"If you fight in Afghanistan, that's not the same as fighting the Russians in Ukraine," Admiral Rob Bauer said on Sunday.

Summary

NATO’s Military Committee head, Admiral Rob Bauer, stated that NATO troops would likely be in Ukraine countering Russian forces if Russia lacked nuclear weapons.

Speaking at the IISS Prague Defence Summit, Bauer emphasized that Russia’s nuclear arsenal deters direct NATO involvement, contrasting Ukraine’s situation with past NATO interventions in non-nuclear states like Afghanistan.

Although NATO nations provide military aid to Ukraine, direct troop deployment has been avoided, with leaders like U.S. President Biden ruling it out due to nuclear escalation risks highlighted by Russian threats and rhetoric.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      101·
      3 days ago

      Imagine thinking it’s a “very good thing” that any nation has nuclear weapons. Let alone the 5,580 nuclear warheads in Russia’s stockpile.

      And yes, before you whatabout, I don’t think it’s a “very good thing” that the U.S. has them either. I certainly don’t think it’s a “very good thing” that Israel and North Korea have them.

      I doubt you will, but I would recommend you read this book to find out why it is absolutely not a “very good thing.”

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_(book)

    • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
      82·
      3 days ago

      No, because they are using them as a shield to commit atrocities.

    • Diva (she/her)English
      1·
      3 days ago

      Rules for life (abbreviated):

      • Never go to a second location

      • Always get the interior ministry post

      • Never get in a helicopter

      • If someone with a gun enters your car, they’re gonna kill you

      • If someone tells you they’re not going to kill you, they’re calming you down to kill you later

      • Never give up your nukes