• BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    What would happen if a non aligned country nukes NATO? I know India is aligning themselves with Russia or atleast the news is presenting it that way but. Would all nuclear armed countries nuke India? Would it cause Russia to Nuke the USA and vice versa or would everyone nuke India or only a back and forth between NATO and India?

    • barrbaric [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      When India launched their nukes, Pakistan would probably nuke India, fearing they were being targeted. Article 5 gets triggered and every NATO member is at war with India, which might involve nuking them, might not. Russia would probably launch their nukes in response to NATO countries firing their nukes at India because, again, they’d think they might be being targeted. If NATO didn’t launch nukes and just carries out a conventional attack on India, Russia probably doesn’t get involved militarily.