• Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world
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    You’re making it look like it’s Ukraine’s choice. They’re being forced to the nuclear path by the internal enemies within NATO that are fucking everything up

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      1 month ago

      Ukraine gave up those nukes in exchange for security assurances. If Russia is going to go back on its assurance, then Ukraine should be able to go back to the nukes. Fair is fair.

      As a former SSR that held nuclear weapons on its territory before 1968, they even oughta be free and clear with respect to the non proliferation treaty.

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        As a former SSR that held nuclear weapons on its territory before 1968, they even oughta be free and clear with respect to the non proliferation treaty.

        Is that true? If the worst comes to pass, I wonder what the UN will say (not that it matters…)

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          This is NonCredibleDefense. So it’s true if it would be funny if it were true.

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            In UN

            Russia’s deligate is beyond furious. Most everyone has an awkward look. China is getting very annoyed with their vassal’s war, and someone on the floor:

            wringing hands “Well technically its within Ukraine’s rights…”