No way that happens now. The writing is on the wall all over Europe if they were to do that.
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It’s different story when the other side has nukes too.
Who would have thought the original N word wouldn't even be the most alarming N word to use in 2022
Some thought about Nuclears, I don't think anyone really counts to the tee where and how many each have, for all we know several thousands could still be unaccounted. That's discounting the black market.
I seriously doubt black market nukes are an actual thing. Someone would have used one by now.
There are verification procedures built into the treaties. Destroyed items have to be shown in plain sight on the ground so that the other sides satellites can image them etc.
Not soon but 10 years? 20? 30? It will happen if Russia doesnt keep it under its control. The Russians controlled Czech for what 40 years until they managed to get him out
30 Nukes are enough to destroy all the people in this planet.
No they're not.
Bit of a weird thing to think about.
All the people no, but let’s say bring whatever country into submission and capitulation.
of course not.
In fact, it is close to virtually certain that even detonating all the nukes that exist right now (13-14k) won't destroy all the people in the planet. Some will survive.
It gets trickier if states start developing salted nuclear weapons (with cobalt). In that case, probably the entire life is toast (similar to Dr. Strangelove).
Without Ukraine handing them over, this invasion never happens.
It's probably not done centrally though?! Maybe just a lot of institutions that want to pause their cooperation with the Russian side or they think they'd rather spend the money on Ukraine directly.
He's a puppet of China and as far as I konw, China has absolutely zero interest in anybody nuking anybody. That's the beauty of globalisation: In an interconnected world, you can't hurt somebody seriously without hurting yourself as well.
I had to check the numbers, 528 have been detonated above ground and 1,528 under during the period testing was allowed + NK etc since.
Disagree. They wouldn’t have used them anyway and Putin knows that
I agree with you.
They might have. That's the entire point of nukes, don't attack me or I use them.
Exactly
Even pretty outdated plants are designed to be able to take impacts. I know the more modern ones in the UK are designed to be able to withstand a direct hit by an airliner and will gracefully shutdown if such an impact or anything close is registered on sensors.
To cause a meltdown, they will need to take intentional actions which would be an act of war on not just Ukraine considering the implications.
He has his hands on them already.
Fortunately nothing that is yet plentiful or reliable enough.
What about the radiation? I have never seriously considered this, but wouldn't detonating ie 1000 nukes effectively end life via radiation? The same way as the initial asteroid strike killed some of the dinosaurs and the consequences of the ensuing cloud killed what was left of them?
Yes thanks I stand corrected. It was Sweden and Finland that Russia threatened. Its still a battle between Russian and Western democracy. Belarus cant elect a West leaning politician but they can protest and try and oust the current administration. Just like Czech did. Im not a historian or political expert but as I work in Czech I see the influence still of the Russian government and the battle between Russian and West democracies and the history of the influences of both sides. Russia cant all out attack these countries but they can try and destabilize them politically and vice versa in the case of Belarus.
Just hop on the dark web and easy as that. If you buy four you get one free.
We’re all going to fecking die!!
So he agrees that sanctions are the right course of action?
Putin is the type that would sacrifice a city of two and then retaliate by sending them into oblivion.
If Ukraine used them the counter strike would end them as a nation after 5 minutes. Using them first will free Putin to strike back..
12 of the 15 reactors were connected to the grid pre 1990 - so i wouldnt be too confident they align with the more modern standards
Instructed to say to deter the West from more support.
I don't really understand what he's trying to say there. That the sanctions are fine, or that they aren't?
If your capital is under attack you still won't use them? Atleast in a barren land to scare off your enemy.
When the opposition can send thousands of warheads back? Yeah I have doubts I’d use them.