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No Such Thing As Limited Nuclear Conflict – Russian Ambassador by Teazer4(m): 12:48pm On Sep 29, 2022
Moscow is not threatening anyone, but if it’s pushed into using nukes, Washington can’t hide behind an ocean, Anatoly Antonov says

The US is risking destruction by engaging in nuclear brinkmanship against Russia, Moscow’s envoy to Washington has warned. There can be no such thing as a limited nuclear conflict, Anatoly Antonov said.

The Russian ambassador claimed that American military planners “apparently hope that the United States would be able to take cover behind the ocean” if nuclear weapons are used in Europe, and warned against such a gamble.

It is safe to assume that any use of nuclear weapons could quickly lead to an escalation of a local or regional conflict into a global one,” he wrote in an article published by The National Interest magazine on Wednesday.

The risk of escalation is coming from the US, and not Russia, Antonov said. Washington has been for decades encroaching on Russian borders with NATO expansion and dismantling various strategic arms control treaties with Russia, he pointed out.

Moscow’s complaints that its national security was being compromised were simply ignored, the diplomat added, which led the country to believe that the US simply wants “to gain security advantages, especially in confronting Russia” and “achieve global military dominance.”

The ambassador was involved with issues relating to nuclear reduction, military transparency and mitigation of strategic risks in the Russian Foreign Ministry before taking up his post in Washington


According to Antonov, the ongoing crisis in Ukraine was caused by the continuation of the same policies, to which Moscow had to respond militarily. If Russia believes that its existence is threatened by the US and its allies, it will use nuclear weapons, as is stated in its military doctrine, he added.

US officials “twist the statements of the Russian leadership” about this stance to further escalate the situation, the diplomat said. Washington is seeking to intimidate its own people as well as others with “sham Russian ‘nuclear threats,’” Antonov claimed.

He urged the US to tone down its hostile rhetoric and policies, to respect Russian national security interests, and join it and other nuclear nations in reiterating a pledge to work towards avoiding any use of the weapons.

Speculation that Russia could use its nuclear arsenal to compensate for failures in a conventional conflict have been rife in Western media since before Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in late February. The latest round of speculation and warnings from senior officials came in response to a national address by Russian President Vladimir Putin last week.

He said the US wanted to partition Russia in the same way as the Soviet Union was broken up after its collapse, and warned that Moscow would use all tools at its disposal to protect its territorial integrity.

Source: Rtnews

Re: No Such Thing As Limited Nuclear Conflict – Russian Ambassador by jkpbestseries: 12:50pm On Sep 29, 2022
Give it to them hot hot... I wan check sometin

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Re: No Such Thing As Limited Nuclear Conflict – Russian Ambassador by Teaser4(m): 1:22pm On Sep 29, 2022
jkpbestseries:
Give it to them hot hot... I wan check sometin
e go clear next week, when annihilation of Ukraine start

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Re: No Such Thing As Limited Nuclear Conflict – Russian Ambassador by BentizilL: 5:56pm On Sep 29, 2022
Teaser4:
e go clear next week, when annihilation of Ukraine start
I love this...
A warning to US..

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Re: No Such Thing As Limited Nuclear Conflict – Russian Ambassador by pol23: 6:18pm On Sep 29, 2022
E go clear for all of us eyes.
USA will suffer and wish they had stayed out of this.
Russia will regret why they start the fight.
The whole Europe will almost crumble.
No need to remind us Ukraine will be oblivion.
Nigeria will suffer too.
It will global economic great recession .
You and I self go feel am.
Am I scared… No..
Who do I support: Russia.
If the war turn other way around for Russia, na their matter be that, I be Arsenal fan…. Loosing isn’t a biggie to me.

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Re: No Such Thing As Limited Nuclear Conflict – Russian Ambassador by joyandfaith: 7:33am On Sep 30, 2022
Teaser4:
e go clear next week, when annihilation of Ukraine start
I would tag you by october 8 to remind you of annihilation of Ukraine.
Re: No Such Thing As Limited Nuclear Conflict – Russian Ambassador by joyandfaith: 7:40am On Sep 30, 2022
Teazer4:
Moscow is not threatening anyone, but if it’s pushed into using nukes, Washington can’t hide behind an ocean, Anatoly Antonov says

The US is risking destruction by engaging in nuclear brinkmanship against Russia, Moscow’s envoy to Washington has warned. There can be no such thing as a limited nuclear conflict, Anatoly Antonov said.

