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Re:Canada has arrested Huawei’s global chief financial offic... by mirimir on Thursday December 06, 2018 @12:16AM (#18615623)
> Russia is not a superpower, its reach is regional and it has few allies.

It still has lots of nuclear weapons. And probably more tactical nuclear weapons than the US does. But yes, it has fewer allies, for sure.

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Re:Canada has arrested Huawei’s global chief financial offic... by stickfigure on Thursday December 06, 2018 @12:41AM (#18615706)
Nuclear weapons are difficult tools to apply in diplomatic contexts like this one.
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Re:Canada has arrested Huawei’s global chief financial offic... by mirimir on Thursday December 06, 2018 @02:19AM (#18616069)
Well, during the 1967 Six Days War, I've heard that Russia threatened to nuke Tel Aviv if Israel bombed Cairo.
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