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What's up with nuclear war fear mongering in western Europe? My friend from Sweden is basically shitting her pants but Sweden is as irrelevant to Russia just as is the UK.
Nuclear weapon is just a deterrent and it works like a charm for Putin.
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I think NATO should leave some doubt in Putin's mind about their response, but they need to do it in a considered way.
In the last couple of days Biden has compared the situation in Ukraine to Tiananmen Square (an odd analogy and likely to alienate the CCP who are needed to resolve this); suggested to US troops that they are going into Ukraine (they aren't); and called for regime change in Russia (which was then reversed by a white house statement). It looks like blundering rather than a considered 'mad man' strategy, but it is very hard to tell the difference these days.
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What's up with nuclear war fear mongering in western Europe?
Because it's a genuine threat. I'd be willing to agree that the chances of a nuclear attack from Russia is small, but it's definitely not nil. A couple of weeks before the invasion I snapped at someone in the news thread (can't remember who), who speculated that the threats of an invasion was just a charade. But that definitely happened.
A short time ago Putin lived in a reality where invading Ukraine would absolutely work out. Likewise, he may quite possibly still exist in a reality where sending a nuclear missile towards a NATO country could work out in his favour. -
What's up with nuclear war fear mongering in western Europe?
Medvedev spelt out again yesterday the four criteria under which Russia can use nuclear weapons, one of them is existential threat to Russia which is why Biden calling for regime change is not helpful. It is all posturing but leaves little room for diplomacy.
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starfish&coffee
greentricky
Can Biden's handlers get him on script before he gets us all incinerated?