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Nuclear weapons are just the fastest way they can destroy the world. They also have a huge amount of oil and natural gas and coal. They also have plenty of br

by cduzz 4y ago

Nuclear weapons are just the fastest way they can destroy the world. They also have a huge amount of oil and natural gas and coal. They also have plenty of brilliant people who are happy to work on a variety of projects where the outcome maybe a rapidly spreading drop tables computer virus or possibly even a rapidly spreading virus virus, certainly they've got a variety of boutique poisons for all occasions. Having fewer resources than everyone else isn't a serious constraint if you're not constrained morally or legally, and vlad the underware poisoner isn't constrained by anything except possibly father time.

soco 4y ago
Neither nuclear weapons nor viruses help you conquer the world. Destroy it? Sure. But you won't be there either to conquer the world after using them.
- Koshkin 4y ago
  Well, hasn't Russia been conquering Ukrainian towns by destroying them?
  - belltaco 4y ago
    The difference is radioactive fallout that lasts a long time, and nuclear war ensuring the complete destruction of Russia as well. Even Russia knows it that they have contingency plans for Putin and other military/govt officials to try and escape it by fleeing to the barely populated parts like Siberia assuming(or hoping) that those population centers won't be nuked. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44814/flurry-of-government-aircraft-activity-over-russia-draws-attention-we-break-it-down https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44814/flurry-of-govern... Nuclear winter and the fallout will probably weaken or destroy much of the rest of the world, but if places like China/India/Africa survive them better, maybe they can rebuild faster and"conquer" what's left of the current first world in a century or two.
    - xyzzyz 4y ago
      > The difference is radioactive fallout that lasts a long time, Depends on the type of the bomb. For Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was mostly over in a matter of months.
pvaldes 4y ago
> they've got a variety of boutique poisons for all occasions Yes, but this sword can cut both ways and time is not in the side of Russia. Once the Pandora box is opened, is opened and you don't need to poison massively people to face retaliation. If millions of people in many countries of Africa would start starving by one man stealing and blocking all the grain, is practically guaranteed that Moscow would meet casually a lot of African diseases not previously seen in the area. In any case, the words of Putin are just propaganda to convince more naive Russian men to join the army and die for his delusions of grandeur.

by cduzz 4y ago

soco 4y ago

Neither nuclear weapons nor viruses help you conquer the world. Destroy it? Sure. But you won't be there either to conquer the world after using them.

Koshkin 4y ago
Well, hasn't Russia been conquering Ukrainian towns by destroying them?
- belltaco 4y ago
  The difference is radioactive fallout that lasts a long time, and nuclear war ensuring the complete destruction of Russia as well. Even Russia knows it that they have contingency plans for Putin and other military/govt officials to try and escape it by fleeing to the barely populated parts like Siberia assuming(or hoping) that those population centers won't be nuked. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44814/flurry-of-government-aircraft-activity-over-russia-draws-attention-we-break-it-down https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44814/flurry-of-govern... Nuclear winter and the fallout will probably weaken or destroy much of the rest of the world, but if places like China/India/Africa survive them better, maybe they can rebuild faster and"conquer" what's left of the current first world in a century or two.
  - xyzzyz 4y ago
    > The difference is radioactive fallout that lasts a long time, Depends on the type of the bomb. For Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was mostly over in a matter of months.

pvaldes 4y ago

> they've got a variety of boutique poisons for all occasions Yes, but this sword can cut both ways and time is not in the side of Russia. Once the Pandora box is opened, is opened and you don't need to poison massively people to face retaliation. If millions of people in many countries of Africa would start starving by one man stealing and blocking all the grain, is practically guaranteed that Moscow would meet casually a lot of African diseases not previously seen in the area. In any case, the words of Putin are just propaganda to convince more naive Russian men to join the army and die for his delusions of grandeur.