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Stock Rally Stalls As Russia Test-Fires Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
Because BTFWWIII is so yesterday, we present BTFICBMD:
- *RUSSIA TEST FIRES INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE: INTERFAX
- *RUSSIA TEST FIRED MISSILE FROM RANGE IN ASTRAKHAN REGION: IFX
- *RUSSIA MISSILE LAUNCHED AT 10:10PM IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA: INTERFAX
- *INTERFAX CITES RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY ON MISSILE TEST
But, the talking heads said Ukraine was fixed and Putin had folded?
Via Bloomberg:
Topol missile launched from firing range in Astrakhan region at 10:10pm Moscow time, news service reports, citing Russia’s Defense Ministry.
Launch carried out by Russia’s Strategic Rocket Forces
Missile hit target in Kazakhstan: IFX
And Reuters:
Russia said it had successfully test-fired an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on Tuesday, with tensions high over its seizure of control in the Crimea and its threat to send more forces to its neighbour Ukraine.
The Strategic Rocket Forces launched an RS-12M Topol missile from the southerly Astrakhan region near the Caspian Sea and the dummy warhead hit its target at a proving ground in Kazakhstan, the state-run news agency RIA cited Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Yegorov as saying.
The Topol Missile:
And the reaction...USDJPY blips and the S&P 500 drops 5 points
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Nothing to see here. Back to your regularly shceduled stock market rally.
Desperate move on Russia's part. They are trying to change the status quo, but they have been check mated. That is if it wasn't scheduled months in advance....
Not even remotely.
Well before you stop to down vote consider the following:
Ukraine government is now a puppet government to the west, Putin has held on to crimeria and the warm water ports/base
The US is now ready to step in sell its excess of oil imports to the EU/UK along with canada
Has anyone confirmed this test was done in advance?? Was confirmed that US knew in advance
Putin is a great strategist, but gazprom calls the shots and right now the west is fully prepared to lay sanctions on russia that will be severally detrimental.
Putin caught in a crossfire, yield his troops in crimeria to their base and looks like hes bending to pressure OR show force that you are not fucking around vis a vie the troop build up by bulrius, naval exercises, the survillance plane, and the launch. But if he stands his ground he won't have to worry about the west but gazprom being furious along with the russian banks.
Chinas play on this is still unknown ...
EDIT:
This battle is not between Barry S and his trusty steed Horseshit face, if you read it closely its the IMF is ready to sweep in (they backed the 1B loan) and put in a western sympatheic government that will simultaneously control the pipelines and force Russia to stop discounting her natural resources. Moreover it opens ukraine to NATO and EU talks. This battle is being fought on Russias front door not in a distance place like Syria.
Ill will say putin is under 'check' by the IMF, Putin is a stragetic genious, he knows how catastrophic this is the for Russia to re-established a 21st centuary USSR. Consider this : who is Russias main allys? China? Not so clean, Syria? Under intense war and pressure..., several states that have no population or reources that end with -itsan?
Russia has no choice but to plunge this into chaos and hope it comes out on the other side...classic strategy
I highly suggest you read George Washingtons Excellent Post on how the west has had this planned for 20 years of encroachment, then you will understand why I think this maybe check
http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2014-03-03/backstory-russia-ukraine...
Duplicate post. Also I will take the all expense paid trip to Kazistan to see "Glorious Peoples Missile of Space and Mastery", Thats right Fonestor I rather be burned to death then be caught with fucking Bitchcoin.
Congratulations!
You've just won Dumbest Comment of the Year Award!
Tell him what he has won, Frankie!
An induction into The Fools Hall O' Fame!
And a gift card from Mt. Gox pre-loaded with 100 bitcoins!
AND a shiny new 30 year UST!
Damn it, Ill transfer them to doggiecoin FML
This sounds great! I'ma get that prize!
no 1) That missile was a fake hologram, and we're in the greatest economic recovery since WWII.
and B, Putin is a pale faced puss-man, we will whip his narrow ass with a wire coathanger, and he will be our bitch and buy our bonds and get his mind right from now on.
