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applegrove

(118,658 posts) Wed Feb 19, 2014, 07:46 PM Feb 2014

Does Ukraine have nuclear weapons? Did the Russians take them all back

when Ukraine became independent?

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Does Ukraine have nuclear weapons? Did the Russians take them all back (Original Post) applegrove Feb 2014 OP

I think that Russia took them, but what was scary... El Supremo Feb 2014 #1

I have one request that is a total nitpick ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #2

Sorry. applegrove Feb 2014 #3

True dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #4

It was never accurate to refer to Ukraine Jenoch Feb 2014 #5

El Supremo

(20,365 posts)

1. I think that Russia took them, but what was scary...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 07:50 PM

Feb 2014

were all the nuke subs still fueled and rusting away.

ProdigalJunkMail

(12,017 posts)

2. I have one request that is a total nitpick

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 07:50 PM

Feb 2014

it is not 'the Ukraine'... it is Ukraine. just like it is not 'the Russia' or 'the France'...

to your question, Ukraine no longer has nuclear weapons... i don't think.

sP

applegrove

(118,658 posts)

3. Sorry.

Reply to ProdigalJunkMail (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 07:54 PM

Feb 2014

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

4. True

Reply to ProdigalJunkMail (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 07:58 PM

Feb 2014

I fell into that trap a few times before I searched and found they'd dropped "The". It was referred to as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic , abbd to the Ukraine, pre 1991. The media remain inconsistent on the subject.

Jenoch

(7,720 posts)

5. It was never accurate to refer to Ukraine

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 08:24 PM

Feb 2014

with 'The' in front of Ukraine. Neither the Russian or Ukrainian language have a comparable word for 'the'. I don't think they have articles.

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