USSR invades Ukraine. (4 Viewers)

bigfatronssba said:

Playing devils advocate here, but why do we think we can fire a missile at him and not expect a response?

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It would be the beginning of the end of him. It would be a different story though if missiles were actually launched by the USA rather than Ukraine.

Sick Boy said:

Agree.

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bigfatronssba said:

Playing devils advocate here, but why do we think we can fire a missile at him and not expect a response?

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We haven't fired it - we have supplied weapons, as we have done throughout the war. Western weapons have killed thousands of Russian soldiers already.

British weapons are used all over the world by other countries, we aren't at war with each country on the end of them (thankfully!)

bigfatronssba said:

If you actually listen to what he's saying here, this is terrifying. Basically military bases in NATO countries are now legitimate targets for attack.
Lets hope he's bluffing, because if not it wouldn't be beyond the realms of fantasy for the UK or US to be attacked tonight

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With love mate. Are you serious? If you are. Don’t be. Russia have been threatening to nuke the UK for ages on domestic TV. They do it every week. They won’t because the second the attack NATO they’d be vaporised and Putin would be dead.

shmmeee said:

Putin would be dead.

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well there's some people who believe he is very ill and on the way out anyway so not entirely sure its wise to be seen to be provoking him even if we do believe its all empty threats.

he hardly seem the most stable and rational person, not sure I want survival relying on some lunatic not thinking I'm on the way out so I'll take everyone else with me!

Sick Boy said:

It would be the beginning of the end of him. It would be a different story though if missiles were actually launched by the USA rather than Ukraine.

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Who’s operating them? It’s not very clear

shmmeee said:

With love mate. Are you serious? If you are. Don’t be. Russia have been threatening to nuke the UK for ages on domestic TV. They do it every week. They won’t because the second the attack NATO they’d be vaporised and Putin would be dead.

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An attack doesn’t necessarily mean Nuclear.

And anyway, he launched an ICBM the other day. NATO/America would’ve detected its launch. They wouldn’t have known it was only carrying a conventional bomb, rather than a nuclear warhead for which it was designed.

The initial reaction was to do nothing

bigfatronssba said:

An attack doesn’t necessarily mean Nuclear.

And anyway, he launched an ICBM the other day. NATO/America would’ve detected its launch. They wouldn’t have known it was only carrying a conventional bomb, rather than a nuclear warhead for which it was designed.

The initial reaction was to do nothing

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Technically it wasn't an ICBM, it was an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile and Russia informed the US of the launch. And it wasn't even carrying a conventional bomb - it was basically carrying fireworks!

It was pure sabre rattling from Putin, again. It's kind of worked I guess as a lot of people seem convinced we're now on the brink of nuclear war, but we are no closer.

It was a very expensive $50m launch of something they apparently have a very low stock of just to show his audience at home and admirers around the world that he's a big strong tough man.

bigfatronssba said:

An attack doesn’t necessarily mean Nuclear.

And anyway, he launched an ICBM the other day. NATO/America would’ve detected its launch. They wouldn’t have known it was only carrying a conventional bomb, rather than a nuclear warhead for which it was designed.

The initial reaction was to do nothing

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They probably could work out where it was heading.