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Re:Ask HN: Is anyone else genuinely scared that this is the ... by mach1ne on Sunday February 27, 2022 @05:39PM (#30493481)
No, it's a fact. The West is not going to risk the Apocalypse for Ukraine. Unless Russia directly attacks a NATO country, there is practically nothing they can do to trigger a war between NATO and Russia.
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Re:Ask HN: Is anyone else genuinely scared that this is the ... by password54321 on Sunday February 27, 2022 @05:55PM (#30493656)
I mean NATO is already involved with NATO countries supplying arms. The UK foreign secretary has even said that people have her full support if they want to go and fight for Ukraine (which is beyond irresponsible).
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Re:Ask HN: Is anyone else genuinely scared that this is the ... by CodeGlitch on Monday February 28, 2022 @06:39AM (#30498788)
> if they want to go and fight for Ukraine (which is beyond irresponsible)

Why irresponsible? My take on it was that message was aimed at Ukrainians living in the UK who wanted to go and fight. Your average Brit isn't even going to humour that idea.

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Re:Ask HN: Is anyone else genuinely scared that this is the ... by mcphage on Sunday February 27, 2022 @06:17PM (#30493866)
> The West is not going to risk the Apocalypse for Ukraine.

If Putin is launching nukes, it has nothing to do with Ukraine anymore. The choices are “do we let a madman play with nukes or not?" I think the answer is pretty obvious.

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Re:Ask HN: Is anyone else genuinely scared that this is the ... by 2muchcoffeeman on Sunday February 27, 2022 @06:08PM (#30493788)
Could sanctions get bad enough for Russia to retaliate?
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