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China may have stopped Putin from using nuclear weapons, Blinken says (kyivindependent.com)

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[–] Faydaikin 2 points 1 week ago

I'm aware of that. It's mostly to point out that the bombs used on Hiroshima & Nagasaki are basically dirtybombs by comparison with the modern variants.

But at the end of the day, I guess it's a matter of personal opinion.

Death isn't pleasant. And I'm personally less scared of atomic bombs than soldiers. Humans capacity for cruelty is only limited by their imagination.