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> NATO and the US will likely not respond if Putin uses a small nuke in Ukraine. There’s too much to lose. They’ll just let it happen, as they should. Which is
by _kbh_ 4y ago
> NATO and the US will likely not respond if Putin uses a small nuke in Ukraine. There’s too much to lose. They’ll just let it happen, as they should. Which is obviously terrible and devastating for Ukrainians, but probably best for the rest of the world.
It's actually the opposite, everyone should be hoping that someone delivers a devastating strike against the Russians for using any size of nuke in Ukraine. Unless you want to live in a world where every country is actively trying to get nuclear weapons you should as well.
Any lacklustre response to a use of a nuke will lead to nuclear proliferation going wild as every country in the world looks to actively acquire nuclear weapons for defence.
- gpderetta 4y agoI think that the nuclear proliferation cat is out of the box. I wouldn't be surprised if even European countries are already looking to acquire nuclear capabilities.
- inawarminister 4y agoYeah, North Korea survived with their nukes, Libya failed after Gaddafi gave up theirs. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/if-gaddafi-had-the-bomb_b_846820 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/if-gaddafi-had-the-bomb_b_846... A very good article.