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It also has the following affect: """Don't the Russians already own Chernobyl? I guess it must not be in Russia. I saw a movie and I think they were speaking Ru

by godmode2019 5y ago

It also has the following affect: """Don't the Russians already own Chernobyl? I guess it must not be in Russia. I saw a movie and I think they were speaking Russian. Wow they must be crazy actually entering a radiation zone, won't half of the troops die from exposure. I wouldn't want my son fighting those lunatics."""

gutitout 5y ago
A lot of people there do speak Russian there. And yes it’s still radioactive, albeit less than a few decades ago. If you’re sending your son to fight, radiation probably the last thing to kill him.
- munk-a 5y ago
  And to add to this - burn pits, and other common actions in the waging of war, can cause more severe chemical damage than radiation. When the order of the day is "We're killing other people" there tends to be a lot less emphasis on doing things as safely as possible.
giantg2 5y ago
I think it would be crazy for another reason - there is very little in that area that could be collateral damage, and there's not really anyone who is supposed to be in there. This should make it very easy to target forces in the exclusion zone.
godmode2019 5y ago
Not sure why people are down voting maybe they didn't understand the comment. It was to represent the thoughts of the general western public. 99% of normal people don't know anything about the world. Text inside quotes is how normal people think when they hear Russian forces have captured Chernobyl. Invasion aside, capturing Chernobyl is good PR. When most people think Chernobyl is already in Russia and most people think going there is instant death.
- EnKopVand 5y ago
  > 99% of normal people don't know anything about the world. Are you talking about Americans? Because I can assure you that 99% of the people in Europe knows exactly where Chernobyl is. It almost wiped out our entire continent, and it’s still an active threat that is going to be a security issue for the next thousands of years. We’re taught about it in school. Russia didn’t take it because they wanted to generate headlines, they took it to secure it. I personally believe in the experts who think the Russian army vastly overestimated their first day effort, but whatever you believe, it would be foolish to think that Chernobyl isn’t a very serious thing for everyone involved. If it was accidentally destroyed in this war, and Russia didn’t immediately fix it, EU forces would be forced to trigger WW3 to recapture it, or 650 million or us, would need to find a different part of the world to live in. That wouldn’t happen or course, because 80% of the Russian population also lives in zones that would become uninhabitable.
  - godmode2019 5y ago
    My world of reference is Oceania. However I still do find it hard to believe the average person in Europe knows were Chernobyl is. But I'm sure you are right, and I hope you are doing well in Europe given the situation.
RustyConsul 5y ago
For all the downvoters, he does bring up a valid point. It is a 'click-bait' title that is comparatively neutered to what is actually occurring. "Russia bombs Ukraine' "hundreds dead in russian invasion ofUkraine" "Russia implements no fly zone over Ukraine" "Russia incircles Ukraines Capital" And we get - A long deserted powerplant captured?
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gutitout 5y ago

A lot of people there do speak Russian there. And yes it’s still radioactive, albeit less than a few decades ago. If you’re sending your son to fight, radiation probably the last thing to kill him.

munk-a 5y ago
And to add to this - burn pits, and other common actions in the waging of war, can cause more severe chemical damage than radiation. When the order of the day is "We're killing other people" there tends to be a lot less emphasis on doing things as safely as possible.

giantg2 5y ago

I think it would be crazy for another reason - there is very little in that area that could be collateral damage, and there's not really anyone who is supposed to be in there. This should make it very easy to target forces in the exclusion zone.

godmode2019 5y ago

Not sure why people are down voting maybe they didn't understand the comment. It was to represent the thoughts of the general western public. 99% of normal people don't know anything about the world. Text inside quotes is how normal people think when they hear Russian forces have captured Chernobyl. Invasion aside, capturing Chernobyl is good PR. When most people think Chernobyl is already in Russia and most people think going there is instant death.

EnKopVand 5y ago
> 99% of normal people don't know anything about the world. Are you talking about Americans? Because I can assure you that 99% of the people in Europe knows exactly where Chernobyl is. It almost wiped out our entire continent, and it’s still an active threat that is going to be a security issue for the next thousands of years. We’re taught about it in school. Russia didn’t take it because they wanted to generate headlines, they took it to secure it. I personally believe in the experts who think the Russian army vastly overestimated their first day effort, but whatever you believe, it would be foolish to think that Chernobyl isn’t a very serious thing for everyone involved. If it was accidentally destroyed in this war, and Russia didn’t immediately fix it, EU forces would be forced to trigger WW3 to recapture it, or 650 million or us, would need to find a different part of the world to live in. That wouldn’t happen or course, because 80% of the Russian population also lives in zones that would become uninhabitable.
- godmode2019 5y ago
  My world of reference is Oceania. However I still do find it hard to believe the average person in Europe knows were Chernobyl is. But I'm sure you are right, and I hope you are doing well in Europe given the situation.

RustyConsul 5y ago

For all the downvoters, he does bring up a valid point. It is a 'click-bait' title that is comparatively neutered to what is actually occurring. "Russia bombs Ukraine' "hundreds dead in russian invasion ofUkraine" "Russia implements no fly zone over Ukraine" "Russia incircles Ukraines Capital" And we get - A long deserted powerplant captured?

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