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[–] SirToxicAvenger@lemm.ee 15 points 10 months ago

how else would he be able to prove to the Russians that he's still a strong leader, deserving of power?

[–] Amaltheamannen@lemmy.ml 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Reminder that the US never even signed it, so hypocritical to be angry at Russia for leaving.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yes but the United States has never tested nuclear weapons after the band came in place. Russia's actions meanwhile have the feel of a country that intends to perform a test.

Implications matter.

In the same vein the United States does not recognise the international court of human rights. But Russia's refusal to recognise the court is entirely so they can carry out atrocities. The United States refusal to acknowledge it is because they're stubborn.

[–] Amaltheamannen@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago

No it's because the US refuses to answer to their own war crimes.

[–] Narrrz@kbin.social 10 points 10 months ago

with how their military has performed, he needs to know yesterday if the mutually-assured-destruction scenario is still gonna be mutual, or just him.

[–] febra@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Why are people getting angry over this? The US hasn't ratified it either. China hasn't either. Nor Israel. India hasn't even signed it.

Just read it from the wikipedia article: states that need to take further action for the treaty to enter into force: China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, United States

Anyway, it's rich how people get angry now that Russia is doing exactly what the US is.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

They've got to make sure at least one of their nukes hasn't had its components sold to buy vodka, otherwise how can they keep threatening to nuke people?

[–] alienanimals@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Russia has been threatening to use nukes for years. This is just fear mongering because not even Putin is dumb enough to launch a nuke.

[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Moscow can fuck off. China and India ain't going to tolerate that shit and it'll open the door western and eastern operations. Nobody in the fucking East wants to deal with nuclear fallout.

[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah China and India are tentatively siding with Russia right now, but this would put a stop to that in a hot second

Especially since there's literally nothing to be gained beyond dick waving - it's not like they don't already know that their nukes work, sadly nuclear warheads are a solved technology

[–] febra@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I think that's wishful thinking here. China hasn't ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, and India hasn't even signed it. [1] I highly suspect they care.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_Nuclear-Test-Ban_Treaty

[–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I think they'll care if they have to deal with fallout from Siberia

[–] Tammo-Korsai@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

"Don't make me nuke myself!"

[–] ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Worst case scenario, Putin finally brings lasting peace to both Russia and Israel. Best case scenario, he irradiates a huge swath of Siberia to attempt to deter China from seizing territory in the northeast.

[–] crimsonpoodle@pawb.social 1 points 10 months ago

MacArthur if Truman fell out a window

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 10 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Nov 2 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a law withdrawing Russia's ratification of the global treaty banning nuclear weapons tests, a step condemned by the organisation which promotes adherence to the landmark arms control pact.

The move, though expected, is evidence of the deep chill between the United States and Russia, whose ties are at their lowest level since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis over the war in Ukraine and what Moscow casts as Washington's attempts to stymie the emergence of a new multipolar world order.

But some Western arms control experts are concerned that Russia may be inching towards a nuclear test to intimidate and evoke fear amid the Ukraine war.

Robert Floyd, head of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban-Treaty Organization, whose job is to promote recognition of the treaty and build up its verification regime to ensure no nuclear tests go undetected, condemned Russia's step.

The treaty established a global network of observation posts that can detect the sound, shockwaves or radioactive fallout from a nuclear explosion.

It is part of a disturbing trend in recent years that has seen arms control pacts scrapped or suspended, he said last month on X.


The original article contains 492 words, the summary contains 195 words. Saved 60%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

[–] Treczoks@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

I wonder where they are going to test those weapons. Maybe in Kyiv?

[–] Poteryashka@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago
[–] HotelRoom@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Great. Hopefully he ends the war soon, with the head of the corrupt Zelenski on a plate and a party with a lot of cocaine and hookers

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hmm... account created today, random user name, negative karma...

Just block and walk away. Don't even vote. Block and walk away.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago

Report, block, then walk away

The report is an important part to keep the community less filled with whatever they said before it got removed

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works -2 points 10 months ago

Who the fuck cares. This generation was born with the threat of nukes and has lived with it the whole time.

Try harder boomer.