• skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de
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    there is no way that would make it look like nukes are going to ukraine and not to russia, so this will trigger launch of russian nukes. congratulations??

    • octopus_ink@lemmy.ml
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      I’m fairly sure he’s got Putin in his contacts. He can just call him first and say, “Trust me bro, I got this.”

      (Not that I think Trump will nuke Ukraine, nor do I believe for a second that our military will allow that to happen.)

        • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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          Where do you get the idea that Trump is in any way smart?

          We know from his former professors that he was dumb as shit then, and the dementia is clearly progressing quickly, we’ve seen it actively get worse right in front of us the last few months.

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      Yes. You are correct. This is called sympathetic or preemptive launch and is included in nuclear policy/strategy.

      Essentially if you launch something towards the US or especially Russia and people don’t believe it’s not a nuke they then have to decide if they launch towards the launcher or their closest rival/enemy and those launches trigger other launches.

      Most nukes are in known places in hardened bunkers or silos or better at sea in a long haul ICBM sub. If you don’t use them you lose them because they’re 100% gunna get destroyed if you don’t.