Timeline: The Kremlin’s critics are growing louder as Moscow fails to back up threats against Washington’s involvement in the war.
  • m_r_butts@kbin.social
    114·
    1 year ago

    All they have left is the nuke threat and that can never be acted upon.

    I hope it isn’t acted upon. But I’m no longer able to expect sanity from people, especially ones in power.

    • what_is_a_name@lemmy.world
      162·
      1 year ago

      I repeat this every time someone posts being worried about Putin using nukes.

      Putin has a 30 years old lover and handful of small kids with her. All his oligarch supporters have families.

      Any use of any nukes results in all of us dying and the few that survive living like rats.

      The one and only line that will not be crossed is these oligarchs and their kids living out their lives in bunkers like rats.

      It does not even matter that Putins new family is hiding in Switzerland. They would still have to live the rest of their lives like rats.

    • Pons_Aelius@kbin.social
      112·
      1 year ago

      It is not the ones in power that actually launch the nukes. It is normal military personnel.

      Several times since WW2 the USSR/Rus military have had orders to launch nukes and the people on the ground have refused to do so.

      Once during the cuban missle crisis. (USSR)

      Another during post soviet times.

      This vid lists the incidents I am talking about.

      So I am actually not worried about nukes at all.

      First off: Putin and those in power know the use of nukes means they (and their cushy oligarch lives) are gone.

      Second: I doubt their orders, if ever given, will be carried out.

      TLDR: Due the the certainty of massive retaliation nukes will never be used.

      • dubba@lemm.ee
        9·
        1 year ago

        Nukes have nearly been launched many times. In the Cuban missile crisis event you reference, only ONE OF THREE refused to launch. I do not understand how any of this is supposed to be confidence inspiring in any way.

        Collaborative disarmament is the only solution.