• NeuronautML@lemmy.ml
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        5 months ago

        Russia has stated many things which are often contradictory and false.

        Regardless, attacking NATO countries would be strategic insanity.

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          5 months ago

          they are insane tho, but putin don’t want to die, and their fuxked up defense system can’t cope with the ammount of missiles that gonna rain in his head

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            They’re not insane: everything they’ve done are things they sincerely thought they could get away with, and up until Ukraine Putin has been correct in that regard.

            Pretending to be crazy is an effective strategy: ironically Nixon popularized it during the cold war.

            Attacking targets in NATO countries (even if “justified”) is going to drastically increase the odds NATO gets directly involved in Ukraine – something Putin absolutely doesn’t want.

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            It’s not even politics, It’s just math. NATO has superiority in economy, industrial output, operational equipment and manpower.

            Plus they’re too close to Russia for asymmetric warfare rules.

            I would bet on it, but I’d sure as hell wish we could all get along instead.

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            5 months ago

            Um… Is NATO weaker with the addition of Sweden and Finland? I’m not sure what your definition of “weak” means. I thought having more allies is not weak.

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        5 months ago

        If it’s a NATO country the F-16s are the least of their worries and find out what a real 3 day operation looks like.