streetlights@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 1 day agoRussia ‘fires intercontinental ballistic missile’ at Ukraine for first timewww.telegraph.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down14file-text
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minus-squareDrGeraintLLannfrancheta@nafo.armylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours 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-up1·9 hours agoWhy would they do that? Lots to lose nothing really to gain?
minus-squarestreetlights@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·8 hours 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-up1·6 hours 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