Active Conflicts & News Megathread September 01, 2025

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[u/Glideer]

However all of this is predicated on the belief that Putin would use a nuke, and in your telling, he would pay no price for it.

I said that?! I am consistently saying in every post that they would pay a significant price in sanctions (including by China and India), diplomatic fallout and worldwide reputational damage.

What I am saying is that the threat of the West (or Europe alone) conventionally attacking Russia in retaliation is totally non-credible.

Also, I don't think that, even if Russia used nukes, they would be dirty nukes. They would probably use nukes in air-burst mode, which leaves no significant radiation - not in Ukraine and certainly not in NATO countries.

Why don't they do that? The profit/loss calculation is currently completely against it. They are advancing, and their army keeps growing, so why risk massive sanctions and international odium?

My comment is just referring to the ridiculous notion that, in case Russia used nukes in Ukraine, the West would attack it. That's fine for public consumption but utterly lacks any logic.

[u/ViriditasBiologia → u/Glideer]

You do realize, the invasion, the current president of the United States, and much foreign policy, "lacks logic" the world doesn't work like this subreddit.