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I doubt they could
If you read the paper, it states that kyiv is not interested in building nukes itself.
It was written by a Ukrainian think tank that stated that kyiv could build a bomb if it wanted using its remaining nuclear reactors. The report was then given to the Ukrainian government.
It's nothing serious.
And then published in one of the most respectable and globally-circulated newspapers. It's like when "sources" leak info to the press, it's normally done on purpose to get that info out there. To me, this article reads like a threat; if the US stops the aid, Ukraine will be forced to make a nuclear weapon.
This is “The Times”, not “Time”. This is a right wing rag that isn’t respected by anyone.
The Times had an average daily circulation of 365,880 in March 2020; in the same period, The Sunday Times had an average weekly circulation of 647,622.[1] The two newspapers also had 304,000 digital-only paid subscribers as of June 2019.[7] An American edition of The Times has been published since 6 June 2006.[8] Due to its widespread availability in libraries and its comprehensive index, The Times has received considerable use from academics and researchers. A complete historical file of the digitised paper, up to 2019, is available online from Gale Cengage Learning.
None of that means that it isn't a right wing rag that gets laughed it. Is it “more reputable” than the Sun? Probably. That doesn’t change the fact that it’s an utter joke.
Yes. but it is most likely part of Trump's daily news briefing.
Granted, 4chan is probably part of his briefing too. I don't give him any credit to choose non-fascist news sources.
This wouldn't be first nor 1000th time when Times is uncritically reposting nonsense from UA sources.
It seems to be a part of an effort to influence Trump to not to turn off the tap. Another one: Boris Johnson says British troops may have to go to Ukraine if Trump cuts support
I expect we are going to see more doomer predictions regarding the US stopping the funding. All of these articles are literally aimed at Trump. I'm pretty sure he started getting briefings as the president-elect, and that includes media/news briefing. If you want an example of how important the media/news is to Trump, his declared Secretary of Defense pick is Peter Hegseth, a "political commentator for Fox News since 2014 and co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend from 2017 to 2024," Trump watched Fox & Friends religiously while he was president. to the point that the hosts addressed him personally several times.
"Nuclear bomb", "British troops in Ukraine", these are all escalations, and against Trump's stated goals of ending the war quickly.
Liberals are freaking out cause Trump is filling his cabinet with "pro-RU" (but really, anti-UA and anti-war and NATO-skeptic).
Plus i mean its 1 bomb and as soon as they use it Russia turns them into glass. Makes more sense to not use it. Its more valuable as leverage than as a weapon.
The threat of MAD is somehow a greater deterrent than MAD itself.
This is, by definition, not MAD