this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2024
83 points (74.3% liked)

World News

32352 readers
415 users here now

News from around the world!

Rules:

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] LemmeAtEm@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 month ago

it was more a way to test out their new toys.

And as a demonstration for any would-be challengers (one in particular, and we all know who) to the emerging US hegemonic dominance, a demonstration not just of the destructive capacity of nukes but of their willingness to use it.