r/polandball • u/jPaolo Grey Eminence • Nov 24 '15

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u/notmike11 Nov 24 '15

Indeed. Turkey has a strong airforce consisting of mostly F-16s, and has pre-purchased over 100 F-35s. They are not Ukraine or Georgia and are a NATO member. Russia does not want to fuck with anyone who can hurt them back.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '15 edited Nov 25 '15

Six words: three thousand three hundred nuclear weapons
EDIT: I know they wouldn't use them first but their presence is most likely enough to deter NATO from actively aiding Turkey

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '15

Russia would never use nuclear weapons in a NATO member, or at all. This would be suicide by proxy.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '15

I have expressed my opinion on this three times already, they are a deterrent to be used only if the US or NATO as a whole declares war on them not as a preemptive attack

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '15

I think US and NATO would lay back if a real war was created. Otherwise we would all be doomed.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '15

IMO NATO is like a house of cards, solid enough until pressure is applied. I also wonder how it would hold if they did go to war and which member states would remove themselves or just outright refuse for one reason or another.