r/NonCredibleDefense Irradiated Belt of Cobalt 7d ago

Arsenal of Democracy 🗽 30 years ago today

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u/External-Option-544 Saabmissive & Sweadable 7d ago

If Russia didn’t have nuclear weapons, it would have already happened. They don’t stand a chance in a conventional conflict with NATO.

Unfortunately, Russia does have nukes. However, the West can still transfer the $245 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, allowing them to arm themselves to the teeth. This drip-feeding of support really needs to stop.

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u/Sosemikreativ 7d ago

I assume doing that kind of stuff to international funding would escalate into corporate and banking mayhem. Half the world is made up of insanely rich dictatorships that equally like to prepare for some sort of regional war and invest their wealth in Western countries. Imagine what happens to the Western economies and banks when these nations realize their wealth will just be taken from them and given to the enemy once they start their pet project war of aggression. That's probably why it's just frozen.

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u/Obvious-Ranger-2235 7d ago

That's part of the reason. Also a lot of Western companies have assets overseas. Any or all of which could be seized in immediate retaliation.

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u/TARANTULA_TIDDIES 7d ago

That shit has already happened in russia

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u/gronlund2 7d ago

Yeah, it was a semi valid reason before Russia took airplanes and seized businesses, now the goal should be to rob them blind.

If there's even a skateboard in the west owned by a russian it should be seized and sent to Ukraine, I'm sure there's kids there who would enjoy it