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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone really think that NATO will risk a nuclear holocaust if Russia were [View all]MarineCombatEngineer
(14,068 posts)43. All very good points,
and something else to consider, something I haven't seen discussed too much here, with all the extremely accurate intelligence we're getting, I'll bet dollars to donuts that the CIA, or another western intelligence agency has a high level mole in Putin's inner circle feeding intelligence to us.
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Does anyone really think that NATO will risk a nuclear holocaust if Russia were [View all]
totodeinhere
Mar 2022
OP
Your whole argument is bullshit, you've been pushing this crap lately,
MarineCombatEngineer
Mar 2022
#21
Cockroaches are already sentient. Just not very much. Beware of binary thinking.
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2022
#89
Agreed. I would have it set at one second to midnight if it were up to me. n/t
totodeinhere
Mar 2022
#100
We all know about article 5. But would you consider taking a chance on being
totodeinhere
Mar 2022
#17
Article 5 does NOT mean that we nuke Moscow if Russia attacks a NATO country.
LudwigPastorius
Mar 2022
#63
Of course. But a conventional response to a Russian attack could cause Putin
totodeinhere
Mar 2022
#65
Sorry for acting like a fool, but I do not want to see a thermonuclear war.
totodeinhere
Mar 2022
#22
I think NATO will react quickly and decisively to any attack on member nations
Torchlight
Mar 2022
#11
It looks like the OP is arguing that NATO should not respond if Putin invades a NATO country.
lagomorph777
Mar 2022
#29
The escalation from conventional to nuclear war may indeed trigger a response.
SoonerPride
Mar 2022
#27
Oh come on. I doubt if there is any chance whatsoever that Putin will read my
totodeinhere
Mar 2022
#26
+1000 NATO literally has one function. If it doesn't do its job, NATO is doomed,
lagomorph777
Mar 2022
#25
There's No Risk, Putin is Full of Shit and He Will be Erased from Existence if he Attacks a NATO
Beetwasher.
Mar 2022
#31
The US is a NATO member and we spend what the next 10 countries do COMBINED
SoonerPride
Mar 2022
#42
Yes, but it would take months for us to move substantial military force to
totodeinhere
Mar 2022
#48
How long do you think it would take to fly a squadron of bomber jets from the US to the Baltics?
Crunchy Frog
Mar 2022
#88
I feel like NATO will be happy to follow the US into a war. If they didn't
flying_wahini
Mar 2022
#58
What's to prevent him from demanding he become our president if he threatens to nuke us if we don't
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2022
#67
They will risk it. NO doubt. Nuclear brinkmanship as last seen during the Cuban Missile Crisis
andym
Mar 2022
#76
Absolutely. An attack on a NATO country would be met with overwhelming conventional force.
Crunchy Frog
Mar 2022
#92