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by baybal2 1356 days ago
> Does anyone seriously think that NATO would be able to completely neutralize Russia's nuclear capability before they get a single ICBM launched?

No, but Russia can hardly kill more than 5% of NATO population even if it fires all munitions it has, to the last one, on cities.

The casualty calculations are squarely in NATO's favour.
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foverzar 1355 days ago
Population? What?

Since when do nukes target "population" and since when is it a success metrics of a nuclear strike?

Nukes target industrial and economic centers. Both NATO and Russia have enough nukes for at least 1% to bypass missile defense end ensure mutual industrial and economic collapse.

Most of the global population would likely survive, it's just that there won't be any NATO or Russia anymore, just random tribes of survivors.

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apostacy 1356 days ago
Which 5% of NATO's protectorate population do you consider an acceptable loss? Will losing the London or New York metro area be worth it? That is probably still <5% the population.

Maybe we can be ok with just having Lisbon or Munich or Lion incinerated instead?

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