cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/59867996

German media outlets Süddeutsche Zeitung, WDR, and NDR also cite the report, noting that Russian President Vladimir Putin appears intent on testing NATO’s Article 5 guarantees. The alliance’s mutual defence clause obliges member states to come to one another’s aid if attacked. The assessment suggests Putin may seek to challenge how seriously that commitment would be honoured.

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[–] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nuclear exchange. Yeah it's possible they nukes were maintained about as well as their tanks. It's also possible that we're entirely fucked.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    It's not just whether or not the missiles were maintained, they probably weren't, but due to the amount of corruption it's also possible they are lacking critical components that Russia thinks they still have.

    Every bad guy in every movie gets his nuclear material from some corrupt Russian military official. Maybe it's true.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yeah? And if you're wrong we're fucked. To be clear it's not that you or I could do anything about it. We're just either fucked or going to have the world's biggest laugh at the Russians.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    And so are they, Europe has nukes too and don't think that the US and China will just sot back and relax

    If anyone sends nukes, wete ALL dead and those that survive will wish they were.

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