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Russian nuclear-capable missiles seen moving in video to Finland border. (nationalpost.com)
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Finland sacrificing its neutrality to try and join NATO was a phenomenally idiotic move.

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[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Had Russia attacked Sweden or Finland in the past, the response from NATO would’ve been exactly the same as it would be had they been accepted.

I think that's less than certain. Who's to say that NATO's response wouldn't be closer to the Ukraine war, keeping a strong thumb on the scale while avoiding escalations that might lead to Russia launching nukes? I don't think anything less than a treaty obligation would pull NATO in.