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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Russia shelled Ukraines Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant before Ukraine abandoned it to safeguard any further damage. Israel have also targeted Irans only Nuclear Power facility which is run by Russian staff and forced them to abandon the facility to prevent further attacks.
The transmission infrastructure is usually the main target but it's a fine line in terms of accuracy and a disaster waiting to happen.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls
Last post by Professer E -
It's already been done.  The poms blew up a warhead at Maralinga in the 50s, we were still picking up highly radioactive debris until recently. Cost us hundreds of millions, killed countless regional South Australians with bizarre cancers.
The scary thing is attacking a working nuclear power plant, that will explode if the control and cooling system is rendered inoperable. I can't believe the Israelis would be reckless enough to even contemplate that, they should be considered a rogue state if they did.
PS I believe warheads deteriorate over time, something about the tritium decaying to deuterium which dampens the chain reaction, also there's a complex Li metal hydride that is an enhancer that has a limited shelf life.  Wondered why Li has been in the news lately? It's not just an EV battery component.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls
Last post by Thryleon -
Has anyone done any research into exploding tactical nukes in their bunkers and nuclear fallout vs them exploding as part of a weapon? 

I.e.  lets pretend Iran has said nukes, what is the projected impact of bombing it before its launched vs what the projected fallout is from deployment.

Obviously the nation receiving said nukes is better off, but there's no guarantee it's actually launched.  Meanwhile, if it gets blown up whilst in its underground bunker, there is a guarantee it goes off.  Are thr Israelis and USA playing a dangerous game with a nuclear arsenal they dont have a good understanding of? What if there is a worse impact from this action of striking first than there would be from not?

India and Pakistan have nukes.  They may use them against each other they probably won't.  Anyone who launches one sits in crazy territory to me.  They will end life as we know it for their own squabble and reminds me of the bully destroying toys in the mode of, "If I cant have one, you cant either and ill wreck it for you" except this way most of the world suffers.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 15 2025 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne MCG
Last post by pertz -
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I would play Cincotta on Curtis but I suspect that his assignment will be Davies-Uniacke.

Zurhaar's best footy is behind him and he hardly got a touch last time we played North.  He's averaging just under two goals a game this season though and does need attention.

Yep, makes more sense. I fell for the old Cinc named in the back pocket therefore that's where he'll play... Doh!
Lucky Cincotta is not making salami as well this weekend !
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 15 2025 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne MCG
Last post by Baggers -
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Cinc to Zurhaar?

I would play Cincotta on Curtis but I suspect that his assignment will be Davies-Uniacke.

Zurhaar's best footy is behind him and he hardly got a touch last time we played North.  He's averaging just under two goals a game this season though and does need attention.

Yep, makes more sense. I fell for the old Cinc named in the back pocket therefore that's where he'll play... Doh!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 15 2025 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne MCG
Last post by DJC -
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Agree with DJ....Id have Cincotta on Curtis but I think the plan will be cut off the supply and that would be LDU being the most prominent of the Nth mids. Im not a fan of the Pittonet selection, when TDK is not rucking we tend to lose momentum and I cant see Pittonet being picked to play 5 mins a quarter as relief ruck, we need TDK as that defacto midfielder exploiting a meathead like Xerri for as long as possible imo.

Last season - or was it the season before? - we went with both Pitto and De Koning on the ball with the latter basically playing as a genuine "big-bodied" midfielder.  I wouldn't mind seeing that again, with Crippa going forward.

As you say, we can't afford to have De Koning not rucking for long periods and we can't afford to have Pitto sitting on the pine for long periods. 

It will be interesting to see how we manage our ruckmen and how our forward line is structured  :-\
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 15 2025 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne MCG
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
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North are going in quite tall.  Particularly in defense.

Wonder if they are going to screw themselves in a way we normally do. 

I dont necessarily like the Haynes match up with Zurhaar, but I suppose we could swap him with JSOS and have Haynes match up with Darling instead.   Larkey is Weitering's cryptonite normally so we have a bit of flexibility for match ups down back.

Looking at the lineups, Im not confident they are putting out a side that can beat us.  The problem is we have become pretty good at beating ourselves, and any club who takes us seriously could challenge us. 

Cinc to Zurhaar?
Agree with DJ....Id have Cincotta on Curtis but I think the plan will be cut off the supply and that would be LDU being the most prominent of the Nth mids. Im not a fan of the Pittonet selection, when TDK is not rucking we tend to lose momentum and I cant see Pittonet being picked to play 5 mins a quarter as relief ruck, we need TDK as that defacto midfielder exploiting a meathead like Xerri for as long as possible imo.