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In response to "The last time Russian strongmen tried to take over anything, the Soviet Union collapsed. " by Mop

I was wondering about this and I have some concerns. Are there enough people around Putin who can prevent use of nuclear weapons?

Posted by Dano (aka dano) Feb 27 '22, 08:27

My rambling thoughts.

This seems like such a huge miscalculation by Putin. My thoughts are that he was really just that wrong or he was feeling internal pressure and this was his hail mary.

Either way, I agree that I'm not sure how he remains in power after this. What worries me is a Putin with nothing to lose. Does he have sane people around him with enough control to prevent use of nuclear weapons?

I liken this to Trump, but in the case of Trump there were enough sane people around him with power who did at least the minimally right thing when it came down to it. I just wonder if that exists in Russia.

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If they are maintained as well as they maintain their naval and air forces, they'll blow up in the silos -- nm - crash davis Feb 27, 08:30
A nuclear strike doesn't necessarily result in a nuclear response from NATO, but perhaps a conventional attack. - Mop Feb 27, 08:29 5
- I'm thinking something more like some dirty bombs. I just worry about what a desperate Putin will do. - Dano Feb 27, 08:34 4
  - They just sent in trucks with Vacuum bombs capable of asphyxiation into Ukraine so yeah -- nm - eag Feb 27, 08:41
  - there was a leak that Russia was contemplating a false flag dirty bomb attack on a Russian city to further their claim. -- nm - Reagen Feb 27, 08:38 2
    - I don't think even the Russian people are gullible enough to believe Ukraine would do that. -- nm - Mop Feb 27, 08:50 1
      - Really? You question the sanity of a population at large? Have you slept through the last decade here? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 27, 08:51
Also, I worry that if he is whacked, who is rising to the top? Is it someone reasonable or a crazy one? (NM) - Marlowe Feb 27, 08:29 1
- There's always someone the inner circle is willing to elevate. -- nm - Mop Feb 27, 08:30

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I was wondering about this and I have some concerns. Are there enough people around Putin who can prevent use of nuclear weapons?

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