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[–] jobbies@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Whether he wins or looses he's fucked. Mobilise or don't mobilise, outcome is the same.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Whether he wins or loses we are all fucked. If push comes to shove, he'll use nukes. He has nothing to lose and is in too deep to pull out.

[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 1 points 14 minutes ago

FWIW, Ukraine is not Japan in 1945. We have a good idea what nukes do and how to reduce damage and injury.

Moreover don't the winds in Ukraine tend to blow east?

I wonder what Trump would do if Putin used nukes. If he essentially does nothing, it would incentivize countries to develop WMD, or more WMD.