Russian trolls

[Smitty-48]

Use a gun, though.

No, eye for an eye, poison for poison, it's important to send the message that the gloves will come off if the gloves come off, nasty as you wanna be and it ain't no thang, not squeamish about it in the slightest, you'll get what you give, exactly as you give it.

[Smitty-48]

In fact, since it was Skirpal and his daughter, you hit one of Chapman's family members too, non combatant eye for an eye; exactly as you give it, down to a tee.

Quite simply; whatever you do, we will do back to you, precisely as it was done, no more messing about.

You wanted a war, so now you've got one, not going to look so tough, Vlad, when we walk into your fortress and start taking scalps, so bring it on and see where that gets you.

[GloryofGreece]

I thought about the exact same response if they prove Moscow did this.

Use a gun, though.

That's the operative phrase, right. IF...kind of a big deal. Figuring shit out. Good luck with that.

[Smitty-48]

No proof required, prove it to whom? They've already said that it was Novichok from Russia, there's no more talking about it required, what, Colin Powell at the Security Council all over again? Don't be daft, you're not the Americans, no need to bother with that sort of farce, in fact, it's important to send the message that you're not the Americans and so not going to be chumps like the Americans, fuck the Americans, they're not going to help you, you're on your own, Theresa, so man up and just get on with it, ya fuckin' bint.

[ssu]

Well, as I said, I have my doubts as to the use of N series nerve agent, due to the apparent lack of lethality, and the fact that I do not trust anything the current UK government says, none the less, if Novichok, they certainly are playing with fire, if any quantity of that ever became aerosolized for any reason, even simply by accident while handling, that would be the Article V zone for sure.

The Litvinenko murder had some logic. It was extremely difficult to pinpoint the poison to polonium-210, which actually seems to have happened just by accident.

[Smitty-48]

The only thing Moscow understands and in fact ever respects, is eye for an eye plus here's another on top, Ivan, so send the SAS to the Donbass as well, escalation dominance double down, cut straight to Stage 4 (Hardening of Positions-Confrontation of Wills) beyond the Don't Rock the Boat Threshold.

Rock that boat, Theresa, if you were ever worth your salt. In for a penny in for a pound, no half measures, ya fuckin' twat.

[GloryofGreece]

How would anyone know for sure that the poison was from Russia, exactly? If they can test for it surely others can make it. Any other country or interest out there that would benefit from having England pissed at Russia?

[Smitty-48]

How would anyone know for sure that the poison was from Russia, exactly? If they can test for it surely others can make it. Any other country or interest out there that would benefit from having England pissed at Russia?

Making Novichok would be unlikely, since nobody outside of the Russian super secret military complex actually knows how to make it, the exact composition of N series nerve agent is a Russian state secret which as far as anyone knows, has never been compromised.

[GloryofGreece]

So they can accurately test for it but cannot manufactured it?

[Smitty-48]

Novichok would be the third deadliest weapon in the Russian arsenal, you got your hydrogen bombs, you got your weaponized bio, then comes Novichok, the deadliest nerve agent ever devised, this is the A grade of the Russian super secret wunderwaffen department.