The Wire - November 22, 2024

this is the wire for 2200 Zulu November 22nd 2024 preceden is routine information cut off is 21100 bottom line up front details emerge following Russia's missile strike in Ukraine hurricane Helen efforts continue as winter conditions set in beginning with international events in Europe much debate continues regarding the exact type and variant of missile used by Russia in Ukraine both the United States and Russia have stated that the missile was an intermediate range ballistic missile or irbm and in a televised address Vladimir Putin referred to the missile as the oresnik probably in reference to the 9M 729 oresnik irbm a new Hypersonic missile with at least six mirvs that was unveiled a couple of years ago the true range of this missile system is unknown but to be classified as an irbm and not an ICBM its maximum range is less than 3,400 Mi if the classification is accurate the Pentagon did confirm that Russia communicated their intent to conduct this missile launch via back channels intended to deescalate the potential for nuclear war it is not clear as to if the United States in turn informed other NATO allies about this launch who also possess nuclear weapons and might be concerned about an irbm launch on the home front in North Carolina the situation regarding the hurricane Helen recovery efforts remains desperate over the past few weeks volunteer Aid has continued to flow into the region to support the families that are without homes due to the flooding damage electricity and access to water have been reestablished in most places almost 2 months after the the disaster first struck analyst comments for this wire while the details of Russia's missile launch do matter considerably by focusing on the technical nature of the attack the larger Point gets lost as the debate shifts into a game of semantics the difference between an ICBM and an irbm is unlikely to matter that much as these are all capable of striking targets thousands of miles away with a nuclear payload arguing that the exact specific missile launched by Russia can't technically reach American territory is unlikely to bring about any sort of relief and misses the overall message of this active strategic deterrence as far as what comes next the next play will likely come from the United States or NATO generally speaking the United States could continue the escalations or decide to let the situation simmer down for a while currently very little sense of urgency or understanding has been conveyed by all defense officials officially involved in this matter the atmospherics within the Pentagon are largely apathetic towards the significance of this event in North Carolina Federal involvement in recovery efforts is challenging to describe Federal disaster relief efforts do indeed continue and veryy widely in their effectiveness FEMA for instance has been quite ineffective at multiple levels of involvement throughout this entire crisis of the hundreds of manufactured homes that are earmarked for families in need the latest reports indicate that very few have been delivered as a reminder winter conditions have set in throughout the region greatly increasing the seriousness of the need for housing due to this winter weather much controversy abounds regarding the activities of Child Protective Services throughout the region who have reportedly involuntarily taken many children from their families under the gu of not wanting children to have to live in a tent in the winter many locals are concerned that the government has the logistics to take their children but not provide the housing that is quite literally ready and waiting for distribution additionally volunteers have been constructing and distributing pre-made tiny houses as a last ditch effort to get people some sort of shelter for the winter however local permitting and building inspection wos have reportedly complicated housing efforts of course all of these extremely concerning details are largely unconfirmed most of the information throughout the region remains anecdotal as Comm Communications have been an ongoing issue in short one person might have a horrible experience with Aid efforts but someone just a few yards away and working in the exact same area might not have heard of any issues the synthesis of reporting and corroboration via multiple sources has been very challenging over the past few weeks of this crisis so as horrifying as some of these details seem to be we must understand that more information is needed in most cases to make a definitive judgment Call to determine what actually transpired this concludes the wire for 2200 zillu November 27 2024