Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, there are been a lot of concern regarding Russia’s nuclear arsenal and Ukraine’s lack thereof. NBC News’ Joshua Johnson is joined by former U.S. ambassador to Russia and NBC News analyst Michael McFaul to take a look back at when and why Ukraine gave up its nuclear arsenal.
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This is exactly why it’s our responsibility to help Ukraine as much as possible!!
Yeltsin is to Putin as Hindenburg was to Hitler.
Because of bill clinton.
Ukraine has been an example for others in so many ways.
Little do people know it is also an example for both the Allies and Enemy, let me explain.
Ukraine is an example of:
What happens when you give up your weapons
When you TRUST others for your protection
What others Promises really mean
What an Agreement really do
How valuable an already Democratic country really means to the West
What Russian promises mean
What US promises mean
As well as the current examples of
What a real President/Leader really is
What motivated citizens willing to defend their country really looks like
Small minded
Ego is winning
What’s wrong with these worm food
They gave all their hard core weapons to russia back in the 90s . In return russia promised not to use them or attack them
Now many other nations are going to want their own nukes. This is going to get dangerous. All these humanity- ending tripwires being everywhere is going to end up badly.
sounds like what happened to the Native Americans and United States and black slaves. only 100 years ago.
why is there so many Chinese Korean and Russian movies on Netflix don't we hate these people. tell me how im supposed to feel.
Because USA asked them to disarm and focus on education and infrastructure which we can see now😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I have a problem listening to a sub-saharan who doesnt know the first thing about geo-politics or regional politics.
The main lesson of this war for Americans: we should shift much of the funds we currently spend on conventional forces to anti-ballistic missiles and other forms of nuclear defense. Let's get real–nukes are all Russia has against the US. If Russia’s conventional forces were twice as good as they are, they’d still be half as good as they need to be to give the US a run for its money. As for China, all signs point to its conventional forces being just as much of a paper tiger as Russia's. Realistically speaking, no country’s conventional forces pose a strategic threat to the US. Yet, against nukes the US seems content to remain helpless. The percentage of defense spending allocated to nuclear defense is so low what else can it be called other than wildly irrational and profoundly irresponsible. I’ve read that the US has fewer bunkers than either tiny Albania or tiny Switzerland. I live in Washington DC. A few minutes ago I googled where to go in case of a nuclear attack. I can find no useful answer. I just see unhelpful comments like “go to a fall-out shelter” with no info about where fall-out shelters are, what their capacities are, which ones are deepest, best fortified, etc. If nukes were really about to fly in 15 minutes, I suppose I’d run to the closest metro stop (the subway), but to where should I take it? Which direction should I head? Which metro lines would take me to an above-ground stop where death awaits? Where can one find iodine pills agains radiation sickness? I can’t find any answers. Why hasn’t the US spent five-hundred dollars to create a webpage with this kind of information. It’s as if long ago the US decided that there’s no point in even trying to survive a nuclear war given that whatever we do millions of us will die. If half of us will die, there’s no point in the other half surviving. What kind of nonsense is that?! Why do we make no effort whatsoever to save the tens of millions of American lives that could be saved? We spend astronomical amounts to develop fighter jets so advanced that fighter pilots won’t get shot down, thereby saving tens or hundreds of American lives. So why do we spend almost nothing to save tens of millions of American civilians from incineration and radiation poisoning?!
That makes The US a two- faced LIAR! What's the point of words on a paper that mean NOTHING? Those nations that gave up their nukes were duped.( or bought off).
We have betrayed both Ukraine, and our own honour.
US denucleared the country, same as to taiwan many years ago.
The host is so stupid. Those nukes belonged to central government of Soviet Union which was Russia, Also Ukraine didn’t have the code to actually use those nukes. That’s the same with American Nukes in Turkey which belongs to America but are in Turkey and even if Turkey decides to keep them they would not be able to use them. Two idiots here who know nothing about nuclear weapons.
But we need to be ready. Protocol in place.
Don't make excuses. We promised, we should keep our promises.
I wish Ukraine would have kept their nuclear weapons.
A promise of a respectable man is a guarantee.
Why are you not question the US and NATO on the guarantee the US made to Russian not increase the number of there NATO member east ward, the western media will do better to question there Leaders instead on just following there Govt press release
Ukraine should have learnt such lessons from the Caucasians' many broken treaties with Native-Americans and the Caucasians' many broken promises to Americans of colour, especially American families of African descent.
Budapest should have allowed Ukraine to peacefully in keep their weapons. Clinton is a former President who had once protested against the US. As for unkept promises well smart leaders don't rely on foreigners to keep them safe they keep their belongings in order to defend themselves and remain free. I could see Putin's point happening in even this Country. Why should I admire what so called fore fathers put in place when the policy set in place only deprives women for example?
Ukraine did not have the launch codes – Russia did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hIWxsRl59I
P u t in and Adolf Hitler they are the same person
A promise? What are we in elementary school?
Uhhhh maybe, I wouldn’t say Putin is suicidal but they would use nukes for tactical advantage. In doing that, that would end modern civilization, unfortunately the bad guys of the world are getting bolder because Biden won’t do anything, we could see a huge change in the world soon we’re America is so afraid of doing anything it actually makes the world very dangerous. I mean Putin once again isn’t suicidal but don’t think for a minute he wouldn’t burn Russia to the ground before he loses her in doing that launching nuclear weapons. Really these people have no idea what Putin is thinking and do not underestimate him
No nation should have a nuclear weapon we need a world diss arm of such weapons every one ,,,,,this earth is our only home we are not going in to space and going to mars no time soon ,,USA NATO Russia China Iran and the list goes on ,,,all nukes should be distoryed ,,,,we are intering a new age and people all people must prepare for the new world ,,and that is one with one such destructive weapons ,,,,at the slightest breakdown a nuclear weapon nation one man could murder billions and destroy the earth ,,,we have to all of the people in the world start to get rid of these earth mass human life taking weapons ,,, Its a new time and such things all should be gone from this planet ,,,
This is why don't trust NATO and USA they're lie
They got scam by AMERICA, give up your nuke and we will help you…IT'S all setup by ZION on both side. That why pus..Biden will not do anything unless puppetmaster said so..
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They don't have nukes because US promised that they would protect them if they gave them up.
North Korea is NEVER giving up there nukes after seeing this war lolol
There are millions of Native Americans that can attest that signed agreements do not mean anything. Whoever has the biggest stick wins.
Skips over 300 years of history.. ya I think you covered it🤣
People USA help me, save Ukraine and people, children. Immediately close the sky over Ukraine.The criminal must be defeated .
Ukraine should have never trusted US
Why did they return the nuclear missiles to Russia instead of making them unusable?
This decision proved fatal to the West. U.S. President Clinton and the British Prime Minister bear a great deal of responsibility.
I wonder if they have a few stashed away that they have forgotten about nuclear weapons have been lost and nobody figured out where they went
How long until China and Russia roll back democracy in Europe and America China is involved any thug could tell you that China may have created false evidence pointing at Russia about a lot of things that America has accused them of because Russia is close to China after they get through with Europe it will be coming to America
All you can do for Ukraine is stop supporting its fascist regime. And overthrow the American elite, which is the stronghold of FASCISM!!! Russia defends itself from fascists and Nazis!!!
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USA traitors
Thank God they don't! The Azov battalion (nazi) already has a strong position in their military imagine if they had control of a government with nukes! Bad enough when this is over there will be no way to track where all the hand held portable stinger (anti aircraft) and javelin missiles (anti tank) went to and what they may be used to threaten in the future.
Interesting news coverage topic.