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NYT: Russian attack on NATO looms as Trump threatens to abandon alliance (euromaidanpress.com)

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[–] School_Lunch 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I understand the posturing. Attacking the EU needs to be presented as a terrible idea, but when people start talking about using nukes loosely, then the other side might also consider them fair game. I guess, in my opinion, using first strike nukes is never justified, and if the EU or anyone does it then they're no better than the aggressors. I would prefer we hold ourselves to higher standards instead of letting the bad actors bring us down to their level.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We are mostly talking about Russia, wich is the country that does nothing as much as threatening to nuke countries...

[–] School_Lunch 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes and we shouldn't let them bring us down to their level. First strike is never justified, but second strike in response could be. They don't care about their people, so they probably want to goad others into nuking them. It would free them up to use theirs and claim it's justified. Let's not play into their hands.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Nah, first strike is 100% justified if you attack EU.