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…Meanwhile in Brussels and Washington: “What red lines? Ignore red lines!” (I'm colorblind, I think those are green!) It ain’t pre winter of ‘92 no more with
by mc32 2y ago
…Meanwhile in Brussels and Washington: “What red lines? Ignore red lines!” (I'm colorblind, I think those are green!)
It ain’t pre winter of ‘92 no more with “the day after” looming in people’s minds. Instead it’s “l-l-l-l-let’s play chicken!” (Bob Barker voice)
Curtis LeMay was 60 years too early.
- thot_experiment 2y agoI think your understanding of the geopolitical game state here is way off. The reality is that nuclear war is less likely in now that it was during the cold war. We aren't in isolated echo chambers fearing an ideology we don't understand, the only reason anyone wants nukes is to prevent other people from nuking them. The world is running on capitalism, there isn't the same ideological drive to conflict. We're in a metastable equilibrium. Ukraine blowing up ammo depots in Russia is far further away from catalyzing WW3 than the Cuban Missile Crisis. Vasily Arkhipov etc etc.
- credit_guy 2y ago> Instead it’s “l-l-l-l-let’s play chicken!” (Bob Barker voice) Unfortunately, if Putin decides this is a game he wants to play, then this is a game we cannot choose not to play. We can choose not to play it now, but we will have to play it later. That's a lesson Chamberlain and the whole world learned in 1938/39.
- protomolecule 2y ago[flagged]
- BigParm 2y agoThe only action that will cause a retaliatory nuclear strike is a first nuclear strike. That's the only red line wrt Russia et al vs the West. If your primary military targets are innocent people then you should expect them to receive aid.
- IAmGraydon 2y agoWhile I agree if we're dealing with completely logical operators, right now there is a massive potential for accidents.
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