If they offer an invitation right now, then this is no longer a war between Ukraine and Russia, it will be a war between NATO and Russia. How do you think that ends?

WW3 may be the last world war. No one is eager to start it.

[–] LegendofDragoon@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I don't know with what weapons world war 3 will be fought, but world war 4 will be fought with sticks and stones.

It's usually attributed to Einstein but I'm not sure if that's true. It's hard to believe any quote that's attributed to him at this point, honestly.

[–] BunkerBusterKeaton@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

It already has been a war between Russia and Nato. Where do you think Ukraine is getting all of their military equipment?

[–] maporita@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It ends with Russia losing. As long as NATO makes it explicitly clear they will not attack Russian territory nor violate Russian sovereignty Russia has no basis to escalate beyond Ukraine. A nuclear war between Russia and NATO would result in the total destruction of Russia (and everything else of course). Russia wouldn't start one unless they felt their existence was threatened.

[–] dedale@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

They do feel their existence is threatened since NATO expended to the east in 1999.

[–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

Russia wouldn’t start one unless they felt their existence was threatened.

I'm really sorry, but a helicopter loaded with green money seems more likely an exit from such a situation.

I hope you do understand that people in Kremlin are degenerate thieves (also mass murderers, of course), they very strongly care for their own lives, but "Russia's existence being threatened" is their last concern. After all, they've contributed so much to that threat that nobody in 1993 would believe it's even possible.

So - no, nukes won't fly because of a threat. They may fly after there's no integral Russian state, then there's a little chance that somebody really delusional in a right way takes control of some nukes. I'm not sure if something like this can happen.