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  I mean, every list I've seen of the causes of WW2 has included economic instability worsened by punitive reparations for WW1. Ukraine needs to be compensated, but bleeding Russia dry to do it will probably only bring round 2 in thirty years as a new generation tries to secure resources.
context: Reparation payments should become the new deterrence weapon after nuclear weapon, so full power on the ruble to go south >
  
  Not disagreeing, but wondering if increasing the deterrence cost of war might also somehow make nuclear options appear less unfavorable.