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>Now that territories are “officially” part of russia putin can claim the country itself is under attack. Apparently that’s the only “legal” way he can use nuke
by libertine 4y ago
>Now that territories are “officially” part of russia putin can claim the country itself is under attack. Apparently that’s the only “legal” way he can use nukes.
I think you're missing two variables that could lower odds of the event of using nuclear weapons:
- Ukraine has already attacked Russian territory (Belgorod), and occupied territory (Crimea);
- Russia has broken a lot of of laws (national and international), treaties, agreements, contracts... I don't think being "legal" is a deterrent for anything. They can do what they want;
They use this threat because they have nothing else at this time, and it's their last card.
- yrgulation 4y agoIndeed they likely attacked belgorod and crimea, but now there are ukranian troops on would be “russian ground”. Thats significantly different in putin’s mind. The signals he keeps sending are that: 1) russian territorial integrity under threat 2) nuclear bombs. We all said he wouldnt invade now we all say he wouldnt nuke. Who knows anyway. War is unpredictable. I hope i am wrong. But i fail to see an alternative course at the moment.
- libertine 4y agoWhen you look at it, after all the bravado, they always wrap up with something in the lines of "if Russia existence is in threat". This war isn't aimed at ending Russia. In fact this war could end any time by Russia, there were many attempts and pleads to not even start the war. I don't know what's in Putin's mind, but looks like he going through all of this to survive and keep is position.
- graderjs 4y agoWe all said he wouldnt invade Mm, who do you mean by we? I remember a very long drumbeat from US press of "intelligence shows massive Russian military buildup along border and says Russia likely to invade"