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Re:What happened to Russias Air Force? U.S. officials, exper... by rootusrootus on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @06:37PM (#30535041)
> Finland, Estonia and Poland

That would be a hell of an escalation. Emphasis on hell. Estonia and Poland are NATO members, which means WW3. And attacking Finland, though not yet a NATO member, would probably invite the largest response from Europe in memory. World war indeed.

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Re:What happened to Russias Air Force? U.S. officials, exper... by denton-scratch on Thursday March 03, 2022 @08:12AM (#30540487)
> which means WW3.

Customarily, it's been called a "World War" when both sides have participants from multiple nations. As far as I'm aware, Russia's only ally would be Belarus, which looks to me like a Russian province in all but name.

"WWIII" is a term that also refers to Global Thermonuclear War; if that's what you meant, then I apologise for being pedantic.

[Edit] No attack on Poland or the Baltic states is possible without first subduing Ukraine; so I don't think that's at all imminent. But I wouldn't be surprised if Russia pops a tactical nuke or two in Ukraine, then all bets will be off.

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