alt Hacker News> Russian nuclear doctrine would have treated that as an existential threat.
They claimed that with basically every little sprinkle of new aid for like two years, until everyone realized it was a bluff.
Putin is many things, but actively suicidal looks like a no.
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fsckboy • yesterday at 10:03 PM
Russian stated nuclear doctrine has been treated by the Russians as an existential threat to Russia if followed through on.
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storus • yesterday at 11:58 PM
I suspect Israel and Russia are looking at each other with "You first!" so that they can start nuking and blame the other for starting it.
Just because he hasn’t pulled the trigger doesn’t mean there isn’t an actual red line.