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The linked article is fear mongering. All sides understand the consequences, so nobody is going to use ALL or even part of their nuclear arsenal. There can be

The linked article is fear mongering. All sides understand the consequences, so nobody is going to use ALL or even part of their nuclear arsenal. There can be a tactical nuclear bomb exchange as a show of force, but this is unlikely to cause any kind of climate change. Moreover in the last paragraph author tries to justify that it's ok for a genocide to happen if the perpetrator has nuclear weapons

realcertify 4y ago
It may very quickly get out of control into a full scale nuclear war, and that may literally happen in minutes. Recently I often see articles suggesting that limited use of nukes might be ok, I hope the people who make the actual decisions don't agree with those.
- practice9 4y ago
  War is always multi-step. The enemies try to beat each other into submission, and then use it to their advantage in negotiations. Where does this myth of world destruction in a few minutes come from? Movies? There is no scenario where Russia would benefit from bombing Europe or USA indiscriminately. USA economy depends on China economy, China economy depends on USA economy, Russia economy depends on China / Europe / US economy. And even with sanctions, most countries are trading with Russia, but the Russian economy is starting to show signs of failure. Prolonged land war would be a disaster for them. A tactical nuclear attack or chemical attack towards Ukraine would mean an absolute nightmare for Russian economy, like signing off on the destruction of Russia economically
lamontcg 4y ago
> fear mongering. If there's one thing you should be afraid of it is probably nuclear war. > All sides understand the consequences, so nobody is going to use ALL or even part of their nuclear arsenal. Putin and the Kremlin now probably understand that they can't really trust their military readiness, which makes it that much more likely that if their nuclear launch sites are threatened that they will launch everything they have under the assumption that if they don't they will lose it, and that they need to fire everything they have assuming a lot won't reach their targets.

realcertify 4y ago

It may very quickly get out of control into a full scale nuclear war, and that may literally happen in minutes. Recently I often see articles suggesting that limited use of nukes might be ok, I hope the people who make the actual decisions don't agree with those.

practice9 4y ago
War is always multi-step. The enemies try to beat each other into submission, and then use it to their advantage in negotiations. Where does this myth of world destruction in a few minutes come from? Movies? There is no scenario where Russia would benefit from bombing Europe or USA indiscriminately. USA economy depends on China economy, China economy depends on USA economy, Russia economy depends on China / Europe / US economy. And even with sanctions, most countries are trading with Russia, but the Russian economy is starting to show signs of failure. Prolonged land war would be a disaster for them. A tactical nuclear attack or chemical attack towards Ukraine would mean an absolute nightmare for Russian economy, like signing off on the destruction of Russia economically

lamontcg 4y ago

> fear mongering. If there's one thing you should be afraid of it is probably nuclear war. > All sides understand the consequences, so nobody is going to use ALL or even part of their nuclear arsenal. Putin and the Kremlin now probably understand that they can't really trust their military readiness, which makes it that much more likely that if their nuclear launch sites are threatened that they will launch everything they have under the assumption that if they don't they will lose it, and that they need to fire everything they have assuming a lot won't reach their targets.