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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt is a war crime to attack a nuclear power plant.
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Schuyler
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Isnt attacking and invading a sovereign nation a war crime in itself?
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It is a war crime to attack a nuclear power plant. (Original Post)
L. Coyote
Mar 2022
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Chainfire
(17,549 posts)1. It depends on who wins the war. It is the winner that holds trials.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)2. We have The International Court of Justice for a reason,
Chainfire
(17,549 posts)3. What use is a court that has no ability to punish an offender.
Do you suspect that Putin would turn over his "war criminals" to the International Court? No, I am sorry, the Germans did not hold the Nuremburg Trials, and they weren't the ones who hung the war criminals. It was not Bomber Harris that was left swinging in the breeze. Nothing has changed but the posturing.
Do you think that if the Hague orders Putin to withdraw that he will pack up his toys, go home and throw himself at the mercy of the courts? Putin must be defeated in his bed or on the battlefield. Words don't mean much when bullets are flying.
Darwins_Retriever
(853 posts)4. Like the US, Russia is not a signatory of the ICC
The ICC has no authority over Russia.
bullimiami
(13,099 posts)5. Looting, attacking civilians, indiscriminate shelling, using thermobaric missiles. All war crimes.
Attacking a nuclear plant must be a crime against humanity.