Had the Ukrainians, Belarusians, and Kazakhs kept their weapons, it probably would have been a net negative overall. But we missed out on a world where Kazakhstan would be the regional power of Central Asia. Then again, Lukashenko having nukes probably would be incredibly terrifying. In all seriousness, Ukraine is a similar example to Qaddafi: give up WMD programs at your peril. While the Kims are terrible, there is a reason why they are entrenched in power.
10 months ago | 31
It was right decision and there wasn't much point or chance to take other route. If only it also meant something for guarantors
10 months ago | 15
This is one of the very best channels on YouTube: informative, witty and unpretentious. Would love to see you do a short on Soviet attitudes to sexuality: how the regimes dealt with personal moral codes for both citizens and the elite (were mistresses common for the powerful?), with public images of sexualized glamour, and the social & political attitudes towards porn / prostitution, etc... My impression is the government didn't impose much sexual morality on ordinary (hetro) citizens?
10 months ago | 1
Ukraine had enough conventional weapons for self defense and really did not need NATO. As for nukes, should every country threatened by stronger power had nukes?
10 months ago | 15
Russia broke the accords. Ukraine is entirely within their right to embark on their own program
10 months ago | 22
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10 months ago | 1
You should do a video on the promises by key Western leaders to not enlarge NATO.
10 months ago | 10
The agreement also said Ukraine wouldn't try to join NATO but hey, who needs all the facts when you can cherry pick.
10 months ago (edited) | 5
Those nuclear weapons belonged and will always belong to russia. Russia was the transfer country from the soviet union!
10 months ago | 6
Ukraine can expect our continued military support. I still think nuclear power is our best hope.
10 months ago | 0
Its a nice theory. But nukes are really completely useless. There can never be just one or two used without exchange, or the country with first use not be shunned and isolated after. Done either way. But the russians nukes they had needed upkeep and service that is very costly and technical. by 2022 if they didn't they would probably be fizzles without that, best case. Although the threat of them would be useful. But that also invites a preemptive strike if you only had a small amount against a neighbor with thousands.
10 months ago | 0
Well, maybe you guys could also add the context of Bush tearing up the INF treaty and aggressively pushing for Ukr. Georgia NATO membership. If the US faced that sort of pressure would they uphold an agreement like that? I mean they radically violate all treaties to an extent that makes Russia look like a law abiding state so.....
10 months ago | 6
@NukeWalker Cuba is also a sovereign nation, but the US did not allow them to put Soviet nukes in their country. If Mexico allowed Chinese troops on Rio Grande, do you think the US would not start war?
10 months ago (edited) | 1
You forgot to mention Russia agreed to respect Ukraine's sovereignty 🙃
10 months ago | 2
In that summit it was presented to the RF that NATO would never expand past the border of Germany, so there was no threat. Today NATO is at Russian border with its nuclear arsenal
10 months ago | 0
Lol those were not Ukrainian nukes to give up, do the US nukes stationed in Turkey and Netherlands belong to them 🤣🤣
10 months ago | 6
The Cold War
Today is the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Budapest Memorandum, which saw the formal handover of strategic nuclear weapons in Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation.
Many people have questioned the Ukrainian decision to do this, especially in light of Russian aggression in recent years. For a rundown of why this occurred, please watch this Kings and Generals episode which David wrote last year.
https://youtu.be/PXgNAuYRIOw?si=X5jgV...
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