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[–]BossBrick 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

why though its a nuclear wasteland with no strategic value

[–]BravoVictor 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

It has a ton of strategic value. "Radioactive dust" could be used in a dirty bomb by Kiev, or even mercenaries who take advantage of the chaos and smuggle some out to sell on the black market.

Israel destroyed Saddam's nuclear plant in Iraq, before it became operational, largely over those fears.

[–]BossBrick 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

lots of risk to the people there on the ground