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The cybernetics of planetary security systems

Scenarios for the war in Ukraine

Feb 28, 2022
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Putins invasion of Ukraine is an early warning for the Western political, economic, and military power structures. In plain sight of Western elites Putin and his mafia state apparatus has for years aquired wealth and military control of Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

In addition, the oligarchs, or rather kleptocrats, of the inner circle of Putin’s circle of power has amassed complete control over Russian media and the immense energy resources of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.

What could be the consequences of war be in the coming months and years?

The global humanoid mega brain

As Putins mind controlled drones wages its war against Ukraine the civilized world is scrambling for effective containment measures and economic sanctions. The current strategy target Russian banks and the usual suspects of oligarchs. The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs know that sanctions follow.

Now they are left without access to USD, EURO and YEN.

Open-source intelligence has become mainstream in the coverage of the war. Since social media platforms are used for psychology warfare on all levels, from both sides, they reveal the inner workings of the cybernetic mega brain of the global humanoid security system. Documenting its machinery is only a matter of digital archiving.

Physical power and machinery

The details of the military power structures are documented in detail on Global Firepower. Russia has nearly 850,000 active personnel, more than three times 250,000 in Ukraine. In terms of airpower, Russia has more than 4,100 aircraft, with 772 fighters, while Ukraine only has 318 total aircraft, with just 69 fighter aircraft. Russia commands 544 attack helicopters compared to Ukraine’s 34. Although the outcome of the war is unclear, Ukraine is underpowered on military equipment.

Conventional arms aside, the fact is that Putin is using the Russian nuclear arsenal of aprox. 6000 missiles as blackmail over Ukraine.

Reinforcing the core

The goal of Putin’s mafia state could primarily be Ukrainian natural resources. Apart from being the “breadbasket” of Europa, the soil of Ukraine is loaded with natural gas, coal, iron, titanium, and other highly valuable raw materials. A usual target for power hungry autocrats.

The nodes, pumps, valves, and gauges of the global military industrial complex is the exterior of the human cybernetic security system. Attacking these fundamental anti-fragile outer structures only reinforce the core of humanity.

Capitalist planetary ethics

Anti-global social behavior will only lead to self-destruction or total annihilation of humanity, according to the ethical semantics of man. The reflex of most of the nations on earth of the Russian attack on Ukraine is therefore disgust and horror.

The civilized world knows better than “might is right”. Or do we?

Based on these highly uncertain presumptions I have developed the following bullet-point scenarios:

Super best case:

  • Economic sanctions cripple Putin’s mafia and Russian forces retreat

  • A lasting peace treaty leads to increased trade and security among the US, UK, EU, Russia, China, The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Best case:

  • Diplomatic communications are restored

  • Negotiations on Donbas and Crimea

  • Business as usual with continued cyber-attacks on Western infrastructure

  • Return to normal trade

Medium case:

  • Recognition on Russian parts of eastern Ukraine

  • Economic sanctions strengthen Russian ties to China

  • Lasting guerilla urban war in Ukraine’s major cities and regions

  • Minor civilian casualties (less than 100.000)

  • Extensive cyber-attacks on Ukrainian and Western infrastructure

  • Trade wars between US/UK/EU and Russia/China

Worst case:

  • Pushed into a corner Putin threaten to release radioactive waste

  • Accidental but non-lethal clashes between Russia and NATO

  • Major civilian casualties (less than 1 million)

  • Reversal of global trade and the return of nationalism

  • Use of biological weapons and tactical nuclear weapons

Super worst case:

  • Lethal clashes between Russia and NATO

  • Catastrophic civilian casualties (more than 1 million)

  • Escalation into the Baltics, Poland and eventually the rest of Europe

  • China attack Taiwan

  • Use of ballistic nuclear weapons

Wild cards:

  • Popular uprising / revolution in Russia overthrow Putin and his mafia

  • Military coup in Russia and Putins successor emerge

  • Assassination of Putin leads to Russian anarchy

  • China annex Russia by economic means

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