(That's some stupid shit right there, I don't care who you are)
An all expense paid vacation at "ground zero" of the next misslie launch in some foreign land that nobody gives a shit about!
Who the hell wants to go to New Jersey?
Wow I got flamed lol.
Dumbest comment of the year? Maybe day? Have you not read anything _MDB or fonestar has said? OK..
Not sure why you got dogpiled so much. I have written things here that are quantum leaps more stupid. Change your username and come back tomorrow.
Or NEVER change it, pull up your big boy shorts and suck it up. Mistakes will be made live em, love em, learn from em.. Bitchez
Dude this is fight club, you are supposed to come out fists first not ass first.
Some nights you get the shit kicked out of you
hold your ground bro
Which do you like better? Zero's dick in your mouth or Reggie's cock up your ass?......... Idiot, you don't have a clue.
Niether and yes I have no clue that comment elicited that type of reaction..
Do these things still work?
Uh, yes.
And they are very effective at dynamic urban renewal.
Krugman is so happy right now.
I'd be happy if Krugman pulled on Kong on one of those.
Luke. I feel a great disturbance in the force.
you mean farce - right?
Do any other Americans feel embarrassed for our country like me the way Obama is being treated? Putin is doing the political equivalent of ass-to-mouth to our President.
God our country needs a leader.
Im embarrased but it has nothing to do with that. Its the fact i have 10 different gov agencies watch my family while they use the toilette from portable devices and webcams.
How do you like Obamacares and your $12,000 deductable?
Lmfao im still pissed i have to buy auto ins. These are crazy times
Does it cover radiation burns?
On the other hand if you took off all the tinfoil their reception wouldn't be so killer awesome.
I hope u are not in finance or trading because 90% of the job is research. Its an absolute fact that gov agencies use such tactics to spy on folks. If that is still "crazy talk" to you, well you are either ignoring the facts or just really stupid. This might not be the right platform for you.
This only a test, if this were an actual emergency the sound you are hearing would be accompanied by another 20 points UP on the SPY, and 20 down on Gold.
this is what happens when a metro sissy girl runs the country
You can say that again...
Sexist. Metro sissy girls would be much more scary and effective. You know you're scared of us at "that time of month."
No one is scared of Obama.
BTFPMS!
What's the difference between a PMS'ing woman and a terrorist?
You can negotiate with a terrorist...
this is what happens when a metro sissy girl runs the country
he should ask for a refund of the 4 billion given to the neo nazi protesters
Is that the Jewish Neo-Nazi protesters or the regular Neo-Nazi protesters? Trying to adjust the dial on my ZH Conspiracy theory spin wheel.
dude...CHILL OUT.
Frau Merkel was spot on about this guy...as "this escalation" begets "total deployment of the entire US Navy."
Not saying the USA has a plan here...but our Admirals will not be taken out "in port." It will take some time (maybe a couple of weeks) but the entire US Navy will now be deployed.
Resulting in even more mis-allocation of resources and capital.
Is this such a good move for an insolvent nation?
Will they be taking all the unemployed and old as cannon fodder?
Would be an easy way to take care of some unfunded liabilities.
Obama has purged our military of some of our best and most competent generals/admirals.
Look at the list...it's long and distinguished (and the longest in US history...by far)
Ironically seeing as Russia is the topic du jour, Stalin did the same thing as he was paranoid of a coup.
Please do some research. We haven't fired generals since WWII. Mistakes are forgiven and promotions are programmed in. As for "distinguished" we haven't won a war since WWII (over 70 years).
Please do some research. We haven't been in a war since WWII. At least any wars as spelled out by the constitution. We have had police actions, kinetic military action, but no wars. The last declared war was against Japan.
The last declared war was against Japan.
