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Sure, being an essential part of the global supply chain for tech is important. It's also important to show support for Taiwan, to convince Japan, South Korea,
by gexla 1y ago
Sure, being an essential part of the global supply chain for tech is important. It's also important to show support for Taiwan, to convince Japan, South Korea, etc from arming with nukes. That could set off a chain reaction in which everyone who is close says "f*ck it, I guess if everyone else is doing it..." The veneer of the US security umbrella folds and everyone suddenly feels they need to build (or retain) the bomb to protect themselves (like Ukraine failed to do in giving up theirs.) Now everyone needs MORE nukes because you have a LOT more targets.
NATO doesn't consider Ukraine as significant because they have vital tech they supply globally. Rather, NATO is concerned about an aggressive regional power that may have aims on more than just Ukraine.
- jacquesm 1y agoFor NATO maybe not, but for Europe and a fair chunk of the rest of the world Ukrainian grain exports are strategic.
- jajko 1y agoAdd half of Africa and some middle east. Ukraine with its top notch black earth is the literal 'breadbasket of Europe'. Hitler knew it and Stalin knew it very well when he forced starvation to death upon Ukrainian population to subjugate them.
- jacquesm 1y agoTrue.
- quibono 1y ago> he forced starvation to death upon Ukrainian population to subjugate them I don't mean to defend the Soviet regime here but in the interest of discussion: the "to subjugate them" aspect is still somewhat contested [0]. I'm not sure whether it would even class as genocide according to the UN's own criteria. From my understanding: the famine was definitely man-made, the question is more about whether it was intentional. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor_genocide_question https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor_genocide_question