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Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea disrupted

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577 points mooreds | 2 comments | 18 Nov 24 14:31 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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leshokunin ◴[18 Nov 24 20:06 UTC] No.42176328[source]▶
The constant Russian interference, combined with the regular escalation from the jets patrolling, and the radar jamming, really needs to be dealt with.

We're stuck between having to do timid actions and full NATO escalation. This feels like constant creep.

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thinkingtoilet ◴[18 Nov 24 20:34 UTC] No.42176659[source]▶
I agree. Do you want to sign up and go fight in a war? Or should other people besides you die? It's easy to say it "needs to be dealt with" but it's not an easy thing to do.
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1. JumpCrisscross ◴[18 Nov 24 21:08 UTC] No.42177054[source]▶
> Or should other people besides you die?

Yes. We literally have a country willing to do this for us if we give them the weapons.

Otherwise, a country whose population is unwilling to fight for itself isn't a country, just a convenient demarcation on a map.

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2. pretzel32 ◴[19 Nov 24 04:07 UTC] No.42180029[source]▶
Countries don't fight, people do.

So when you say, "country willing to do this for you" (how nice!), what you mean is a bunch of politicians and officers are willing to go in the street and capture random civilians to conscript them. Because that's the reality of how Ukraine is "willing to fight".