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In a classified document approved in March, the president ordered U.S. forces to prepare for possible coordinated nuclear confrontations with Russia, China and DPRK. (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn00e422yr2o

“Europe does not have a developed [early warning system],” he added. “In this sense they are more or less defenceless.”

So, to which parts of the world might Russia deploy its missiles?

“Wherever we think it is necessary, we’re definitely going to put them. As President Putin made clear, we’ll investigate this question,” Vladimir Solovyov, one of Russian state TV’s most prominent hosts, tells me.

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Doesn't change my answer, except that Putin/[insert dictator of choice here] shouldn't be planning our destruction either, because no one should.

Also see this comment. Tl;dr: I literally don't care about governments' rights to defend themselves from each other when, in any case, it will be the rest of life on Earth that pays the price.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

This is a response, and the only rational one.

Honestly though, our clandestine services would save a lot of lives by simply removing the problem from the top.