• B_Larson@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    I think it bears pointing out that both the UK and France have their own nuclear weapons and are ultimately not beholden to the US.

    So encouraging Russian aggression with the implicit notion that the US wouldn’t do anything in response to an attack actually makes nuclear war more likely because even if we didn’t respond… they would still feel compelled to.

    • Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      There is a significant part of the core of the GOP that wants the apocalypse. So this might not be the deterrent you think it might be.