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I honestly don't understand what the point of having large conventional forces is. We know a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia will lead to nuclear

I honestly don't understand what the point of having large conventional forces is. We know a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia will lead to nuclear war, and all those conventional forces will be wiped out along with the countries they're supposed to protect. It just wastes money and deludes trigger happy people in to believing a war between nuclear powers can be "won".

rawgabbit 5y ago
It is not about “us”. The aggressor thinks about what he can get away with. Putin knows the US will push the button if the mainland is about to be lost. What about a piece of Poland? Especially if there is no conventional army to counter Putin’s. In his mind, he may think he can get away with it.