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Chainfire

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20. Of course not? Are you sure?

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #15)

Mon Oct 3, 2022, 04:52 PM

Oct 2022

Act of War Law and Legal Definition An act of war is an action by one country against another with an intention to provoke a war or an action that occurs during a declared war or armed conflict between military forces of any origin. The loss or damage caused due to such conflicts are excluded from insurance coverage except for life assurances.

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NATO fears Russia preparing to test Poseidon nuclear torpedo for the first time [View all] WarGamer Oct 2022 OP

This should not go off anywhere pandr32 Oct 2022 #1

Proxy wars and poking the proverbial stick at nuclear powers have consequences... WarGamer Oct 2022 #2

LOL, Neville Chamberlain is that you? FSogol Oct 2022 #4

Nonsense. WarGamer Oct 2022 #7

BS. No one on DU is promoting killing. There are people spreading FUD daily. FSogol Oct 2022 #11

One could spend 24hrs attacking the FUD... agreed. WarGamer Oct 2022 #13

What's FUD? N/t gay texan Oct 2022 #17

here WarGamer Oct 2022 #21

Ahhhhhh gay texan Oct 2022 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author gay texan Oct 2022 #19

At this stage it will be up to Putin to stop this. He started it by an unprovoked attack to take JohnSJ Oct 2022 #23

Submarines have been known to sink for undetermined reasons. Chainfire Oct 2022 #3

An Act of War to prevent a weapons test? WarGamer Oct 2022 #5

More like typical Russian incompetence. n/t FSogol Oct 2022 #6

Why do we let our astronauts hitch hike on their space rockets? former9thward Oct 2022 #18

The real question is, "Is threatening nuclear war an act of war?" Chainfire Oct 2022 #14

Of course not. WarGamer Oct 2022 #15

Of course not? Are you sure? Chainfire Oct 2022 #20

How many countries, over the last 75 years have made some sort of nuclear threat? WarGamer Oct 2022 #22

No. The only thing that would change that is if Russia actually employed tactical nuclear weapons JohnSJ Oct 2022 #24

Knowing what I have heard about the proficiency of the Russian military ... lpbk2713 Oct 2022 #8

FWIW... their history re: nuclear weapons programs is pretty good... WarGamer Oct 2022 #10

Creating a nuclear tsunami is a waste of a good nuke Shermann Oct 2022 #9

They are designed to be used against a naval fleet. former9thward Oct 2022 #16

The Arctic?..... Lovie777 Oct 2022 #12

Should we give up and let Russia have Ukraine? Kingofalldems Oct 2022 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Oct 2022 #27