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WW3 is not shorthand for nukes. It's shorthand for multiple countries engaged in a simultaneous hot war on the basis of alliances and mutual escalation. Russia v Ukraine is not WW3. Russia v Ukraine and USA is the beginning of WW3. Russia and China and Iran v Ukraine and USA and Israel and UK and France and Germany is definitely WW3. No nukes required
yeah i'm aware of what would entail a 'ww3' scenario and that nukes aren't shorthand for such - i still think we need to ban the usage of it and no i will not be elaborating
Is it Russia v Ukraine and the USA, if the USA is shipping mortars and 7.62 rounds to Ukraine?
There is no "missile nonproliferation treaty" to break, either.
USA is salami slicing WW3
Quick, how can I bend over backwards to normalize American imperialist warmongering?!?! The meany tankies are saying America bad
Those mortars aren't being used to attack Russian territory. They are used to attack Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Russia is the aggressor here so to date the predominant Ukrainian behavior has been rebuffing the invasion.
The problem will arise when anyone tries to majorly harm Russia. Ukraine tried and it was silly. They have lobbed some drones but again, minimal impact and nothing that threatening. Once the USA starts arming Ukraine for total war against Russia (meaning lobbing effective missiles, bombers, and the like) to destroy critical infrastructure inside Russian territory, it's a serious problem for Russian national security that it will need to address.
If the USA intends to launch total war on Russia, via proxy or otherwise, then we have hit the next escalation point towards WW3.