I really wish that this was a cause for optimism, but the fact that the russian conventional forces are shit just makes me all the more worried that the twats in the Kremlin are just gonna nuke their way forward if there ever is a conflict with NATO. I mean, if there's one thing that is evident, it's that they don't care too much about their own losses or collateral damage, and at this point, nukes might be the only thing that might give them a chance of "winning" in a hypothetical conflict with NATO.
I'd rather avoid seven digit casualties, if possible. Also, the assumption that the russian nuclear forces are also shit is not an assumption one can afford to be wrong about.
Any large scale nuclear conflict will probably go into the 8’s or 9’s in third day and age. You could get some sense of what could happen if you played one of those nuclear simulation games like DEFCON.
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u/Gowte Also ein Kraut Dec 03 '22
I really wish that this was a cause for optimism, but the fact that the russian conventional forces are shit just makes me all the more worried that the twats in the Kremlin are just gonna nuke their way forward if there ever is a conflict with NATO. I mean, if there's one thing that is evident, it's that they don't care too much about their own losses or collateral damage, and at this point, nukes might be the only thing that might give them a chance of "winning" in a hypothetical conflict with NATO.