F-22Raptor
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I heard that.
I think we can be pretty sure that if a current or former general says something that is top secret, its probably not going to be true.
I down see the sense in destroying a russian fleet. The fleet is not a great threat. Its not in active combat to the level that ground troops are. Why not airfields or troops on the ground. Im pretty sure destroying the Black Sea fleet will invite larger nuclear strikes. Probably on US fleet.
I believe the US is capable of defending against such a strike.
Russia would have to fire ballistic missiles at multible targets in order to succesfully destroy something. And that would must certainly be the end of the world as we know.
Destroying the Black Sea fleet would be done conventionally and would show Russia what they are up against. Maybe Putin would back down, knowing nuclear retaliation would be suicide.
Any nuclear strike on US targets would be Russian suicide.
Conventional destruction of the Black Sea Fleet would be an appropriate response to a tac nuke on Ukraine.