• arrow74@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    Right, modern day international law would define that as an act of war.

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        3 days ago

        “Act of war” is not the same as “declaration of war”, in case you were under that impression.

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        3 days ago

        It clearly is.

        Just because a nation commits an act of war against you doesn’t mean that you have to declare war and attack. All it means is you have a justifiable cause to retaliate under international law