Not true...The Declaration of War against Japan was issued on December 8, 1941. Technically we were still at peace with Germany and Italy.
After Germany declared War against the United States (and that jew Roosevelt...from Hitler's Declaration) then the United States declared War against Germany and Italy. That happened on December 11, 1941.
Read the Declaration.
http://historicalresources.org/us-declaration-of-war-against-germany-december-11-1941/
Anyone remember the conga line of generals during the Iraq war? Was like a turnstyle at a subway.
Among those, he also purged a lot of tr Tribesmen and Aristocrats from top positions, which is why they and their descendants are still nursing old grudges over here.
Once a people get the mindset that they have some kind of a divine right to be above all others, their wrath and retribution has no end, if scorned. Kind of like a woman scorned, according to Shakespeare.
This helps put things in context and historical perspective, I think.
AND a mobilization of the German military. Did she mention that? Yeah, nothing to worry about there...
The absolute very last thing anyone in Europe, Asia and North America want to hear is that "the German Army has been deployed". That has been a miserable adventure for the past century, so don't bring it on again....the world will do just fine with German troops going home for dinner every night.
I'm shining my boots and cleaning my G3 just in case!
Mutti, I will fight your wars for the Vaterland!!!! Where do I park my scooter on the Truppenwagen?
Yes it is humiliating. Not because we don't have a great leader but because the system is broken to the point where one fool can take us to the precipice of destruction both internally and externally and that people complain about not having a leader instead of standing up for themselves.
One of the problems is that our leader actually likes the ass to mouth gig so isn't likely to try and disrupt the proceedings.
This does not even feel like America any longer..just a distorted ghost of divided by design people who no longer understand the core principles economically and judicially made us "Exceptional".
Personally it is about time someone pulled our card.
Vlad is in big trouble... when Obongo comes out from under his desk... and changes his lace-trimmed briefs... a strongly worded letter is SURE to be sent...
bitcoin up 8% in 10 minutes !! Putin just put his $100million into BTC --
bitcoin up 8% in 10 minutes !! Putin just put his $100million into BTC --
Someone call Sarah, ask her if she can see this from her porch?
Im still in disbelief from the debacle a few days ago. The whole nailin palin campaign tour bus was here
Nothing to be ashamed of, she's a good looking woman, for her age.
Yeah there is that ;)
I take it you don't like her. Let me ask, would you prefer the status quo that we have now or Sarah? I'd take the common sense country girl any day.
Question:
I can write pro (insert team here) articles/ posts all day. Very persuasive, very definitive. I have extensive medical and financial background. Please pm me for references.
Anything for a buck? Come on...
I have much more respect for you than that.
Principles over profits.
Just making a point tom i dont think this site even has private messaging ;)
Anyone who would vote for a person who quit a governorship (which is more powerful than a senator) is not thinking clearly.
It's not so much of a question of "like", it's more of a question of "respect".
I most certainly "like" her (nudge, nudge, wink, wink), but just I don't respect her intellectually. Even if she is a shagadelic MILF/GILF.
NONE OF THE ABOVE.
Why are you stuck in the Two Party False Dilemma? People as yourself is the very reason that I have no hope for America. You are totally indoctrinated.
McPain and Painlyn would have been the same as OBAMATM as they would have just continued the regression to our destruction. They all work for the same Puppet Masters.
Putin invades another country, launches an ICBM, and who knows what else that is not being reported, and you think it's a joke?
Can you do anything about it?
Gallows Humor. It is a joke. And the joke is on us.
A joke is just a funny way of telling the truth.
A laugh is a physiological nervous response to the acceptance of that truth.
If you are offended then you do not accept what is written as truth.
Perhaps you need expound upon why you believe that it is not true???
Just joking...
She can read her foreign policy positions from her palm.
Please, God, let it be New York. Or LA. Or D.C.
optimist.
