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Re:Cuba's grid goes offline with blackout after a major powe... by creddit on Saturday October 19, 2024 @02:37AM (#41886067)
> lmao it’s such a tiny insignificant island nation- I never understood why the US should be afraid of Cuba

lmao wait until you find out how much damage a nuclear warhead can do and how small they are. They can even fit on a tiny insignificant island nation!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis

https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/

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Re:Cuba's grid goes offline with blackout after a major powe... by portaouflop on Saturday October 19, 2024 @03:27AM (#41886253)
You can fire nukes from anywhere on the globe nowadays… Cold War was over before I was born, yet you’re still salty
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Re:Cuba's grid goes offline with blackout after a major powe... by creddit on Saturday October 19, 2024 @03:38AM (#41886292)
> You can fire nukes from anywhere on the globe nowadays

ICBMs existed back then as well. If the nuke comes from too close, there is no ability to react with early warning systems. That was the core problem with Cuban Missile Crisis.

> Cold War was over before I was born, yet you’re still salty

Good point. Probably shouldn't be concerned about Russia either then!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine

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Re:Cuba's grid goes offline with blackout after a major powe... by portaouflop on Saturday October 19, 2024 @07:14PM (#41891542)
Why should I be concerned about Russia? They tried invading my country many times in the last centuries and it always failed - what is significantly different in this iteration?
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