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Originally Posted by TKB
Agreed, its a huge deterrent for anyone thinking about invading a country with a nuclear arsenal. What country would you rather invade? One with nukes? or one that doesn't have the nuclear capabilities?
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The Falkland Islands got invaded. Israel gets their territory invaded all the time. India and Pakistan have had wars where they've invaded each other. Don't forget that Georgia fired the first shot against Russia in their war a few years back.
The threshold for use of nuclear weapons has been set at MAD. I firmly believe the only way those weapons ate unleashed is if other nukes are airbourne heading that particular countries way.
Russia has lost many of its former "satellite" states. The insulation is gone so to speak. It feels vulnerable and wants a buffer again, the west is actively working against that by wooing breakaway states with trade, finances and NATO. In some respects the Cold War never died. There is still great mistrust on their side when viewing ours.