Not praying for anyone's destruction but please miss me. Word is that Detroit, Chicago, and Norlens would hardly notice if hit by a nuke. Just sayin'.
San Diego...Let me know. I will be at Miramar Marine Base or North Island Naval Station for that spectacle. I want to be at Ground Zero.
You fear death??? Who wants to live in the aftermath of a Thermonuclear War? There are fates worse than death.
Buy Raytheon ?
Barry talks; Putin launches.
What a horribly outclassed dork we have.
Obviously the jump today was pre-ordained to blow out the shorts one more (last) time. Because who in their right mind thinks this is over? Does Putin strike anyone as the type to back down? His troops are still on the ground and it only takes one Ukranian soldier getting nervous for all hell to break loose. Putin's statement was speaking softly and carrying a big stick
Pooty poot showing obama who has the bigger dick....obama has been smitten by the gesture.
I cant find this anywhere on the internet... how about a properly sourced post ZH?
google is your friend :) reuters, bloomberg, everywhere
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/03/04/russia-test-fires-intercontinen...
http://www.trust.org/item/20140304184241-xtvm6
That because ZH moves at FTL speed. Smart minds here often report the news before it even happens! Just give it few minutes and watch the headlines change.
Uhmm he did source them, Bloomturd and Reuters.
Putin letting off some steam and a big FUCK YOU to Obammy
Shall we play a game?
Well the only winning move is not to play.
How about a game of Tic-Tac-Toe?
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Seems more real this time some how.
What's BTF? I think I missed it.
ZH Classics!!! we present BTFICBMD: Buy The Fucking Inter-Continental Balsitic Missle Dip
Thanks. Not on ZH as much as I used to.
Hey Barry!
Show Putin what a tough guy you are and go blow up a few more Somalis.
Putin offered them a graceful exit . . . again. But for these clowns appearances ARE reality, so like the chessboard shitting pigeon, they thought they won.
its a "type-of-dong"...looking for Obummer's brown star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v46plhmxXU4
Barry, Barry, Barry.....shameful.
Putin has no respect for you Barry and he has nothing to lose.
Here that ticking sound Barry? That's the clock running out of time on you - hopefully you penned a plan on the back of a napkin or a Planned Parenthood brochure.
You're such a fucking embarrassment Barry.
Putin: "Just looked like a fine day to launch some ICBM's - no particular reason, just so long as you remember that we have them."
Nothing to see here. A beautiful day for testing an end game vehicle and assessing its max payload capabilities. Surely he plans to launch unicorns and lollipos for the west.
Note well the tight relationship between world crises and the price of gold /sarc
Putin on the Blitz...
Not even a direct hit on the NYSE can stop this buull market.
Cramer just announced he is long prepper and bugout retailers
Homey wishes he dug the root seller last year.
Whoa this shit is getting serious.
At this rate I can definitely see a cock size challenge coming up.
But if firing a inter-continental ballistic missile isn't a subtle way of saying ' back the fuck off ' I dunno what is.
And stocks are rallying off this news WTF?
Nuclear war should reduce unproductive employees. That always makes investors happy.
Nuclear war will thin out the sheeple
Clearly, if I may speak for the hasbara-american community, this all makes abundantly it clear that we should invade Iran.
For freedoms.
And the Old Testament.
Huzzzaah!
FED better start making software backups.
I hope they don't backup to the cloud (the big mushroom looking one).
Please to meet you, hope you guess my name. Ahh what's puzzeling you, is the nature of my game.
"A few months ago when you were asked what the biggest geopolitcal threat facing america was, you said Russia..."
"... and the 1980s are calling to ask for their foreign policy back" - Barry, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJUA_OdafwY
If you like your 1980s foreign policy you can keep it.
Now Vlad that's a really dirty way to front run the market now isn't it? By the way Jammie called and after your term as Pres. is up he wants to talk.
the new hot/cold war with two nuclear armed opponents is HUGELY BULLISH BITCHEZ!
