“What no-one seems to be able to say is that if events reach the point where poland is getting a nuke sent at it, we are already at world war three”
I’ve discussed the scenario of Poland being nuked. It would be disastrous for Russia to do it. What would Russia gain by nuking Poland? I’m not trying to diminish Poland’s courage, but it would be incredibly foolish of Russia to carry out such a rash threat.
If Poland had cowered in fear, Russia’s threat would have worked. But since they stand firm and defiant, now Russia is forced with a stupid choice or a slightly embarassed choice.
All it means is that when the site is built the Russians re-target some of their nuclear arsenal at Polish targets. It doesn’t mean that Russia will nuke Warsaw outside of all out total war with NATO.
There was a gentlemans agreement in the 1990s where both sides, and the likes of the UK, stated that they wouldn’t have the coordinates of targets already dialed in. It was probably only words and with a push of a button they could be easily put back in. Poland the minute it joined NATO would have been put on Russia’s potential nuclear target list anyway. All the Russian General is doing is posturing.