How will the Russian invasion of Ukraine play out?

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[–]Zapped[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I was thinking about that. The big difference is that Russia put nuclear warheads on those missiles aimed at the U.S. from 90 miles away. Does the U.S. have nuclear missiles in Europe? They have conventional (gravity) bombs at several airbases, but I don't know of any missiles.

[–]HiddenFox 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

My brother is in the navy. Once, my father asked him if he was ever worried about getting into a real fight one day. My brother answered with "We are pretty much just for show these days. We will never fire a missile at someone who could really fight back. War is fought with economics and computers now." That was back around 2006 when he said that.

My point is, with Ukraine aligned with the west, they can further imposes economic hardships on Russia. (Think of that pipeline for starters) While not nukes, it's just as devastating in it's own way. Economic strangulation is its own WMD.