Soup DD2, January 30, 2026
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Debunk of the Day 2: Nuclear blackmail
In today’s Debunk of the Day (2), we’ll look at… nuclear blackmail. Vatniks love using Russia’s nuclear threats as a reason for surrendering or for not lifting a finger to help Ukraine: “see, they have nukes, we have to give them whatever they want”.
The argument is absurd:
The argument is absurd:
Nuclear deterrence has been a reality for decades. Both the US and Russia have lost wars without resorting to nukes. We are not submitting to the whims of Pakistan or North Korea either. For vatniks, it’s just an insidious way of siding with Putin.
We can’t just give in to the Kremlin’s nuclear blackmail, to the threats their officials and propagandists make five times a day to scare us into letting them have something they know perfectly well is not theirs, with no limit to their appetite.
Insiders confirm it’s all a bluff. Indeed, Putin and his cronies all have their kids in Europe. Their luxurious mansions. Their favorite vacation spots. Their billionaire yachts, in that West they claim to hate so much and be willing to turn to ashes.
Russia’s nukes may also not be operational, as maintenance is expensive and Russia is corrupt. And Russia’s population density profile makes it particularly vulnerable: all a bluff.
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We won’t threaten with nukes, but please support our work:
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