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> A loss in Ukraine wouldn't even be the most "backed in a corner" a superpower has been since WWII Perhaps not for the country, but it could be for Putin. It'

> A loss in Ukraine wouldn't even be the most "backed in a corner" a superpower has been since WWII Perhaps not for the country, but it could be for Putin. It's dangerous to make a man with the nuke codes desperate toward the end of his life.

wiseowise 4y ago
That’s not how nuclear codes work. There’s a long chain of people before ICBM is launched.
- TexanFeller 4y ago
  How long? A decision that must be made in an hour can't have too long a chain of command. There are several historical instances where we or Russia almost launched by mistake.
  - _kbh_ 4y ago
    > How long? A decision that must be made in an hour can't have too long a chain of command. There are several historical instances where we or Russia almost launched by mistake. The chain is even longer then the higher ups decision to actually launch a nuke though. Would you press the button to nuke another country knowing that doing so will very likely kill your entire family and you?, or would you ignore the order?.
xdennis 4y ago
> It's dangerous to make a man with the nuke codes desperate toward the end of his life. You always talk about the nukes because it's all you have left. Western leaders will never bow to the nuclear threat because doing so means Russia/China can get their way in everything if they just use the nuclear threat.
- TexanFeller 4y ago
  > You always talk about the nukes because it's all you have left. I talk about nukes because I believe it's the biggest danger the world faces and have for a long time. I grew up in the shadow of the cold war being drilled on how to hide under my desk when the missiles came. Far before Ukraine I was mystified by everyone's ability to forget that threat still exists. It seems possible and even likely to me that nuclear catastrophe will come before and be far greater in magnitude than any AI or climate catastrophes, for me it overshadows every other threat. Apparently I'm not the only one that perceives a threat: https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/ https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/
  - baybal2 4y ago
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wiseowise 4y ago

That’s not how nuclear codes work. There’s a long chain of people before ICBM is launched.

TexanFeller 4y ago
How long? A decision that must be made in an hour can't have too long a chain of command. There are several historical instances where we or Russia almost launched by mistake.
- _kbh_ 4y ago
  > How long? A decision that must be made in an hour can't have too long a chain of command. There are several historical instances where we or Russia almost launched by mistake. The chain is even longer then the higher ups decision to actually launch a nuke though. Would you press the button to nuke another country knowing that doing so will very likely kill your entire family and you?, or would you ignore the order?.

xdennis 4y ago

> It's dangerous to make a man with the nuke codes desperate toward the end of his life. You always talk about the nukes because it's all you have left. Western leaders will never bow to the nuclear threat because doing so means Russia/China can get their way in everything if they just use the nuclear threat.

TexanFeller 4y ago
> You always talk about the nukes because it's all you have left. I talk about nukes because I believe it's the biggest danger the world faces and have for a long time. I grew up in the shadow of the cold war being drilled on how to hide under my desk when the missiles came. Far before Ukraine I was mystified by everyone's ability to forget that threat still exists. It seems possible and even likely to me that nuclear catastrophe will come before and be far greater in magnitude than any AI or climate catastrophes, for me it overshadows every other threat. Apparently I'm not the only one that perceives a threat: https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/ https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/
- baybal2 4y ago
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