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No, this does not make sense. Both sides know the limit not to cross. Certainly, Russia is in fact rather weak (which the author of the article acknowledges) a
by mytailorisrich 3y ago
No, this does not make sense. Both sides know the limit not to cross.
Certainly, Russia is in fact rather weak (which the author of the article acknowledges) as we've seen, and knows not to attack Nato.
In addition, point 4 in the article does not make much sense. Why would a Russian victory 'encourage' mainland China to invade Taiwan, for instance? It wouldn't change anything there.
To me this feels like a typical scaremongering piece for the purpose of shoring up support for Ukraine when it is said to be somewhat waning but it fails to make good points.
- kdwikzncba 3y agoAlso, Russia doesn't have nukes, common misconception
- sam_bristow 3y agoHuh? The Russian Federation absolutely does have nuclear weapons. 5,889 warheads, more than the USA in terms of raw numbers.
- mtmail 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction#Nuclear_arsenal_of_Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_and_weapons_of_mass_des...
- derstander 3y ago> In addition, point 4 in the article does not make much sense. Why would a Russian victory 'encourage' mainland China to invade Taiwan, for instance? It wouldn't change anything there. Point 4 makes sense to me — though I’m certainly no expert in international affairs. What it says to me is something about the world as a whole rather than something particularly about China and Taiwan. It says that the powers that be who are interested in maintaining the status quo in the world are either unwilling or unable to enforce continuing adherence to it. That could certainly embolden countries that are unhappy with the status quo but have until now been unwilling to challenge it.