# Assuming no WMD are used, how long will this impact the world?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Tags:** ukraine-invasion\
**Created:** [March 12, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-no-wmd-are-used-how-long-will-this-impact-the-world/960945 "2022-03-12T16:08:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-no-wmd-are-used-how-long-will-this-impact-the-world/960945/21 "2022-03-14T09:00:13Z")

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> [@Magiver](#):
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> The economic sanctions on Russia will destroy it.  
> Putin will try to retaliate.  
> If he does this and is not stopped then something really bad will happen.

Something really bad is already happening.

Unfortunately, anything that will cause pain to the people actually responsible for this shit-show in Ukraine will cause the ordinary Russian to suffer, but if that is not done then we will continue to see the same people create more shit-shows, destruction, and death for their selfish benefit.

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**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-no-wmd-are-used-how-long-will-this-impact-the-world/960945/22 "2022-03-14T11:28:08Z")

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like “entitled fat russian guy chains himself to McD door”?

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**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-no-wmd-are-used-how-long-will-this-impact-the-world/960945/23 "2022-03-14T22:39:36Z")

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> [@velomont](#):
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> I’ve heard this often as well but I’ve never seen any suggestion that it would be easy or even probable or possible. Nor have I seen any indication that there would be a quick, happy aftermath.

While Putin is a single person he also represents a mindset of others who would be under the same microscope.

So it would depend on how big of a revolution takes place. Think of what occurred in the French Revolution. We always hear the name Marie Antoinette thrown around but she was one of many people caught up in it.

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