streetlights@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 2 years agoRussia ‘fires intercontinental ballistic missile’ at Ukraine for first timewww.telegraph.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square112linkfedilinkarrow-up1216arrow-down15file-text
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minus-squareDrGeraintLLannfrancheta@nafo.armylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years ago@Valmond @Kyrgizion exception: tac nuke over uninhabited land or 20.000 ft over the sea (but only after the succ invasion of e. G. Finnish wetlands or the Baltics)
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWhy would they do that? Lots to lose nothing really to gain?
minus-squarestreetlights@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoShock and awe, and a demonstration that they do infact have operational nukes, can deliver them and are prepared to use them. Brinkmanship.
minus-squareDrGeraintLLannfrancheta@nafo.armylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years ago@Streetlights @Valmond exactly. They would likely only do it when already entered the NATO war rubicon… In order to divide NATO politically
@Valmond @Kyrgizion exception: tac nuke over uninhabited land or 20.000 ft over the sea (but only after the succ invasion of e. G. Finnish wetlands or the Baltics)
Why would they do that? Lots to lose nothing really to gain?
Shock and awe, and a demonstration that they do infact have operational nukes, can deliver them and are prepared to use them. Brinkmanship.
@Streetlights @Valmond exactly. They would likely only do it when already entered the NATO war rubicon… In order to divide NATO politically