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by drysine 205 days ago
>Ukraine should have kept its nukes

They would've quickly sold them to Iran like they did with nuclear capable missiles. [0]

https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2005-05/ukraine-admits-missi...

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> They would've quickly sold them to Iran like they did with nuclear capable missiles

Unclear. A nuclear Kyiv would have different security incentives than a non-nuclear one.

Unclear? They are busy stealing hundreds of millions dollars[0] while having security incentive in form of ongoing war.

[0] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/world/europe/ukraine-zele...

Are the nuclear capable missiles worth anything if you don't have nuclear warheads for them to deliver?