And regarding going nuclear

I think Xi isn't a fan of the nuclear threats. China has always been a NO FIRST USE nation. Like to a fault. And Xi has been a solid supporter of the doctrine.

Their recent nuclear warnings were obviously directed at Putin. Considering that they were about how the nations of the world need to agree to a no first use policy.

All China is interested in, is making money. Lol china doesnt want trade partners exploding.

The funny part is I don't think most pro Russians who cheer at Putin's nuclear rhetoric really understand how it all works.

The US early warning system will detect nuclear launches within a fraction of a second at launch. This isnt a situation where we dont find out until radars pick them up. We detect them less then a second after launch. And here is the scary part. The US has a launch on warning Nuclear doctrine.. As does Russia.

It basically means that the US president has 6 minutes to decide yes or no. And a yes means we launch our entire arsenal at pre defined targets.

The moment Putin decides to go nuclear he has essentially done something that can end mankind.

There is no such thing as a first strike or a decapitation attack anymore. That was an early cold war thing. Early warning satellites have nullified that possibility. The decision to use nuclear weapons is a decision to destroy mankind.

On top of that, a single US Ohio class submarine has about the same destructive power as multiple city killer asteroids. Putin's hypersonic nuclear weapons are not impressive when it doesnt really do anything to change the fact that they cant actually get to the US quick enough to prevent our own launches.

Kelly

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