell for shell, it will be much cheaper than short range missiles

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^^^ Looks goddamn ugly and jugaad. Why can't they put this on the WhAP ? That would keep its height low and more camouflageable.

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IMO, the biggest issue with transport aircraft is availability. To maximise this, you need to have easy availability of spares (despite sanctions). Which is why I don’t like our strategic transports being predominantly American, though they are splendid aircraft. We need a civilian freight carrier i...

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I don’t think for a moment that KSA would risk being attacked by India in the event of an Indo-Pak war, treaty be damned. They have too much to lose. They would probably be aware that the Bakis are going to attempt to trap them into a conflict with India sooner or later. My personal feeling is that ...

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It is much better and safer to fly Chetaks and Cheetahs rather than a modern helicopter with imported AFCS

</sarcasm>

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The tariffs kicked in near end of August, so I suspect that the full effect isn’t yet observed. Also, exporters would have beat the tariffs by front ending exports.

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What is more important than a 120mm gun is a 30mm gun for an anti-drone vehicle

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As far as unmanned stealth aircraft is concerned, I have a lot of hopes from HAL CATS warrior program. If only they can fit a good turbofan and make it supersonic…

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Looking at X and other places, I'm shocked to see blatant racism in American against Indians. Is this something seen on a daily basis, or is this limited to online channels alone ?

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What does this sub have that the existing Scorpene (+ DRDO AIP) doesn’t?
Did TKMS agree for VLS ?

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There is a lot of celebration in social media regarding the cut in GST (to boost domestic consumption and offset effects of sanctions) and personal income tax earlier. But I’m concerned that the revenue receipts will take a big hit and the fiscal consolidation that was happening (that halved the fis...

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Regarding how much bang our nukes should have, there is one thing I haven't seen in this discussion - MIRVs . Assuming that our primary delivery system is going to be ballistic missiles (instead of manned aircraft) and assuming that MIRVs are going to be deployed on all the K-* and Agni missiles, it...

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LIVE: PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tianjin Hbk8sZXaxyo PM Modi Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation. They held discussions on India-Russia bilateral relations and also exchange...

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Navarro presuming to lecture on whom to target (Brahmins) shows the US establishment is in very deep doo doo. They are throwing everything possible at Modiji - unfortunately for them, we now have a BC PM, SC/ST President and so no caste shit can stick. White man is truly fcuked… :rotfl: This means ...

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The biggest problem is that there are no destroyers in pipeline. The P18s are nowhere close and even then, it seems to be a cruiser. Also, IN only places piece-meal orders. Given that there are now many more shipyards capable of building warships (in addition to MDL), such as GRSE, CSL, GSL and perh...

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If Zorawar is for high altitudes, why do you need to test it in Rajasthan? See below at around 1:40 L&T’s Big Role In India’s Space & Defence Story "Defence is like a permanent startup," L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan tells Latha Venkatesh, highlighting the company’s crucial role...

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The pipeline of frigates and destroyers is getting dry. P17Bs and P18s are not ordered yet. There are only two each of P17As and upgraded Talwar being built at GSL to look forward to. After that, it is only NGMV to look forward to.

Given our construction times, this doesn’t look good.

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Is the Mk2 a chapati-top with 360 degree coverage or is it the Mk1-style tube shape with 240(?) degree coverage?

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This is an amazing interview. What Parrikar did with IDDM and Make 2 procurement, we are seeing the fruits today.

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Right now Hyundai, Kia and Maruti are focusing on features and pricing Vs safety. And they are big2. Once VW, Honda, Tata, Mahindra start really getting heavy market share, we can believe this. Yes, Suzuki and Hyundai are the real tin can makers, though the recent SUV craze has made aTata and Mahin...

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More than 5 years ago (when there was great bonhomie between US & India), I'd posted this : There is only one import that I'd be happy to pay for under current circumstances: hundreds of F404 engines. I could figure this out. I'm sure most of the BRFites could figure this out. But not our strate...

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I wonder how many of them were killed when we struck the terrorist sites on day 1. Given the visuals of Pak army brass during the funerals of the terrorists, I think there would definitely have been a few Pak military personnel embedded who got their 72.

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Not sure who cancelled. Since there was no point. Both sides know each other’s positions. US delegation was lame duck since all decisions are done by President TanTrump irrespective of the advice given by the delegation.

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^^^^ If you are not at the table, you are on the menu.

Though, I suspect Trump will try to invite Zelensky at the last moment, in which case I think Putin will bail. Things will be interesting.

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Is this deep state? https://x.com/davegreenidge57/status/1951754381927276626 First off are there really two nuclear submarines positioned? Deployment of SSBN is highly classified. I think Trump is bluffing or making things up in the first place. If he is talking about SSBN, he is out of his mind. I...

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This is big. Didn't see much coverage so far. 'New All-Arms Brigades Being Formed': Army Chief Announces 'Rudra' On Kargil Vijay Diwas Under this, new all-arms brigades named ‘Rudra’ are being formed, and I approved it yesterday. This will have fighting components like infantry, mechanised infantry,...

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^^^ Only in Indian defence procurement will we see “moving closer “ and “end of financial year” (9 months away and for a critical item) without a sense of irony.

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If only they mandate video recording of cockpit…

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How did they figure out that the captain seat moved ? That wasn’t in the AAIB report

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Only two questions:
- Is it possible to turn off both fuel control switches within 1 second of each other ?
- Is it possible that the switches turn off automatically (without manual intervention) under some circumstance?

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This is a literal gold mine. Role of Army during Sindhoor. Has everything from ASLV, armor, IFG, 130mm (thought they were all getting upgraded), anti drone systems.

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Some thoughts and analysis … 1. The Baki penchant for saving H&D is a huge weakness. What we claimed officially as the bases hit were only a subset of what we actually did. We don’t know how many LOC posts were destroyed, for instance. This opens up a huge opportunity for covert ops that cause a...

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Always wondered about these bike-mounted assaults by Russians. Looks like it is catching.

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Amber G. wrote: ↑18 Jun 2025 00:50 FATF condemns Pahalgam terror attack.

“Such incidents couldn’t occur without support”.

Now that they have condemned it, they have taken adequate action and so likelihood of Bakis going to grey list is remote

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