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thucythucy

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2. My guess is that several European nations will now acquire
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:47 AM
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their own nuclear arsenals.

Poland threatened to do so if it was turned down for NATO membership.

France and Britain already have nukes, and France just announced it will be building more.

Germany too might join "the club"--Putin's invasion has done a lot to undermine the post WWII German aversion to all things military. And then there's Turkey, which has already hosted US nukes, but after the chaos and vacillating of Trump it might want an arsenal of its own.

Great job Putin. You've managed to dramatically increase the danger to Russia. Not to mention--when China decides to "reclaim" its lost Pacific provinces, there won't be anyone in the world willing to do anything about it.

Anyone know the Chinese name for Vladivostok?

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