The Crazy SOB Actually Did it!

[lester1/2jr]

again, the idea that NATO expansion would antagonize Russia pre dates Putin. see above

[Alex]

And yet he wanted to join. As did his predessor.

[lester1/2jr]

https://www.nato.int/nrc-website/en/about/index.html the two entities do work together quite a bit, outside of the current conflict obviously

[RCMerchant]

I'm quite a bit like Tucker Carlson.

That explains a lot   

[Leah]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/unprotected-russian-soldiers-disturbed-radioactive-165419388.html
Good f**king lord what a brain dead move to do.

[Alex]

And yet Russia claims we ignore them despite that cooperation.

[RCMerchant]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/unprotected-russian-soldiers-disturbed-radioactive-165419388.html
Good f**king lord what a brain dead move to do.

I reckon that would be the first city they take, being it's f**kING EMPTY!!!! 

[Leah]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/unprotected-russian-soldiers-disturbed-radioactive-165419388.html
Good f**king lord what a brain dead move to do.

I reckon that would be the first city they take, being it's f**kING EMPTY!!!! 

Driving through one of the most radioactive areas on every without radiation protection....yeah they're good as dead.

[Alex]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/unprotected-russian-soldiers-disturbed-radioactive-165419388.html
Good f**king lord what a brain dead move to do.

I reckon that would be the first city they take, being it's f**kING EMPTY!!!! 

Driving through one of the most radioactive areas on every without radiation protection....yeah they're good as dead.

Soviet tactical doctrine said that if it came to a war with NATO and tactical (battlefield) nuclear weapons were used, they would simply march Warsaw Pact forces through the ruins and have them fight until they died of radiation poisoning.

I guess nothing has changed there then.

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[Leah]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/unprotected-russian-soldiers-disturbed-radioactive-165419388.html
Good f**king lord what a brain dead move to do.

I reckon that would be the first city they take, being it's f**kING EMPTY!!!! 

Driving through one of the most radioactive areas on every without radiation protection....yeah they're good as dead.

Soviet tactical doctrine said that if it came to a war with NATO and tactical (battlefield) nuclear weapons were used, they would simply march Warsaw Pact forces through the ruins and have them fight until they died of radiation poisoning.

I guess nothing has changed there then.

You would think after Chernobyl that they would redo that doctrine....but as we see with their military being towed away by tractors that they don't have the best equipment outside the AK47.

[RCMerchant]

Nobody's in Chernobyl. That's why Putin choose that city as a foothold. He doesn't care if his own soldiers die.
He doesn't care who dies. That's why I'm thinking he may use a nuke. Because he's that kind of a narcissist.

[Jim H]

Nobody's in Chernobyl. That's why Putin choose that city as a foothold. He doesn't care if his own soldiers die.
He doesn't care who dies. That's why I'm thinking he may use a nuke. Because he's that kind of a narcissist.

I think he's willing to, but I don't think he will as long as his own position is secure since he knows it would mean the end of his ambitions for Russia, and his own life most likely.  That is, he won't use nukes to win in Ukraine, but if NATO started to invade Russia itself, certainly on the table.  Basically, I do think he's essentially rational, just surrounded by yes-men and also evil, uncaring about the deaths of innocents in the way of his goals.

[indianasmith]

I just read that seven busloads of Russian soldiers suffering from acute radiation sickness were taken to medical facilities in Belarus.
They had been ordered to dig trenches in the forest near the Chernobyl power plant.

[lester1/2jr]

the source for this is a facebook post. casting doubt because I'm pretty sure russians would understand about Chernobyl/ radiation