5 ms·
Military intervention or something else?
by neovialogistics 3y ago
Military intervention or something else?
- comonoid 3y agoYou cannot attack a country with nuclear arsenal. This is what really allows Putin to be so aggressive.
- KingOfCoders 3y agoA lot of things of "you cannot do" have already been proven to be false.
- comonoid 3y agoYou have only one try in this case.
- squarefoot 3y agoYou can attack a country with nuclear weapons, provided you use only conventional ones, then threaten to escalate to nuclear if they do that. Nuclear weapons are the ultimate threat which would ensure mutual severe damage if not destruction if used, therefore nobody uses them first unless they're completely nuts, or they're cornered. Putin is a criminal but he's far from being crazy, and as for now is surely also far from being cornered. Surgical attacks in Russia with conventional weapons would undermine his powers and create enough public disapproval to facilitate a coup from within, but should be done with extreme care and up to a certain point in order not to trigger a nuclear response. Sadly, even using conventional weapons, the number of deaths would be huge; it is entirely possible that Putin would sacrifice millions of innocents sending them to the front line before giving up, also because when dictators give up they usually die shortly after.
- sesm 3y ago‘Surgical attacks in Russia with conventional weapons’ using drones/rockets are already happening. They have the opposite effect of what you discribe.
- squarefoot 3y agoBlack/Azov Sea aside, they're not touching the area where the power resides, which is usually needed to weaken the leader image. Last bombing in Belgorod is probably just an error, but in any case it accomplishes nothing aside giving more fuel for Russian propaganda.
- sesm 3y agoEarliest public evidence of drone attacks reaching Moscow are dated 30.05.2023
- __loam 3y agoCongratulations, you just triggered nuclear Armageddon and ended modern civilization.
- stavros 3y agoMaybe that's for the best.
- __loam 3y agoI should clarify that I'm not defending Russian actions or trying to be a useful idiot here, there just are red lines that if crossed, a nuclear power will respond with nuclear force. The same is true for China, the US, and even smaller powers like Pakistan. I support sending Ukraine more ammo to defend its sovereignty. Appeasement is also bad.
- Rapzid 3y agoThe best for who?
- foofie 3y ago> Military intervention or something else? Military intervention is not required. Just give Ukraine what it needs to repel the Russian invasion and let Putin face his Russian czar fate.