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It was even more than that. In the late 1930s the US told France not to worry about those aggressive Germans next door, if things go pear-shaped we'll stand by
by pseudohadamard 8mo ago
It was even more than that. In the late 1930s the US told France not to worry about those aggressive Germans next door, if things go pear-shaped we'll stand by you, you can rely on us to help defend you.
This is why France went with its own nuclear deterrent, among other things.
- morgoo 8mo agoUkraine gave up their nukes due to American assurances as to Ukraine's defence.
- heraldgeezer 8mo agoNot this talking point again... I am very pro Ukraine, but those nukes where never "Ukranian", they where Soviet nukes, staffed and manned and made by Russia. This is like if USA puts nukes in Sweden under NATO, are they suddenly Swedish nukes? No.
- vrganj 8mo agoNah, this is like if the US puts nuke in California and the US falls apart. Are they Californian nukes or DC nukes? Possession is nine-tenths of the law...
- heraldgeezer 8mo agoWell, does it matter if California never had the staff/manpower to use them, and they were all administered & maintained by DC staff?