President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, and said any aggression against Russia's neighbour and close ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Russia.
I don’t think nuking Russia is unacceptable. I think the step beyond even a single nuke landing inside Russian borders will lead to doomsday annihilation for all. So if you’re going down that route, go 110% all out. There’s no point thinking we can contain Russia’s response. They will then respond by nuking a western NATO ally, or America itself. After that we’re in, feet first. So if we go down that route I’m saying we might as well start where we end up as that will maximise our chances of having some/any population surviving the exchange.
My suggestion to respond with a nuclear attack on Belarus is based on reciprocal response if Russia uses a nuclear weapon inside Ukraine. They bomb an ally of ours. We bomb an ally of theirs. Same yield, same count, same distance to Russian border to bring about same consequences on Russia.
The aim in this case would be to show that we will follow Russia up the nuclear ladder but that we don’t intend to START a nuclear holocaust.
I know what your point is and I’m saying that has a lot of false assumptions attached. Russia doesn’t give a shit about Belarus, so you’re advocating for killing a bunch of innocent civilians that had little to nothing to do with the initial strike. Two wrongs don’t make a right. I’m not nearly as afraid of Russia as you are because they’ve proven that their military might is nowhere near what they’ve been saying it is. I’m not convinced that they have the ability to destroy the world with nukes. I’m sure they have nuclear capability, but not world-ending capability. Just Russia-ending capability if they dare launch anything.
I don’t think nuking Russia is unacceptable. I think the step beyond even a single nuke landing inside Russian borders will lead to doomsday annihilation for all. So if you’re going down that route, go 110% all out. There’s no point thinking we can contain Russia’s response. They will then respond by nuking a western NATO ally, or America itself. After that we’re in, feet first. So if we go down that route I’m saying we might as well start where we end up as that will maximise our chances of having some/any population surviving the exchange.
My suggestion to respond with a nuclear attack on Belarus is based on reciprocal response if Russia uses a nuclear weapon inside Ukraine. They bomb an ally of ours. We bomb an ally of theirs. Same yield, same count, same distance to Russian border to bring about same consequences on Russia.
The aim in this case would be to show that we will follow Russia up the nuclear ladder but that we don’t intend to START a nuclear holocaust.
I know what your point is and I’m saying that has a lot of false assumptions attached. Russia doesn’t give a shit about Belarus, so you’re advocating for killing a bunch of innocent civilians that had little to nothing to do with the initial strike. Two wrongs don’t make a right. I’m not nearly as afraid of Russia as you are because they’ve proven that their military might is nowhere near what they’ve been saying it is. I’m not convinced that they have the ability to destroy the world with nukes. I’m sure they have nuclear capability, but not world-ending capability. Just Russia-ending capability if they dare launch anything.