| ironmanDX said: Phoenix, if there is ww3 and it goes nuclear... You won't rise from the ashes. |
Whether you are coming from a historic perspective (war has been going on since recorded history began) or one of many religion's backgrounds, war will, sadly, continue. Take Christianity, for example, the Bible states on numerous occasions that war will continue even in the end of days. Even hearing about wars and rumors of wars is talked about.
There are currently at least 23 nations at war, civil war, or fighting extremists within their own borders (I added two for Russia and Ukraine).
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-currently-at-war
Regarding Nuclear War, I really doubt Putin would follow up on his threat to launch nukes for numerous reasons:
1) His military aresenal of nukes has a lot of old-Soviet era technology, which won't be as reliable now. He's also lost a LOT more military equipement than he expected during this entire Ukrainian conflict and the sanctions have already started impacting production of more military equipement, especially on the semi-conductor front.
2) Unless he can greatly enhance hypersonic missiles to attach nukes to them, and do that to numerous missiles throughout Russia, almost all of his nukes will get shot down before they land somewhere. I'd imagine only really close places to the launch sites would have even a chance of getting hit by one (which would be absolutely catastrophic for those people and people everywhere, no doubt about it).
3) The Russians have been doing terrible against a minor European power. Absolutely no disrespect to the Ukrainians, but they have not been a historic or modern military power of Europe, let alone the world, and yet they are going toe to toe with Russia in this war. The oligarchy of Russia was okay with minor economic headaches in the short term, are clearly very frazzled by long-term, major economic headaches, and that's just with Ukraine. No way the oligarchy allows Putin to do this on a global scale no matter how much he saber rattles, knowing how much wealth they have lost just in the last 10 days against one nation.
4) The way I see it, people do what Putin has done for three reasons. Of those, two of them would suggest Putin wouldn't want to go nuclear:
4a) Religion - If he is religious of any kind, it is probably some loose form of Eastern Orthodoxy. As a Christian, how people can know you are a true believer in Christ, someone who has walked the Roman Road (admitted they are a sinner, that there is no way they can save themselves, that only God can save us, and HE did so by sending his Son Jesus Christ to take our place on the cross to pay for the punishment owed to us, and then HE rose again after dying, and now offers that same gift of life, freely, where there is no more death, or pain, or hunger, or thirst, or sin), is by their fruit. How are they loving others, how are they blessing others, how are they helping the needy, how are they praying fervantly for people, the list goes on. We can never truly know someone's hearts as humans, but we can see their fruit. I hope and pray Putin will turn away from this madness and embrace Christ, but what he is displaying is not fruitful. Regardless, if he feels he is religious, then he has some understanding that there is something after this life, and I'd imagine basically all religions and their texts would speak out against mass murder of women and children in some of the most inhumane ways possible by biological and nuclear warfare (especailly the people that don't go in an instant, but rather slowly and horribly). TLDR: If he is religious, even a little, he won't go nuclear, unless by some ridiculously small chance he adheres to a religion, that isn't found in Russia, that finds that acceptable or good.
4b) Historic - If he isn't, even remotely, impacted by religion, then he could be influenced by this category. How will he be remembered? As a respected, honored world leader like Alexander the Great, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Queen Elizabeth the 1st, etc. Or is he okay with being in company with Nero or the Kim dynasty of North Korea? If he is doing this to spread Russia's power and build his legacy, he won't go nuclear, because it would ruin other nationssome and Russia a whole lot more, cursing him for all of history to be a joke, at best, and vehemently hated, at worst.
4c) Insanity - There are reports and indications by U.S. intelligence that can't go into too specific of information, but they are saying they are being used as reasoning Putin may have some kind of mental thing going on. Whether it's like what King George III had or something minor, who knows, but analysts and experts on facial expressions/body language say there are signs here. If he is insane, or at least partially mentally being influenced to do illogical things, then there is no telling on what he will do and who, even within Russia's oligarchy, he wouldn't care about axing just to keep this conquest going. This is the worst case scenario because that throws out a lot, if not all, of possible logical, historic, or religious influence.
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