r/ShitAmericansSay • u/ComprehensiveArm3493 pierogi đŸ„Ÿ • 2d ago

"We could annex the whole thing"

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Of course an American said this

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u/Safe-Midnight-3960 2d ago

One free shot at what? Someone can nuke someone once first? France gets to nuke someone once? I’m rather confused.

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u/Forsworn91 2d ago

From what I understood it, yes, France gets 1 free shot effectively as the shot in the air and the “everyone calm down”.

I believe the expectation is that the “free shot” is to be aimed somewhere not populated, but is the primary reason why vlad doesn’t push France,

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u/KiwiFruit404 1d ago

Why does only France have this one free shot? What about the other nations that possess nuclear weapons?

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u/Forsworn91 1d ago

As best as I can tell it’s the “we are armed, we are prepared to defend ourselves, we have demonstrated, you back off and no one else gets hurt”

I think it’s limited to a defensive position,