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Originally Posted by Jaymoss
Now I do not necessarily think this will ever happen but there is a niggle in my paranoia that sees the UK used as a sacrificial lamb where Russia hits us with a nuke to prove they are will to do so and the rest of NATO back down in fear of global annihilation
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If that happened, the rest of Nato couldn’t back down - it would hand Russia (and CHina) a licence to use nuclear blackmail at any time in the future. A nuclear attack would absolutely have to be answered. No two ways about it. That’s why deterrence works.