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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussia Didn't Expect This From Finland's New Border
Finlands border wall with Russia is actually a high-tech sensor grid designed to detect drones, sabotage, and hybrid threats in real time. In this video, I break down how this 1,340 km smart border works, why Finland calls it a shield instead of a wall, what Finland and NATO learned from Ukraine, and how it changes the math for Russian gray-zone tactics.
The big takeaway: Finland isnt trying to stop everything. Its making sure nothing goes unseen.
Glory to Ukraine.
The big takeaway: Finland isnt trying to stop everything. Its making sure nothing goes unseen.
Glory to Ukraine.
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Russia Didn't Expect This From Finland's New Border (Original Post)
blue-wave
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Wounded Bear
(64,280 posts)1. The kind of things we should be doing on our southern border...
instead of building Roman Era walls.
blue-wave
(5,000 posts)2. I agree
We should be adopting cutting edge technology for our defense.
enigmania
(457 posts)3. Being used for surveillance and repression, instead.
charliea
(331 posts)4. And developing it too...
Wind power, mRNA and other cancer research, climate research. The list is large
Removing the USA as a beacon of freedom and unfettered academic exploration is probably the worst long term damage though. Scientists are evacuating to more friendly climes, future scientists are either not coming to study here or are being arrested. We have been shown to be unreliable, untrustworthy country, with a government is led by an insane, impulsive, authoritarian, demented bag of hate.
Putin and XI are probably rejoicing at the destruction of America's standing in the world.
blue-wave
(5,000 posts)5. Spot on!
Preach it my friend.