It is true that Russian tanks will not be in Berlin any time soon, likely not ever. It may even be true that if Putin or his successor overreaches and miscalculates again, the Russian incursion into EU could eventually be repulsed without nukes.
But the battleground states would still bleed. A lot.
But the battleground states would still bleed. A lot.
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The risk that awoke me a few minutes ago is that of having to fight a bloody, destructive war on our own soil, with our small and aging population.
The rationale would be to discredit and roll back NATO, EU or both. That could be quite achievable even if conquest isn’t.
But dictators have a history of staring wars they end up losing.
And even a NATO victory parade on the Red Square could not bring back our dead or restore our ruined cities.
It is to avoid having to fight in the first place.
That primary mission is now at a serious risk.
But undoubtedly we will make arrangements of our own, if Europe dithers once again.
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I say "never again." If that requires the capability to burn all the largest cities of Russia with atomic hellfire, then so be it.