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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

hindsight is 20-20, and even then i’m not sure that would have been the right choice

back then we there were a lot of people legitimately very worried that russia would use nukes if they felt “cheated”… international diplomacy is a tricky shit show of a game. who knows what would have happened

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Enemy boots on your land is the only time I can think to legitimately use a nuclear weapon

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Does Russia have a history of acting only under responsible and legitimate circumstances?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Mm, misread you then, sorry.