Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPutin doesn't really want a war with NATO because 'Russia will lose and lose quickly,' UK military chief sayswww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square137fedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down130
arrow-up1420arrow-down1external-linkPutin doesn't really want a war with NATO because 'Russia will lose and lose quickly,' UK military chief sayswww.businessinsider.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square137fedilink
minus-squareEatATaco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoWhy not just launch them now then?
minus-squareEatATaco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoThe poster said he would sacrifice a few cities to take down a western power. He could do that now.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1 year agoWhy would he do that now?
minus-squareEatATaco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoThe criteria given by the other poster for Putin to use nukes is currently met. So using their logic, he should launch them now. I’m asking why he doesn’t.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year ago The criteria given by the other poster for Putin to use nukes is currently met. So using their logic, he should launch them now. Necessary criteria isn’t the same as motivating criteria.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·1 year agoNo the criterion is a war between NATO and Russia. That criterion is not met.
Why not just launch them now then?
Why would he?
The poster said he would sacrifice a few cities to take down a western power. He could do that now.
Why would he do that now?
The criteria given by the other poster for Putin to use nukes is currently met. So using their logic, he should launch them now. I’m asking why he doesn’t.
Necessary criteria isn’t the same as motivating criteria.
No the criterion is a war between NATO and Russia. That criterion is not met.