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 Originally Posted by OngBonga
I mean, you seem to think that because I suggest NATO might be looking for a reason to enter Ukraine, and that securing their nuclear power plants could be a pretext for doing this,
If the invasion of a sovereign democratic country isn't a good enough pretext to send troops to Ukraine, the shellling of a nuclear power plant won't be either.
 Originally Posted by OngBonga
They can simply recruit Ukrainians to do it.
This is even more ridiculous than parachuting in a fake Russian army unit. What Ukrainians are going to set fire to their own nuclear plant?
 Originally Posted by OngBonga
NATO are already supplying weapons to Ukraine. It would be easy to sponsor an act of sabotage without actually entering the country.
You have to find someone in the Ukraine who is actually willing to do this to their own country. You're basically asking them to commit treason. "Here, Ukrainian agent. Go blow up your nuclear station, kill thousands of your own citizens, and turn the surrounding countryside into a radioactive zone. You up for that? Good. Any questions?"
 Originally Posted by OngBonga
I'm just open to the idea that this isn't necessarily an act of Russian aggression. It's crazy for anyone to attack a nuclear power plant, so whatever happened is ridiculous. There is no non-ridiculous way for this to happen.
It's fine to entertain ideas, but you should at least think about what reason there would be to do it for NATO. So they can go in and start WWIII? You think that's what the West wants?
Russia has a long history of not caring about people's lives. They sent in soldiers to Chernobyl when it happened to clean it up, knowing they were going to die. Not volunteers mind you, they were ordered to go in. Their favourite war tactic for hundreds of years has been to send so many men into the attack they overwhelm the opponent, even if it means taking huge casualties.
You think Putin cares if more Ukranians die? He doesn't even care if his own soldiers die.
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