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I was somewhat surprised that the State Dept. claimed that Russia was willing to inflict mass casualties on the Ukrainian population. I assume they've discover
by UltraViolence 5y ago
I was somewhat surprised that the State Dept. claimed that Russia was willing to inflict mass casualties on the Ukrainian population.
I assume they've discovered through espionage that Russia intends to unleash nuclear, chemical or biological warfare on the Ukrainians.
- throwoutway 5y agoThat’s an improper assumption. You can do a lot of harm with regular explosives
- UltraViolence 5y agoGiven enough time, yes. But I'm pretty sure Putin doesn't have the luxury of this war lasting too long. He'll want to force his adversaries on their knees within a week and considering the snail's pace at which the Russian military are gaining ground that doesn't seem likely.
- einarfd 5y agoYou can inflict mass casualities with convential means, case in point, the Dresden bombing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Dresden_in_World_War_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Dresden_in_World_Wa...), in the second world war.
- blip54321 5y agoOr starvation. Again. Russia killed 3.5 million Ukrainians that way, likely within the lifetime of your grandparents.