The way to not have nuclear war is to make it extremely clear that if Putin uses nuclear weapons his dream of a Russian empire ends, because Russia does not exist any longer.
You give in to him now, he takes what he wants in the future because he knows you'll blink.
Stare him right in the face and tell him if you pull the trigger, the first response is going to land right on top of his little 5'5" head, and then the rest of his country ten seconds later.
He blinks.
Maybe he doesn't.
But you can't be the one to blink first, otherwise NATO and the entire premise behind it falls apart.
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Pylon on the Edmonton Oilers:
"I am actually more excited for the Oilers game tomorrow than the Flames game. I am praying for multiple jersey tosses. The Oilers are my new favourite team for all the wrong reasons. I hate them so much I love them."
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