• TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    On the plus side: Building and maintaining a nuclear stockpile is extremely expensive. This will serve as yet another open, gushing tap on Russia’s finances as they haemorrhage money from the war.

    • gigachad@sh.itjust.works
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      I don’t think this is a good deal for the US. It costs them equally much, and China will also gain the “official” opportunity to make nuclear tests, a field where they don’t have as much experience as the US the the regional power Russia.

      • Panini@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        14 hours ago

        While the US budget is financially in freefall, that could be remedied very easily (with a more competent administration) and won’t meaningfully impede its ability to aid Ukraine. Russia, on the other hand, can be screwed by extreme expenses.