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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Putin wins by taking these steps. Putin loses with nuclear war. Putin likes to win.
The threat of nukes is his ace in the hole - he knows everyone will back off and let him have his little win this time (each time)
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I respect your thinking here but you’ve sort of just left out why a man who likes to win is just going to let NATO win.
Nuclear is effective beyond the threat. It can also be effective in beating your opponent into submission. Nuclear powers know this, and they know the world can withstand a certain number of nuclear strikes before we’re all screwed. The goal at that point is going until your opponent says mercy and hoping they stop before it’s too late.
I’m extremely confident the US and other nuclear powers know exactly how serious Putin’s threat is, and are acting accordingly.