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asdf8562 posted...

Retaliation definitely needs to be made, but nukes are not the only option.

And retaliation without nukes is impossible.

Ordinary military offensive? He'll launch nukes. He's threatened as much, and launching the first one is such a huge gamble that he no longer has any reason to care.

Assassination? Nukes. They won't be coming from him directly, but you're fooling yourself if you think he hasn't prepared for that contingency.

Launch ordinary missiles? Fire the nukes as soon as they're detected.

The only two options are doing nothing, or nuclear holocaust. Because even if we do not start said nuclear war, putin will, at the first sign of pushback. That's the problem. Launching the first nuke would be such a HUGE gamble, because of thebpossible response, that the only scenario in which he does so would necessitate no longer caring about or fearing nuclear retaliation. And once he's hit that point, it's over.