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Re:US support to maintain UK's nuclear arsenal is in doubt by mopsi on Sunday March 09, 2025 @10:36AM (#43309348)
Except that no-one put nukes or conventional missiles in Eastern Europe, so the entire point is moot.
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Re:US support to maintain UK's nuclear arsenal is in doubt by wakawaka28 on Sunday March 09, 2025 @08:35PM (#43315551)
The missile thing is just the most extreme example. There are many military advantages conveyed by proximity. We already put nuclear-capable F-16s in Ukraine for example. Those could easily be used in a massive attack.
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Re:US support to maintain UK's nuclear arsenal is in doubt by mopsi on Monday March 10, 2025 @05:19PM (#43326223)
> We already put nuclear-capable F-16s in Ukraine for example.

So no missiles, no missile bases. The best you can come up with are a bunch of old fighter jets delivered a full decade after Russia invaded, to shoot down cruise missiles and drones launched at Ukrainian cities. Proves the point.

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