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3. Is that the real Putin or one of his doppelgngers?

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Putin says Moscow to station nuclear weapons in Belarus, first time since 1990s [View all] ImNotGod Mar 2023 OP

BASTARD!!!!! ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2023 #1

Probably dirty bombs made from their outdated missiles' warheads. ancianita Mar 2023 #2

Is that the real Putin or one of his doppelgngers? MiniMe Mar 2023 #3

You knew this was going to happen tornado34jh Mar 2023 #4

I hear Delphinus Mar 2023 #37

NATO allies already have nukes. Ours and Britain's. paleotn Mar 2023 #39

Doesn't France also have nuclear weapons? tornado34jh Mar 2023 #41

Yes, world's 4th largest nuclear stockpile deliverable by submarine & air launched cruise missiles ancianita Mar 2023 #42

Yes, but there's the question of reliability. paleotn Mar 2023 #46

Well, France is a definitely an enigma tornado34jh Mar 2023 #47

Russia nukes are like wet matches. pwb Mar 2023 #5

Russia has 1,900 tactical nuclear weapons, the US has 200. friend of a friend Mar 2023 #9

200 eh? pwb Mar 2023 #11

Union of Concerned Scientists friend of a friend Mar 2023 #13

You're assuming a tactical exchange wouldn't go strategic. paleotn Mar 2023 #33

Of course it would. I'm just not sure that Putin wouldn't use them in Ukraine. friend of a friend Mar 2023 #45

That's not surprising DetroitLegalBeagle Mar 2023 #28

MAD BidenRocks Mar 2023 #34

Simply because tactical use leads inexorably to a strategic exchange. paleotn Mar 2023 #36

Putin sez. That guy is a fucking murderer. Who the fuck cares what he has. C Moon Mar 2023 #43

Unfortunately bravado isn't actually a substitute for reality. Model35mech Mar 2023 #15

And as we've seen for more than a year, the worst thing a agressor nation can do... Lancero Mar 2023 #18

Yes, agressors must have their heads in reality as well. Model35mech Mar 2023 #19

So, every other aspect of their military is overestimated... Lancero Mar 2023 #21

Well now you've passed into the world of BS I never said Model35mech Mar 2023 #22

A few points. Igel Mar 2023 #32

Not good. Bayard Mar 2023 #6

Agree. None of this has been good since he invaded a sovereign country with no cause to do so. Evolve Dammit Mar 2023 #8

Don't buy his bravado. It's meaningless. paleotn Mar 2023 #38

Belarus is a small country on their doorstep News Junkie Mar 2023 #7

Just easier to hit Northwestern Ukraine. friend of a friend Mar 2023 #10

Yes. Kyiv, Lviv, Lutsk all the important resupply routes from the west Model35mech Mar 2023 #14

The US has 100 tactical nukes in Europe, but they need to be moved closer to Russia. friend of a friend Mar 2023 #16

Yes. And we need to move missile cruisers and subs into theater defense positions. Model35mech Mar 2023 #17

Why? Red Mountain Mar 2023 #24

Which is to say..... Red Mountain Mar 2023 #27

No point really. paleotn Mar 2023 #40

Tactical nuclear weapons are more than "those used for specific gains in the battlefield"." friend of a friend Mar 2023 #12

Sure......and one of our bigger ones would do far more damage to a Russian city Red Mountain Mar 2023 #26

If Russia had a sane president, I wouldn't be worried. friend of a friend Mar 2023 #44

"There is nothing unusual here either: the United States has been doing this for decades... FailureToCommunicate Mar 2023 #20

So Lukashenko agreed to possibly having Belarus blown off the map BComplex Mar 2023 #23

He probably has no choice. LudwigPastorius Mar 2023 #29

Putin false flag operation going to happen OnlinePoker Mar 2023 #25

Kick Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2023 #30

I'm sure his puppet is delighted about this nt Javaman Mar 2023 #31

The only place I want one of those bombs shoved... Initech Mar 2023 #35