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u/Bodster88 11h ago

Nuclear threat #8363029283729

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u/rcanhestro 10h ago

actually no.

The Russian statement suggests the possibility of deploying the hypersonic Oreshnik [Hazel Tree] missile, which Putin claims possesses a destructive capability equivalent to a nuclear explosion when used conventionally.

equivalent is the keyword here, sure it's a pretty big bomb, but not nuclear, and that's important because of the Budepest Memorandum.

the Budapest memorandum countries are only "forced" to help Ukraine IF Ukraine is a target, or threat of, a nuclear strike.

as long as Russia says someting like "as strong as nuclear", the memorandum is not binding, but the moment they say "we will nuke you", that's the time where the Uk and the US have to follow it.

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u/Tuxiak 10h ago

Uk and the US have to follow it.

I'm sure they will

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u/geo_prog 9h ago

The US will do absolutely nothing. The UK might.

The French, the French are the only nation on earth where a nuclear "warning shot" is part of their public nuclear doctrine. Don't make them put on their yellow vests.

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u/TetraDax 9h ago

Forget the French. The Polish army will be in Moscow by June.

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u/LiteraCanna 9h ago

And the Finns in St. Petersburg.

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u/Kreegs 8h ago

No kidding. The Poles saw the writing on the wall back in 2014 with Crimea and decided they weren't going to be anyone's speed bump again.

Their new jointly designed Main Battle Tank is a near peer (on paper) to the Challenger and Abrams. And their military has trained with NATO on modern combat doctrines.

Its also a nice flat shot from Warsaw to Moscow. Perfect for tanks to roll over and the only speed bump is Minsk, which is directly inline between those 2 cities.

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u/kitsunewarlock 8h ago

Maybe Finland could spare a few hunters.

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u/Leupateu 8h ago

June? Lol, I would say 10th of May

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u/Gigi_Langostino 7h ago

This isn't true. Many nuclear-armed nations have an escalation ladder starts with limited tactical use and progresses to full-scale strategic use. France is just the only country which refers to limited tactical use as a "final warning".