David Frum

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David Frum @davidfrum

@thetimes Option 1 Detonate in the upper air or in Black Sea Option 1 reminds us that Russia has weapons. But we knew that. It also communicates that a) Russia is losing and needs rescue by Western diplomacy from its loss; b) that Putin still feels inhibitions about outright nuclear use — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 4, 2022

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@thetimes Upon reading and talking with people more expert than myself, however, it really does seem that a nuclear weapon is more politically powerful BEFORE it is used than afterward. The thought of it is very scary. But if ever fired, what has Putin accomplished for himself? — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 4, 2022

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@thetimes Option 1 is not a smart move. It incurs horrific moral odium for Putin while also communicating weakness and fear. So, Option 2: detonate on sparsely inhabited Ukrainian land? That option offers the same negatives as 1, but with even MORE odium - and fiercer Ukrainian resolve — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 4, 2022