• RubberDuck@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Why not? This is contingent on the US being an unreliable nuclear umbrella… And Germany deciding they will be part of the EU’s nuclear deterrence.

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        I don’t like the idea being part of a country that could kill thousands or even millions of people at once.

        • Birch@sh.itjust.works
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          4 months ago

          Well, no, but I’d rather be in the position of the stick holder than the potential pointy end receiver.

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            4 months ago

            Nuclear war is not a stick battle, it’s a knife fight. You’ll both end up bleeding out. Best thing you can do is to not participate.

            People should watch Doctor Strangelove as a fucking case study.

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              No, that’s not the case anymore. Modern anti-air missile systems can take care of nukes.

              It’s not a knife fight, it’s a “who can spend more money” fight to the death.