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Chechnya is Russian sovereign territory. I doubt Russia would take kindly to the US dropping a small nuke on their territory, no matter how weak, or where, or w
by HenryKissinger 7y ago
Chechnya is Russian sovereign territory. I doubt Russia would take kindly to the US dropping a small nuke on their territory, no matter how weak, or where, or why.
> What sort of problems can low-yield nukes address that cruise missiles or guided non-nuclear bombs couldn't?
Their sheer explosive power? It would take thousands of cruise missiles to destroy 1945 Hiroshima.
- Swizec 7y ago> Chechnya is Russian sovereign territory. I doubt Russia would take kindly to the US dropping a small nuke on their territory, no matter how weak, or where, or why. Isn’t this how WW1 started? Hey your terrorists killed our Duke!! Yeah so? You gotta let us send in the army or at least the police!! No thanks aaaand alliances pulled everyone into a gruesome war