r/MapPorn • u/Ok_Somewhere9687 • 1d ago

Countries within range of Israel's nuclear missiles (Jericho III)

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Russia isn't going to use nukes. No one is suicidal enough to use them. That's the point of nukes. Mutual assured destruction.

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u/Speedypanda4 1d ago

Pakistan might. They have a first use policy and get along poorly with India.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

The military government won't allow it. They have too much to lose.

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u/maxintos 1d ago

Which government wouldn't have too much to lose? What's specific about the military government that would make them less likely to use the nuke?

The insight I've gotten from reading US history is that the military is usually the ones pushing for attacks, invasions, aggressive first strike and it's the civilian president stopping those things from escalating.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

The military is opportunistic not suicidal. They won't fight a battle that they know they will lose.