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Re:Ask HN: Is anyone else genuinely scared that this is the ... by rootusrootus on Sunday February 27, 2022 @04:58PM (#30493045)
> I personally expect a smaller nuclear warning shot over the ocean from Putin next week.

That would be an escalation so phenomenal it would completely overshadow everything that has happened in the past week. By a huge margin.

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Re:Ask HN: Is anyone else genuinely scared that this is the ... by glitchcrab on Sunday February 27, 2022 @06:42PM (#30494091)
The amount of nonsense in these comments is genuinely astounding. The change in nuclear readiness from Putin is posturing; it's light years away from him actually pulling the trigger on MAD.
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Re:Ask HN: Is anyone else genuinely scared that this is the ... by mach1ne on Sunday February 27, 2022 @05:24PM (#30493330)
Not if it's framed as a training excercise.
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Re:Ask HN: Is anyone else genuinely scared that this is the ... by rootusrootus on Sunday February 27, 2022 @06:16PM (#30493856)
It would put Putin squarely in Kim Jong-Un territory, which seems like an odd choice on his part. Nobody doubts that he has functional nukes.
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