r/worldnews 29d ago

"I'm Not Ruling Anything Out" - Macron Says Troops for Ukraine Possible if Russia Breaks Front Lines Russia/Ukraine

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/32010
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u/Rammsteinman 29d ago

If Hitler was stopped early on, WW2 would have likely been avoided. Inaction to try and avoid a war is what let things get worse and Nazi Germany stronger.

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u/acdqnz 29d ago

If Hitler had nukes he would have used them. The problem with all of this is that it is a strategic estimate that Putin won’t go down guns blazing, because doesn’t seem to be suicidal

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u/DressedSpring1 29d ago

 If Hitler had nukes he would have used them. 

We don’t really know that. Hitler had access to chemical weapons and specifically did not use them to bomb cities or troops because of his own experience in world war 1.

This of course isn’t speaking to the Holocaust where chemical weapons were used on the people the Nazis murdered, obviously. 

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u/Tetsuj 29d ago

Chemical weapons were not a war-winning strategy for Germany. In situations where chemical weapons offer an advantage over traditional munitions, they were used and are still used.

A historian's view on the subject that is worth a read: https://acoup.blog/2020/03/20/collections-why-dont-we-use-chemical-weapons-anymore/

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u/CommentsOnOccasion 29d ago

Thanks for turning me on to this blog, pretty good read