Bluespunk

The western world does have such capability but I cannot see them using them over Ukraine. The consequences would be catastrophic on a world wide scale.

I agree that putin has blood on his hands and is guilty of war crimes. However still cannot see any way that any country could launch nuclear missiles into Russia. The consequences of such action could be world wide Armageddon.

i thought the threat was against Ukraine and the country isn’t in nato. I’m not sure any country will launch retaliatory strikes if putin uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine. And to be honest, I believe they shouldn’t. If the unthinkable happens, I’m sorry but I can’t see MAD as the way to go.

By who? Which country or countries will launch a nuclear attack on Ukraine’s behalf?

And who exactly do you expect to launch nuclear missiles into Russia? Ukraine doesn’t have any.

If true, and because of the OP source that is questionable-though I’m not sure even the mail would make this up, it wouldn’t be a surprise. Putin proved he had lost the plot when he invaded Ukraine and his sanity will hardly have been helped by Russia getting its ass kicked by the Ukrainian forces. The man is dangerously unhinged and one hopes Russian internal forces will deal with him soon.

Why do you ignore it?

Ah TAT, the greatest of all the limbo dancers, there is no bar too low for them to shimmy under.

It wasn’t me who made that statement. However it certainly seems to be the basis for a claim. Yet again I say, It is up to the South African government to decide on the pursuit of the stolen diamond.

Those are not the words you said (and put in speech marks) I used. Now get back on topic as you obviously cannot back up your deliberate mistruth.

Quote post where I used those words or withdraw that lie.

I never said that.

The arguments on the theft of the diamond are in the OP. I think the claim for its return is fair enough. It is for the South African majority elected government to decide on whether to pursue its return.

LOL, that attempt at justifying the unjustifiable, and the crimes of colonial occupation are unjustifiable, is just sad. Well as I previously said, the whys and wherefores of the crimes of colonial occupation are for the South African government to decide, including land redistribution, reparations and the return of stolen diamonds.

Oh dear, that’s all you got…

LOL Yeah well, there I fervently disagree. Though I am not surprised you would put forward such an argument.

He was descended from 18th century colonial invaders. https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/joachim-johannes-prinsloo-24-1368zw5

He purchased land from a different colonial occupier, Joachim Prinsloo. It was not theirs to own or sell. Now how far back the South African government, elected by all citizens, wish to go back in history on seeking reparations for land seizures by colonial invaders, is for them to decide. As is any decision on whether to press the case for the return of this stolen diamond. However, any such claim for the diamonds return is fair enough.

Never said he wasn’t, but he was still descended from colonial invaders. The land was not theirs to exploit. The diamond was not his to sell. The calls for its return are fair enough.

The mine was owned by a colonial invader, or descendant thereof. The land and all discovered within it should not have been his. The diamond was stolen.

Disagree. The mine was owned by a colonial occupier, or descendant thereof.

That’s for South African government to decide. They are after all the elected representatives of the country it was stolen from.

Don’t agree with a lot of that post, but in particular I disagree that the call for the diamond to be returned is not valid.

It was handed over by a British run government, the British were in charge after the second boer war. The boers were also colonial invaders, or descendants thereof, if preferred. Either way it was theft.

I have read it, I wonder if you have. It was handed over by Imperial Authorities...it was theft. "Supporting the British monarchy's claim to the precious stone, the Royal Asscher explains that the gem was purchased by South Africa's Transvaal government (run by British rule) and presented to King Edward VII as a birthday gift.''