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Putin knows that if he initiates a nuclear war, he will lose as much as everyone else. Helping Ukraine defend against the invaders is not "poking the bear".
by 8372049 2y ago
Putin knows that if he initiates a nuclear war, he will lose as much as everyone else.
Helping Ukraine defend against the invaders is not "poking the bear".
- racional 2y agoExcept he doesn't have to start (or take action likely leading to) a full-scale attack in order to have a reasonable chance of drumming up a successful outcome. For example he could set off a single low-yield high-altitude explosion to demonstrate that he "means business". And watch with delicious expectation as the Western world shits its pants. It is unfortunately a comparatively low-risk, but sickeningly attractive proposition for him to consider -- especially if he finds himself backed into a corner with his own survival threatened (as will be the case if the war reaches a point where he is seen to be intractably failing).
- polotics 2y agoif he does this he gives a lot of proliferation happy countries a free pass, Taiwan equips itself with nukes faster than you can say "Xi"