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Re:Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with s... by mcmcmc on Saturday December 28, 2024 @08:48AM (#42531025)
So even without the US, they still need the US
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Re:Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with s... by mensetmanusman on Saturday December 28, 2024 @10:05AM (#42531509)
A charitable reading suggests they meant that no US troops would be needed.
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Re:Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with s... by sekai on Saturday December 28, 2024 @11:45AM (#42532243)
They don't, Finland and Poland alone would counter Russia.
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Re:Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with s... by int_19h on Sunday December 29, 2024 @01:24AM (#42538062)
Even if they don't have American nukes behind them?

Given what we've seen in Ukraine, I agree that Eastern European countries can likely take on Russia in conventional warfare. But that's not the only thing on the table.

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Re:Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with s... by sekai on Sunday December 29, 2024 @05:45AM (#42539139)
They don't need American nukes, UK and France have nukes.
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Re:Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with s... by int_19h on Monday December 30, 2024 @01:37AM (#42547073)
Somehow I don't think that either UK or France would be willing to get into a nuclear exchange with Russia over Poland or Finland, especially considering the relative sizes of the nuclear arsenals involved, and then also how much less concentrated the Russian population is.
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