• arrow74@lemmy.zip
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    In your scenario Vance would be the successor and MAGA would use the war to further their agenda. Kinda straightforward.

    I’m unfamiliar with Russia’s succession rules but Putin has been consolidating power and murdering anyone with potential to be his successor for decades. I could see how that would destabilize Russia more than the US.

    Plus the Russian war machine ia not doing great in Ukraine. Doubt they could threaten western Europe or the US in any meaningful capacity. Nukes are always an option

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      War isn’t fought toe-to-toe anymore. It’s done remotely. Yes the Russian military is garbage now. But if even 3% of their nukes successfully land, the casualties would be in the tens of millions, if not hundreds.

      Russia may be inept, but the threat of their nukes is not to be underestimated. I severely doubt the Russians that follow Putin would say thank you and leave it at that. Power vacuums create worse conditions than the conditions under the tyrants. It would get much worse before it ever got better.

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        And why exactly would they nuke the US? Do you think whoever wins the power struggle in Russia has a death wish or really wants to rule over a pile of radioactive rubble? The calculus of MAD isn’t going to change.

        They may assassinate Trump in retaliation, but that just means everyone wins.

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          Because they can’t fight a ground war. You think American would just happily accept Trump’s assassination and move on? And Russia would happily accept Putin’s? There’d be terrible war, and since America would overwhelm Russia, the Russians would use their only ace in the hole and nuke America as they know America will show no quarter and they’d rather take as many with them before they go. You, and just almost all commenters in this thread, seem to underestimate the retardedness of the saber-rattling idiots that step in to fight to fill the void of the delusional dead leaders.

          I’m done trying to talk sense in this thread. If you and every other pussy in this thread is as tough as their comments are, I implore you to head to Alaska and take these asshole leaders out. Either way, the world will be better off as there’s be fewer idiots left to dumb down our species.

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        es the Russian military is garbage now.

        LOL that’s why they’re winning against NATO