To: marcusmaximus
At the time of Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine held the third largest nuclear arsenal in the world, including an estimated 1,900 strategic warheads, 176 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and 44 strategic bombers. By 1996, Ukraine had returned all of its nuclear warheads to Russia in exchange for economic aid and security assurances.
It looks like the security assurances have been violated, so why shouldn't Ukraine get nukes back?
To: Teacher317
The US did not want nukes in Ukrainian hands for very good reasons.
We also violated Budapest by meddling in Ukraine’s internal affairs and via economic coercion.
20 posted on
11/13/2024 9:24:27 AM PST by
CatHerd
(Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
To: Teacher317
No, they never did. They never operated or had operational control of former Soviet nukes. And thank god they didn’t give that country the bomb.
36 posted on
11/13/2024 10:05:56 AM PST by
DesertRhino
(2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI..)
To: Teacher317
And why did they return those nukes. Can you answer that simple question? I know the answer BTW, do you?
To: Teacher317
It looks like the security assurances have been violated, so why shouldn't Ukraine get nukes back?Because reality doesn't work like that.
62 posted on
11/13/2024 11:59:38 AM PST by
higgmeister
(In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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