[Zhang Fei]

Ukraine ping

[Well said, by the guy safely hiding in a country that won’t seriously participate if war breaks out between Russia and the USA.]

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If there is a nuclear exchange, every NATO country will be hit. But even before nuclear weapons, long range bombers meant, in a major conventional war, that every civilian was on the front lines. Millions of German civilians were blown up or burnt alive. The meaning of nuclear deterrence is identical to chemical deterrence in Hitler’s time. While not averse to gassing millions of civilians in the German empire, he was allergic to being gassed by Allied bombers, so avoided using his chemical stockpiles.

[MinorityRepublican]

The meaning of nuclear deterrence is identical to chemical deterrence in Hitler’s time. While not averse to gassing millions of civilians in the German empire, he was allergic to being gassed by Allied bombers, so avoided using his chemical stockpiles.

They used chemical weapons during WWI. So the Allies and the Axis came to an understanding not to use chemical weapons on each other.

So we could end up using NATO troops in Ukraine. We'll tell Putin that nukes are off-limits.

[rxh4n1]

“If there is a nuclear exchange, every NATO country will be hit.”

Doubtful. Most likely the few that actually count as a serious military power. Why would they nuke pipsqueaks like Canada or Bulgaria?

[Svartalfiar]

If there is a nuclear exchange, every NATO country will be hit.

Not possible. Russia doesn't have enough functioning nuclear-capable missiles to hit every NATO country, much less send enough at each one to hope that some slip through and aren't shot down. If they went all-out, Russia might land a couple in some less-defended countries, but that' s about it.