Now he's pulling the US out of the Open Skies Treaty....

[sunonmars]

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52760420


Is this another order from the Kremlin?

What doesn't Trump want US unmanned camera drones from seeing? If Russia is in it, it can see everything. I can see no reason for a US pullout, they lose valuable imagery.

It allows for unarmed short-notice reconnaissance flights by specially equipped aircraft over the entire territory of another country. These can be to collect data on troop deployments and military facilities, for example.

There have been some problems in recent years, and the US contends that Russia has been preventing access to some areas. But critics of the Trump Administration say this is a reason for fixing the treaty, not abandoning it.

The US can use satellites for its intelligence-gathering on Russia, but Mr Trump's decision will cause tensions with European allies who do not have access to such technology. And it may be in Russia's interest to remain in the treaty, exacerbating the unease of Washington's partners, while it continues its flights over their territory.

[malaise]

1. Because of course the US now owns the fucking skies

[packman]

3. Well, we do have that SUPER DUPER missle

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/498274-trumps-super-duper-missile-is-super-duper-necessary

[malaise]

4. ROFL

Because the billionaires need loot the treasury - why not

[samsingh]

2. i think he's doing things for his owners

[Laelth]

5. Honestly, this makes no sense to me. n/t

-Laelth

[sunonmars]

7. Makes sense if Russia doesn't want us seeing certain things.......

[dalton99a]

6. Ticking off another item on his to-do list from Putin

[dewsgirl]

12. Exactly.

[spanone]

8. and republicans in congress won't even blink.

mother

fuckers

[kentuck]

9. I think the appropriate way to say this...

is that the Senate is letting him do this.

They do not lift a finger.

[procon]

10. Trump is looking for a war.

A major war would be like a shot of adrenaline to boost his flailing reelection campaign efforts. A war involving some sort of nuclear bomb would send his fans into shrieks of ecstacy, and send the world reeling with fear and outrage.

[Initech]

11. Oh he'd bomb Wuhan back to the stone ages if he could.

[Chainfire]

13. It might work better for him if we were the one bombed

What would help him would be a big, bloody attack on the US instead of by the US. A dirty bomb, or a biological or chemical attack, an attack on our power grid or communications infrastructure could work for Trump in the final weeks of the campaign, or during the transition. Trump may have moved out of New York for a reason.....