Russia - threadbanned users in OP

There is ample evidence that Putin does not want to escalate this beyond Ukraine, or get NATO directly involved. He already made his empty threat that countries that interfere with his invasion will face consequences that they have never known in their history. Yet here we are with countries all over Europe openly sending out press releases on what they are sending to help destroy Russian armour and aircraft. They know more about the situation than we are privy to. The sanctions already announced amount to high intensity economic warfare, there's no other way of describing it.

On top of that, he is actively hiding the scale of the invasion and the losses from the public. He is under more threat from inside Russia at the moment than outside but there has been no martial law announced yet. He has not declared a state of emergency and it seems he has put all his bets on this invasion reaching its goals quickly and decisively.

There is no basis to argue that we are near the brink of nuclear war as things stand at this moment.

While it is an interesting video to watch, it doesny really say much thay we don't already know. You're trying to say that people here have no idea what a nuclear war means, when in fact everyone knows. It's end of days, it doesn't need to be spelled out in some b-movie simulation like we're all 5. It's like saying 'do you really know what will happen if we run out of oxygen?'

Of course we fuckin know.

Short and bald - the man just hates life

Here's hoping, but you'd figure that if there's one thing they've really put money into keeping up to date, in good nick, and really made sure was done as correctly as they possibly could, it would have been maintenance of their nuclear deterrent.

Considering that the current net zero ideology which proposes to keep all fossil fuels in the ground will mean that fertilisers (which are made using petrochemicals) won't be around for much longer if the greens get their way

Currently levels of global food production based heavily on that fertiliser use means that the world actually has a surplus of food. Problems are mainly with localised food supplies with hunger and starvation being as a result of localised corruption, inequality, warfare and local environmental conditions. Of which places like Africa tend to be particularly affected and that's before any wars in other parts of the world.

This simplefied overview gives a synopsis of some of the existing problems of our global food supply.

https://www.worldhunger.org/letter-food-shortage-world-questions/

From what I've read, there's a percentage (20%?) of people in that regiment who are basically neo-Nazis. It seems like a problem that could be managed.

A complete mis reading. Russia is Only 13% but it is a massive exporter, the big beast China, keeps nearly all and has an export imbargo, as does America, a reasonable significant player, most is kept local.

Russia Also controls potash, with 40% of global supply.

The world can manage without Russian oil, tough times but it will, fuel rationing etc.

The big story is the massive shortfall of fertilizer globally.

It will largely only be a problem in the belt above the Equator, Nigeria to Afghanistan. Most countries in that region are not even close to food sufficiency and import Black sea grain and depend on cheap Fertilizer for their own crops, dairy farmers here are struggling to pay for fertilizer and Dairy is largely a big earner, how will Mahmoud afford a tonne of Urea at a 1200 dollars to his door?

Just to give an idea how productive that region is. It grew wheat at yields similar to the grain farms of modern Canada in pre Fertilizer times and a very high quality at that for bread.

This thread was excellent in the early stages as a one stop shop for updates and a central place for various social media posts..

Now its a car crash of I know what would happen in a nuclear strike more than you do and other fantasies

I suppose given that Zelensky is also called a Nazi..

Quite amazing how when any poster expresses an opinion that differs to yours, you immediately attack them and accuse them of having done no research or not knowing what they are talking about. Must be a great feeling to strut around your town or village smug in the knowledge that you're smarter than everyone there. Obnoxious is a word that could have been invented just for you.