• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    16 days ago

    It’s a bold move but I don’t see it changing the outcome of the ongoing war. If Ukraine could build long-range ballistic missiles in the near future, I think they could regain the advantage even without any nuclear warheads. Nuclear warheads would not be useful without those ballistic missiles.

    (What would happen if Ukraine did have nuclear-armed ballistic missiles but Russia refused to withdraw from Ukrainian territory? I don’t foresee Ukraine actually nuking Russia, even in those circumstances.)

    • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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      16 days ago

      Just package it as a good old gravity bomb or glide bomb?

      Or get creative and mount it on a swarm of large drones (with the others being decoys for SAMs). Maybe like a fleet of old prop planes flying very low.

      This is very hypothetical though, no one should hope for Ukraine reaching the point of even considering an actual launch of a nuke.

    • nuke@sh.itjust.worksM
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      16 days ago

      Man fuck these comments, nuke Russia you pussies. I’ll deliver the missiles myself if that’s what you need. Strap me to the rocket and fire me at Moscow!