โฒ 5 โผ Why doesn't Russia declare war on the US? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by shitpostpolice@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca 50 comments fedilink hide all child comments Why doesn't Russia declare war on the US after all the Military Aid being sent to Ukraine?
[โ] oldGregg@lemm.ee 33 points 2 years ago (2 children) Because they don't want to lose permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago /Thread. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] ivanafterall@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) At no point has that stopped them in past military endeavors, including in Ukraine? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] blargerer@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Its possible for a nation to overestimate their military might. Look at some of the US's embarrassing wars when they were forced into Guerrilla warfare. But there are still limits. There is no way russia thinks they can beat Nato in a conventional war. Its why their strategy is around developing technologies that maintain nuclear effectiveness (though I think anyone looking at the numbers has to have some serious doubt about how nuclear capable russia really is). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Eheran@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago There is no way russia thinks they can beat Nato in a conventional war. That is exactly what they think. Same with north Korea etc. Propaganda and disinformation are powerful tools to manipulate people. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] ivanafterall@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) At no point has that stopped them in past military endeavors, including in Ukraine? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] blargerer@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Its possible for a nation to overestimate their military might. Look at some of the US's embarrassing wars when they were forced into Guerrilla warfare. But there are still limits. There is no way russia thinks they can beat Nato in a conventional war. Its why their strategy is around developing technologies that maintain nuclear effectiveness (though I think anyone looking at the numbers has to have some serious doubt about how nuclear capable russia really is). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Eheran@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago There is no way russia thinks they can beat Nato in a conventional war. That is exactly what they think. Same with north Korea etc. Propaganda and disinformation are powerful tools to manipulate people. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] blargerer@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Its possible for a nation to overestimate their military might. Look at some of the US's embarrassing wars when they were forced into Guerrilla warfare. But there are still limits. There is no way russia thinks they can beat Nato in a conventional war. Its why their strategy is around developing technologies that maintain nuclear effectiveness (though I think anyone looking at the numbers has to have some serious doubt about how nuclear capable russia really is). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Eheran@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago There is no way russia thinks they can beat Nato in a conventional war. That is exactly what they think. Same with north Korea etc. Propaganda and disinformation are powerful tools to manipulate people. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Eheran@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago There is no way russia thinks they can beat Nato in a conventional war. That is exactly what they think. Same with north Korea etc. Propaganda and disinformation are powerful tools to manipulate people. permalink fedilink source parent