• intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    26 days ago

    And die like it did in the cold war.

    Except it only appeared to die. Ukraine gave up its nukes in the 90s on the belief Russian aggression had “died” in the cold war.

    • breden@reddthat.com
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      26 days ago

      No, they gave up their nukes for the promise of Ukrainian independence and it was seen as good deal because Moscow still held sole control over all launch sequences.