Should Biden be providing programabl land mines (timed to go inert) for Ukraine to use in UKRAINIAN territory? Is this & missiles an unnecessary risk?

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President Joe Biden, reversing an Obama era policy, has agreed to give Ukraine anti-personnel land mines, a move seen as an attempt to slow Russian troops who have been steadily advancing in Ukraine's east in recent months.

With much of the civilian population already evacuated, Ukraine argues that the tactical use of "non-persistent" mines poses minimal risk to civilians and is absolutely essential to stem Russia's advance.

The US "non-persistent" mines differ from Russia's as they become inert after a pre-set period of time. They are electrically fused and require battery power to detonate. Once the battery runs out, they will not detonate.

The Kremlin has vowed to retaliate for the US provision of missiles & now land mines. On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine, setting out new conditions under which the country would consider using its arsenal. It now says an attack from a non-nuclear state, if backed by a nuclear power, will be treated as a joint assault on Russia.

NaultD · Accepted Answer

I'm for any direct intervention. I see any mines are passive lethal devices. Even if Russia completely folds and makes a new pacifist government constitution the mines passively exists for the next 100 years.

For an ethical defensive war everything has to be deliberate with active mindfulness. Mines are void of that even non-persistent. Unless someone intentionally with purpose pulls a trigger should any weapon be used.

Isn't that the whole weapons don't kill people, people kill people argument.

I also get it can save more life then it takes away if used properly but that's not the moral high ground is about. The moral high ground is about assuming everything goes wrong and still doing the least amount of harm.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

No, all's Biden is doing is prolonging a failed US/NATO proxy war Ukraine cannot win. Instead of adding fuel to the fire to keep the war going so defense contractors and other western corporations get their paycheck, Biden should be taking steps to get both Ukraine and NATO to the negotiating table. Enough is enough, too many innocent civilians both sides have died in a proxy war we should have never started, yes we started it by inching NATO onto Russia's border, over throwing the Ukrainian government in 2014 and trying to make Ukraine a NATO which was always a red line for Russia, it's about time the damn war ends.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I think the biggest problem with the support for Ukraine from Biden and the Democrats is how slow they are to give the Ukrainians military supplies. Ultimately all they are giving now is too little too late. They should have went all in at the start or stayed out of it all together. All they've done is prolong the war.

KrakenAttackin · Answer

By treaty, the U. S. is forbidden from deploying landmines except on the DMZ between the South Korea and the DPRK. I believe claymores and similar munitions are allowable but they have to be command detonation.

lightbulb27 · Answer

can only guess it gives chips for Trump to pull back. Maybe it makes trump look worse if he does pull back and ukraine gives up land, which is probable.

who knows anymore?

I he gives them their nukes back...

exitseven · Answer

Just another cleanup in Aisle 2 that Trump will hve to fix. I think that Zalensky had enough dirt on the Bidens that he had to do this one last favor for Ukraine.

dreamstar72 · Answer

And all the blame will fall on Trump this way democrats will say I told you so.

Juxtapose · Answer

They are trying to sabotage Trump and start World War III before he can even take office.

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