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Nordic neighbours release new advice on surviving war

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Re: Nordic neighbours release new advice on surviving war

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Post by red-iron-pine »

Mistletoe wrote: post #3

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the market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent, and Putin may live longer than world peace can be maintained.

plus several in his inner-circle, and his likely replacements, are just as hard-line, in some cases moreso.

"si vis pacem para bellum"

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Post by bilbo0s »

mikewarot wrote: post #6
Mistletoe wrote: post #3

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Putin's successor is likely to be someone even less securely in power, and thus far less rational. I don't want to test our luck with what's left of the Soviet nuclear arsenal.

This.

You never count on the successor of a strongman to be rational. S/he is the successor of a strongman for a reason. And that reason is probably not rationality.

Re: Nordic neighbours release new advice on surviving war

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Post by mdp2021 »

petesergeant wrote: post #9

Exceptionally well-armed NATO + JEF members, and Finland well within distance to use conventional artillery to turn St Petersburg to rubble. This is a public-awareness and support-building exercise rather than a real concern. This is like the RAF frequently issuing press-releases about intercepting Russian jets.

> conventional artillery to turn St Petersburg to rubble

Well, let's really hope not. (Let us hope that nothing of worth is ever destroyed, and let us not speak about destruction of universal goods lightly.)

Edit: let us be even more clear (possibly in light of the dismissing feelers who just passed by). If you are into destruction of the cultural heritage, you are the enemy. Complexities just come later.

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Post by red-iron-pine »

yakshaving_jgt wrote: post #7
Mistletoe wrote: post #3

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Unlikely. Putin is a product of russia, not the other way around.

Putin is a product of the KGB and USSR, and is a uniquely slick, effective global leader.

a real life James Bond villain -- who won the game, and took over a country.

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Post by oldpersonintx »

petesergeant wrote: post #9

Exceptionally well-armed NATO + JEF members, and Finland well within distance to use conventional artillery to turn St Petersburg to rubble. This is a public-awareness and support-building exercise rather than a real concern. This is like the RAF frequently issuing press-releases about intercepting Russian jets.

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Re: Nordic neighbours release new advice on surviving war

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Post by BobaFloutist »

mdp2021 wrote: post #15
petesergeant wrote: post #9

Exceptionally well-armed NATO + JEF members, and Finland well within distance to use conventional artillery to turn St Petersburg to rubble. This is a public-awareness and support-building exercise rather than a real concern. This is like the RAF frequently issuing press-releases about intercepting Russian jets.

> conventional artillery to turn St Petersburg to rubble Well, let's really hope not. (Let us hope that nothing of worth is ever destroyed, and let us not speak about destruction of universal goods lightly.) Edit: let us be even more clear (possibly in light of the dismissing feelers who just passed by). If you are into destruction of the cultural heritage, you are the enemy. Complexities just come later.

Putin is hoping and taking action to ensure otherwise.
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