• bluGill@fedia.io
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    13 hours ago

    Russia has nuclear bombs that can reach the US. While they have a lot of “red lines” that have turned out not to be, it seems likely that hitting Moscow would be a real red line and the end the world.

    Europe has the same ability to strike Russia that way, they don’t for similar reasons.

    • Skiluros@sh.itjust.works
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      13 hours ago

      Thank you for proving my point. The “end of the world” phrase was the cherry on top.

      Believe it or not, I have a measure of understanding of American attitudes, both from living in the US and having American who friends with views across the spectrum on this issue.

      A large ballistic strike on Moscow and SPB (at least 50 rockets, if not more) is exactly how you show the russians that you mean business.

      At this point, westerners typically use “you’re being emotional/unreasonable” or “I don’t want nuclear war” type excuses.

      This is all BS. Do you speak russian? Do you speak any other “local” languages? Have you ever lived in russia? Where? Can you provide 3 key bullet points for every decade of the 20th century w.r.t russian empire/USSR/modern Russia?

      If you had any real knowledge of russian history you would see how your “end of the world” rhetoric isn’t backed by reality (I am not just referring to 1962, other factors are important too).

      P.S. You do understand that Ukraine regularly hits Moscow and has even hit the Kremlin?