6 May 2022 - nuke

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Suppose Putin does pop a nuke, despite what nobody will call a high redisincentivization potential? Then what?

A. Cruise missile strikes on armaments factories in Russia, that should be safe.
B. Two! Four! Six! Eight! Who do we obliterate?
Everyone! Everyone! Yaaaaaaaay!

clue:

On the one hand, we want to deter further nukes. We want an answer that Russia will perceive as painful but not escalatory. On the other hand, neither Ukraine nor Russia will accept a compromise end to the war before they are exhausted. A Russia facing defeat is more likely to lash out, so (counterintuitively) we benefit from stretching out the war. Our action should help exhaust Russia without a large immediate effect on the war. Option A is my best idea so far. I hope that actual experts can think of a better one.

give me a clue so sweet and true

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