BobKowalski
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There's never been a situation ("reality of history") which could end in a thousand-year nuclear winter. Why is this so hard to grasp?
I get the impression that people either (a) don't think Putin is mad enough to start a nuclear war, or (b) think nuclear war is "winnable". The last time I heard about a winnable nuclear war they were talking about getting away with as few as 20 million dead Americans.
I think the reasoning and mindset has changed after seeing the shambles of the first two months. The West genuinely thought Russia would win this conflict in a week or two, hence support was limited to strong words, sanctions and some weapons.
Two months on and we are now at the stage of Germany voting to send tanks and Biden offering $33billion in support. As for nuclear weapons, the West now thinks that as long as it doesn’t get directly involved with boots on the ground then nuclear weapons are off the table, and in truth, some are even doubting Russia has the capacity to launch these weapons , whereas the US et al, definitely do have the capacity.
Russia was seen as a first rate military power. Now it’s seen as a clown car. A brutal one when its opponents cannot fight back, but its performance has emboldened the West with Finland and Sweden deciding to get on board.
The die is cast now. Russia is in too deep and the West will keep ramping it up further. Negotiations to end this conflict will only happen when one side is militarily defeated, and the West is all in on Ukraine winning.