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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Can NATO just say enough is enough? Attacking food storage will have as large of an effect as the use of a nuclear weapon. The loss in food supply, in theory, would be directly responsible for tens of thousands of starvation related deaths.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

NATO is a defensive pact, you fuck with one of us, you fuck with all of us. Ukraine isn't a member but I support it's application to join.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

But the point her is that fucking with the food from Ukraine fucks with the rest.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's not a direct attack on NATO though. If Russia launched a missile at the UK then it would be on like donkey kong.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

NATO has stated that if nuclear weapons were used outside of NATO territory, they could income article 5 if nuclear fallout enters a territory.

Not a direct attack in that scenario, just consequences from an attack on a non-nato country, which starvation from a lack of food is also technically a consequence from an attack on a non-nato country.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

So if I send a Nuke to Ukraine and affects all the border nations we act like oh look they didn't attack us.... Or poison a river that goes to other countries etc...
Or whatever... So any attack that affect the redt but it's not direct is nothing.... This is stupid

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