It''s all planned to cover up the Fukushima disaster. Once the bombs go off it will be impossible to tell who's radiation is who's.
Holy shit!
Now might be a good time to break out that ultra-secret space laser thingy....... if we have one.
Putin gives the Western Bankers an Austin Powers Judo Chop;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PucLbhKrCqo
Yes it's more like shit your pants scary at this point John.
Isn't it great they have such a large territory to test such things?
US has plenty of places to test... Somolia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen....
Putin and Russia aren't going to give up Ukraine to the West. They will go to war, take it to the bank!
But remember, Jay Carney said our president can "multi task real well". I thought we used that term when mostly referring to women???
Dont worry since they all have purchased the shit called the Patriot System.
That internal clock thing...ooops. Probably worse now that the Chinese have inserted malicious code in everything.
I don't think that works on ICBMs.....
Duck and cover bitchez....
Putin, bought the dip
created the news, then sold
good for a few quick % points
is Topol M so cheap that it was profitable ?
This is a regional issue, and horsehead Jew Kerry and Mullato Meow-Mix Obama need to stay the fuck out of Ukraine. Their ignorant, power drunk hubris could endanger us all!
Putin's the new face of inevitable history and the rule of law by bayonet! The attorneys for Putin ARE DIFFERENT Barry Obozo.....they are gutted by the FSB! He's bringing back the old Soviet Union.....the independence of the old soviet republics was just a ruse to flush out and identify who are the hopeful sheeple infidels that didn't truly believe in NOMENKLATURA and worship his bayonet so he could deal with them. Putin will make Stalin look like an altar boy. He'll anal rape Obama, cluster fu_k the hopeful liberal sheep in the west like Kerry and Clinton and pilage Europe like Atilla the Hun.....pick your battles Obozo, this one isn't one you're going to win.
Kerry and Clinton, liberal?
You know the definition of that word has been so stretched to absurdity when Kerry and any Clinton is referred to as being such.
WTF is it a bad sign, falling in love with this Putin guy? Or is it zerohedge propaganda making my hormone system go beserk?
And it's off to the BTFATH races again...!
I watched Putin's interview in full and honestly I saw nothing optimistic about it let alone anything that was necessitate another tard rally like we saw today..I may be getting my ass handed to me being short all this time but even I have to say this market's lunacy is nothing short of entertaning on a comedic level rivaled by NOTHING..who even believes this ponz anymore. When this farce ends we may be at S&P 3200 but it is going to be 3-4 days of flash crash like action.
my take on S&P is that investors find it more secure to keep invested in idling productive capacity rather than in fiat paper
You betcha.....I wondered why Warren Buffet is selling equities of minority stakes and only buying shares when he's got a controlling or serious interest in a company. Now I know he's given up on equities and will shelter his assets in companies he owns or has a good chance of controlling.
How often do they test launch these? Is this a rare event or not? Context?
they test it couple times per year.
But the timing now is strange indeed. If Putin wanted to avoid tensions he would not do it now.
I suspect his intelligence got some intel or he wanted to get some intel by this launch
It could even be a push to help US congress to initiate impeachment of Obama
the title is a weeeeee bit provocative.
There is no relation of cause n effect as implied by it.
Market euphoria is now an institutionalised function based on CB mantra of doing God's work; whatever the lone star of Putin Czar may imply by its resurgence into the big sky.
What are you co-pilot now?
no economy class passenger. But I have free mind and I try to use it.
Any nuts on this flight?
Russian Officials tell the test was planned even before ukrainian crisis
The Ukraine crisis was likely planned long before this missile test was.
Dip is done at support of 1868. That was quick.
Nice armchair warrior comments here. Anyway, doesn't a rising stock market merely reflect more hedge fund borrowing? Let them borrow and eat cake!
Something tells me NATO is about to expand.
NATo is broke, Italy, Greece LOL cmon they can't afford the fuel for F16s, let alone F35s