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  1. Emperor Tippy

    Finland's and Sweden's NATO accession following thread.

    NK and Pakistan don't directly deter the US. NK deters the US by threatening South Korea, and the big threat isn't with nuclear weapons but with artillery launched chemical weapons. Its nuclear arsenal is mostly about threatening Japan and to a lesser extent Russia and China. Pakistan is...
  2. Emperor Tippy

    Finland's and Sweden's NATO accession following thread.

    The future of strategic nuclear weapons is a lot more bleak than people tend to think. Starlink is a proof of concept for Starwars. If Starship proves successful then the next two megaconstellations are going to be a US DoD communications and surveillance network that provides real time...
  3. Emperor Tippy

    Finland's and Sweden's NATO accession following thread.

    Not really. Between Finland and the core Russian lands there are good geographic blocking points and Finland has a tiny population (and eighth the size of Ukraine's). Then you have the nuclear angle. Finland allowing an attack on Russian territory will get Russia nuking Helsinki and with it a...
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