The Russian ambassador claimed that American military planners “apparently hope that the United States would be able to take cover behind the ocean” if nuclear weapons are used in Europe, and warned against such a gamble.

It is safe to assume that any use of nuclear weapons could quickly lead to an escalation of a local or regional conflict into a global one,” he wrote in an article published by The National Interest magazine on Wednesday.

The risk of escalation is coming from the US, and not Russia, Antonov said. Washington has been for decades encroaching on Russian borders with NATO expansion and dismantling various strategic arms control treaties with Russia, he pointed out.

Moscow’s complaints that its national security was being compromised were simply ignored, the diplomat added, which led the country to believe that the US simply wants “to gain security advantages, especially in confronting Russia” and “achieve global military dominance.”

The ambassador was involved with issues relating to nuclear reduction, military transparency and mitigation of strategic risks in the Russian Foreign Ministry before taking up his post in Washington


According to Antonov, the ongoing crisis in Ukraine was caused by the continuation of the same policies, to which Moscow had to respond militarily. If Russia believes that its existence is threatened by the US and its allies, it will use nuclear weapons, as is stated in its military doctrine, he added.

US officials “twist the statements of the Russian leadership” about this stance to further escalate the situation, the diplomat said. Washington is seeking to intimidate its own people as well as others with “sham Russian ‘nuclear threats,’” Antonov claimed.

He urged the US to tone down its hostile rhetoric and policies, to respect Russian national security interests, and join it and other nuclear nations in reiterating a pledge to work towards avoiding any use of the weapons.

Speculation that Russia could use its nuclear arsenal to compensate for failures in a conventional conflict have been rife in Western media since before Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in late February. The latest round of speculation and warnings from senior officials came in response to a national address by Russian President Vladimir Putin last week.

He said the US wanted to partition Russia in the same way as the Soviet Union was broken up after its collapse, and warned that Moscow would use all tools at its disposal to protect its territorial integrity.

Source: Rtnews

It is obvious that RA cannot win Ukraine through conventional war. Nuclear war is only card left for Putin. Gas blackmail did not work. Nuclear threat is not good for anybody.
One thing is sure. This war will end either Putin or Russia or both.

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Re: No Such Thing As Limited Nuclear Conflict – Russian Ambassador by Teaser4(m): 9:10am On Sep 30, 2022
joyandfaith:

I would tag you by october 8 to remind you of annihilation of Ukraine.
you don’t need to tag, na me go tag you in every post, when the war begins fully
Re: No Such Thing As Limited Nuclear Conflict – Russian Ambassador by joyandfaith: 11:19am On Sep 30, 2022
Teaser4:
you don’t need to tag, na me go tag you in every post, when the war begins fully

I mean annihilation.
Re: No Such Thing As Limited Nuclear Conflict – Russian Ambassador by joyandfaith: 6:50am On Oct 07, 2022
Teaser4:
e go clear next week, when annihilation of Ukraine start
When would annihilation of Ukraine starts?

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Re: No Such Thing As Limited Nuclear Conflict – Russian Ambassador by RepoMan007: 8:03am On Oct 07, 2022
Putards' are so dumb. They think only Russians have nukes. The US merely supported Ukraine with what Russia has more than Ukraine in great extent - weapons.
Re: No Such Thing As Limited Nuclear Conflict – Russian Ambassador by Teaser4(m): 11:36am On Oct 10, 2022
joyandfaith:

When would annihilation of Ukraine starts?
You too dey rush… now the west don Dey evacuate their citizens, but na warning shots be this Russia never start

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Re: No Such Thing As Limited Nuclear Conflict – Russian Ambassador by Teaser4(m): 11:37am On Oct 10, 2022
RepoMan007:
Putards' are so dumb. They think only Russians have nukes. The US merely supported Ukraine with what Russia has more than Ukraine in great extent - weapons.
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Re: No Such Thing As Limited Nuclear Conflict – Russian Ambassador by RepoMan007: 1:30pm On Oct 10, 2022
Teaser4:

Why this user never chop ban sef?
Una no Dey do una work wella ooo
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Re: No Such Thing As Limited Nuclear Conflict – Russian Ambassador by RepoMan007: 1:33pm On Oct 10, 2022
Teazer4:
Moscow is not threatening anyone, but if it’s pushed into using nukes, Washington can’t hide behind an ocean, Anatoly Antonov says bla bla bla
Source: Rtnews
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