"If you fight in Afghanistan, that's not the same as fighting the Russians in Ukraine," Admiral Rob Bauer said on Sunday.

Summary

NATO’s Military Committee head, Admiral Rob Bauer, stated that NATO troops would likely be in Ukraine countering Russian forces if Russia lacked nuclear weapons.

Speaking at the IISS Prague Defence Summit, Bauer emphasized that Russia’s nuclear arsenal deters direct NATO involvement, contrasting Ukraine’s situation with past NATO interventions in non-nuclear states like Afghanistan.

Although NATO nations provide military aid to Ukraine, direct troop deployment has been avoided, with leaders like U.S. President Biden ruling it out due to nuclear escalation risks highlighted by Russian threats and rhetoric.

  • atzanteolEnglish
    37·
    11 days ago

    If nukes are an excuse to prevent all conventional intervention, then nukes are a free pass to commit any crimes one wishes against non-nuclear powers.

    Well… yeah.

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      197·
      11 days ago

      The easy solution is to show that nukes are not protection against all conventional intervention. We should have given Zelenskyy a no-fly zone back when he asked for one.

        • whyNotSquirrelEnglish
          77·
          10 days ago

          Step 1: Put boots on Russian territory

          Step 2: (nuclear) Winter is coming

          Step 3: 💥 profit 💥

          • gravitas_deficiencyEnglish
            3·
            7 days ago

            Nobody’s saying NATO should invade Russia.

            We’re saying NATO could EASILY establish IADS over the vast majority of Ukraine to defend their civilian population and infrastructure.

      • azuthEnglish
        34·
        10 days ago

        But they are. Its been settled decades ago.