Charlie Stross1d ago

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@bontchev/116271481696841313

Oh good grief, this summary is both farcical and tragic: also, Trump has fucked air travel for at least the next two years, never mind automobiles and logistics. The supply chain shock will get as bad as 2022 within a couple of months—then keep getting worse.

Show threadRobert Pluim 🇪🇺1d ago
@cstross I'm looking forward to all the companies and governments mandating work from home again in order to save fuel. /s
Show threadThe Penguin of Evil1d ago

@rpluim @cstross already happening in some countries, and if Trump targets Iranian energy then I imagine that the response probably ends up even worse.
And Iran hasn't even started on non conventional warfare like flying smuggled in drones into US refineries, data centres or world cup stadia

Israel has the world's best air defence and it can't keep their missiles out.

Show threadRobert Pluim 🇪🇺1d ago
@etchedpixels @cstross The worst case I've seen suggested is Iran setting off a dirty bomb in an important population centre (do they have any plutonium?), thus rendering it uninhabitable for centuries. Somewhere like Manhattan or the City would be awful
Show threadLeeloo

@rpluim @etchedpixels @cstross
Does it matter if they have plutonium?

Do they have Shaheeds? Yes
Is Russia willing to pay for them? Yes

What is the Shaheed to plutonium exchange rate on the black market?

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