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Seeing mixed reports about the head of wagner rolling into Rostov, Russia. All kinds of other rumors swirling around. Anyone have any good info, or good sources to follow?

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[–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

NYPD's budget is larger than the military budget of many small countries (for eg. DPRK) lol

[–] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

the NYPD pays way way way more for that gear though, there's no way they have more equipment than the DPRK's army

[–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

[New York] City officials say that the NYPD will acquire two robot dogs for a total of $750,000, according to the NYT, and that they will only be used during life-threatening situations, such as bomb threats.

Yeah checks out

[–] yearningforfreedom@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Literally Skynet shit good lord

[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Robot dogs are nothing. They are currently developing AI to try and make the US Reaper and Predator drones autonomous and be able to operate without a pilot.

Gotta stock up on EMP's

[–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I can see that going very wrong very quickly. If they train the AI on existing US data and let them loose at home, they'll take out half of Washington.

[–] quality_fun@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

fortunately, the nypd lacks equipment such as tanks, missiles, and artillery. spending isn't everything; what they spend it on is everything.

[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wrong actually, the NYPD uses IFV’s and APC’s purchased from the military. They also have a store if Stinger missiles they purchased after 9/11.

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/09/manhattans-real-anti-aircraft-battery-stinger-missiles/337379/

[–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

During the last Marvel(?) film that I watched, I thought, 'This is daft as shit. As if there are tanks just sat around in cities waiting for villains to turn up.' Turns out, maybe the film was truer to life than I thought.