• rbesfe@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    Putin is very aware that a nuclear strike would mean immediate intervention by NATO

    • ours@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      A nuclear strike is the end of the World.

      And a tactical nuke, even if it didn’t trigger a wider-scale nuclear conflict, wouldn’t help their situation.

      If brigades of enemy tanks were closing in on Moscow? Sure, that would be a nasty but effective option. NATO had something similar planned during the Cold War in case the Soviet tanks started pouring down the Fulka Gap.

      • derpgon@programming.dev
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        4 months ago

        Except when he is at the end of the line, and hopefully there is some humanity left in one of the people who hold the keys. Unless all the keys are held by Putler, then nuclear was is inevitable unless someone gets him before the “end of the line” moment comes.

        • BugKilla@lemmy.world
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          4 months ago

          If he’s made himself the only validator in Perimeter then he may well get the last laugh in death.