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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

They only need to get rid of one little coward hiding in his bunker - Putin. It would be a whole different story if he was on the front actually fighting because so many Russians die there.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 hours ago

Tankies will be in here supporting nuclear options unironically.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

You're making it look like it's Ukraine's choice. They're being forced to the nuclear path by the internal enemies within NATO that are fucking everything up

[–] [email protected] 80 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Ukraine gave up those nukes in exchange for security assurances. If Russia is going to go back on its assurance, then Ukraine should be able to go back to the nukes. Fair is fair.

As a former SSR that held nuclear weapons on its territory before 1968, they even oughta be free and clear with respect to the non proliferation treaty.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

As a former SSR that held nuclear weapons on its territory before 1968, they even oughta be free and clear with respect to the non proliferation treaty.

Is that true? If the worst comes to pass, I wonder what the UN will say (not that it matters...)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Is that true? If the worst comes to pass, I wonder what the UN will say (not that it matters...)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 hours ago

what the UN will say

"Well, they have nukes now, so international law is now more like international suggestions for them"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

This is NonCredibleDefense. So it's true if it would be funny if it were true.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

In UN

Russia's deligate is beyond furious. Most everyone has an awkward look. China is getting very annoyed with their vassal's war, and someone on the floor:

wringing hands "Well technically its within Ukraine's rights..."

[–] [email protected] 70 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Sad when a comedian has more balls than all of NATO combined

[–] [email protected] 21 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 35 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

What the fuck is that artwork?

It’s disrespectful to South Park.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 hours ago

Just need to get a little cancer, Stan

[–] [email protected] 28 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (6 children)

It's a bold move but I don't see it changing the outcome of the ongoing war. If Ukraine could build long-range ballistic missiles in the near future, I think they could regain the advantage even without any nuclear warheads. Nuclear warheads would not be useful without those ballistic missiles.

(What would happen if Ukraine did have nuclear-armed ballistic missiles but Russia refused to withdraw from Ukrainian territory? I don't foresee Ukraine actually nuking Russia, even in those circumstances.)

[–] [email protected] 17 points 13 hours ago

Fuck it, give them a Davy Crocket and then you don't need no stinkin' ballistic missiles.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (4 children)

Man fuck these comments, nuke Russia you pussies. I'll deliver the missiles myself if that's what you need. Strap me to the rocket and fire me at Moscow!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 12 hours ago

Name checks out?

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

A truck can deliver a nuke. Just pack it in cat litter and drive it onto that bridge in Crimea. Should knock that stupid thing out finally.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

While I agree with your second argument that Russia would probably just call them on their bluff, I don't think they'd need long range ballistic missiles. They seem to operate on russian soil a lot, and you could put a big nuke into a larger van easily.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

That's why it shouldn't be a bluff. Fucking nook em

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Just package it as a good old gravity bomb or glide bomb?

Or get creative and mount it on a swarm of large drones (with the others being decoys for SAMs). Maybe like a fleet of old prop planes flying very low.

This is very hypothetical though, no one should hope for Ukraine reaching the point of even considering an actual launch of a nuke.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Why, why Mr. Zelensky, don't you develop nuclear weapons like other nations: in silence?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 hours ago

nuclear is neither about having, nor using the weapons … it’s about the fear of future use of weapons

silence isn’t helpful in that endeavour

[–] [email protected] 28 points 15 hours ago (5 children)

No development required, I think they can open a drawer somewhere and pick one of several soviet designs. If they want a nuke, they can build one right away.

It would cost them the support of their allies, however, and they cannot afford that.

It's saber rattling.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Looking at Israel, the “don’t ask permission, ask forgiveness” strategy really works with the US (a good example is also Kursk attack, Nord Stream 2 or Kerch bridge sabotage). They should just be doing crazy shit, forcing escalation on Russian side, and thus in response by the US/NATO. Of course this is a delicate balance, but a few nukes on paper I think would still be okay.

These could guarantee the existence of their nation in the future, and unless they use them on a Russian city, no repercussions would happen beyond verbal saber rattling just for having it. Russia would definitely shit themselves and dial back on the agression.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (10 children)

The support may be dropping away anyway.

Imagine a right wing US/EU election sweep from Zelensky's point of view. They're going to force Ukraine to capitulate, and in a very lopsided manner that cripples Ukraine forever, hence this could be an actual option/last resort more than a threat.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 13 hours ago (4 children)

Building a nuke is not difficult. Refining the necessary amount of uranium 235, or acquiring plutonium 239 however...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

Considering how the world's biggest uranium producer by far is Kazakhstan and Russia seems to be actively determined to tank Russian-Kazakh relations, I'm pretty sure they could acquire some

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 hours ago

Khajiit has wares, if you have coin

[–] [email protected] 11 points 13 hours ago

He's stated they have the material and could have a nuke within weeks I believe.they have reactors so the material isn't hard to come by really

[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

The engineering for plutonium nuke is not trivial. A U235 one is dead simple, but they probably have Plutonium from reactors, not U235 from centrifuges.

And yeah, they undoubtedly have Soviet blueprints under a matress somewhere.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago

Who do you think designed the Soviet nukes?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Institute_of_Physics_and_Technology

The Ukrainian Institute of Physics and Technology was the "Laboratory no. 1" for nuclear physics, and was responsible for the first conceptual development of a nuclear bomb in the USSR.[3]: 4 

Russians are inbred drunk morons, which is why everything they tried since the fall has been disastrous, and why we haven't seen su-57s and t-14s in actual combat while the semhat exploded on the pad and their own bombs rained on their soil.

If the war goes on expect them to nuke Moscow by mistake.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

It can’t be saber rattling at this stage, it’s a promise.

Maybe one that cannot be kept, but I seriously doubt the allies could stop it if the fronts retract and troops from nato countries are not sent?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Man I thought this was a solid "thanks Obama" use given his weak defense of Crimea brought us directly to this point. Damn.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

For real, it was imo the most categorically awful geopolitical play he (and Merkel, to boot) made while in office. Like, Neville Chamberlain-grade awful.

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