Study on US-Russia nuclear war: 91.5 MM casualties in first few hours (2019)

Re:Study on US-Russia nuclear war: 91.5 MM casualties in fir... by stickfigure on Saturday April 16, 2022 @03:23PM (#31055265)

That understanding is too simplistic. 1947 was two years after the end of WW2, the second time in half a century that the US got dragged into a massive European war. From a defense perspective, it's better to keep the fighting on someone else's territory. If Hitler or Stalin or Putin rolls over Europe, North America will be next. There's nothing nonsensical about putting a stop to that early.

Also, Europeans are our friends. It's right to help defend them.

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Re:Study on US-Russia nuclear war: 91.5 MM casualties in fir... by robonerd on Saturday April 16, 2022 @03:30PM (#31055343)

Well if defense means fighting wars in other countries rather than in America itself, then there's no confusion. The US Military is very good at defending both American strategic interests abroad, and defending America's allies. It becomes nonsensical when you think of "defense" as repelling invasions of American soil.

> Also, Europeans are our friends. It's right to help defend them.

You've read too much into my comment. I support NATO and believe America is generally a force for good.

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