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So? What if Putin threatens nuclear annihilation anyway?
by TulliusCicero 5y ago
So? What if Putin threatens nuclear annihilation anyway?
- monocasa 5y agoIt's the clear line in the sand. Putin's not going to cross that line, he doesn't gain anything from it.
- MisterMower 5y agoAssuming NATO would be willing to use nuclear weapons if he did attack a NATO country. I have far more confidence that Putin would use them than the US would. That asymmetry works to his advantage.
- ssijak 5y agoThe only country which used them and on actual civilian cities leveling them to the ground is the US. Also, launching nukes is not one person job. His generals need to be mad too for that to happen.
- MisterMower 5y agoI’m not sure what Hiroshima and Nagasaki have to do with the discussion. The context is so completely different as to be irrelevant. I’m sure Putin doesn’t have a big red launch button on his desk, but between the US and Russia, who do you honestly think will have an easier time getting those missiles launched? The guy who mixed up Ukrainians and Iranians during a speech last week or the guy who ordered an invasion of a neighboring country? My money is on Putin. Hopefully we never find out.
- monocasa 5y agoHe knows he'll get an actual response that he can't defend against, nukes or conventional weapons.
- TulliusCicero 5y ago> Putin's not going to cross that line, he doesn't gain anything from it. He doesn't really gain anything by nuking everyone if they help Ukraine either, but that's the threat regardless.
- monocasa 5y agoNukes are all about the threat, and he does gain from the threat. In this case pressure to keep the west from becoming directly involved.