Chernobyl occurred because it was horribly maintained and fueled with shoddy uranium. Modern nuclear plants ever since Chernobyl have very little radioactive leaks, essentially zero casualties, and don’t have anywhere near the damage potential. This is just gross propaganda.
There is nothing that will pull Europe into the war, though sanctions may persuade Putin to extend the war and in that manner drag Europe into the war.
I have no special insight into Putin's mind, obviously, but a punitive expedition into the Baltic states ought to look rather attractive to him - just to show them "NATO cannot protect you". I suspect that NATO would try to defend them, but not bring the war into Russia. This means that he can just invade, level the place, and then withdraw. If they refuse to lift the sanctions, I don't think that would be very unlikely.
I think it will work, the threat of another Cernobyl will pull Europe in to the war. We will be fucked if that happens, US will definitely join.
Chernobyl occurred because it was horribly maintained and fueled with shoddy uranium. Modern nuclear plants ever since Chernobyl have very little radioactive leaks, essentially zero casualties, and don’t have anywhere near the damage potential. This is just gross propaganda.
I expected as much but is not so much about reality as much as the threat of Cernobyl that is played here.
There is nothing that will pull Europe into the war, though sanctions may persuade Putin to extend the war and in that manner drag Europe into the war.
I have no special insight into Putin's mind, obviously, but a punitive expedition into the Baltic states ought to look rather attractive to him - just to show them "NATO cannot protect you". I suspect that NATO would try to defend them, but not bring the war into Russia. This means that he can just invade, level the place, and then withdraw. If they refuse to lift the sanctions, I don't think that would be very unlikely.