Timothy Snyder on America’s Superpower Suicide

Snyder argues reduced U.S. support for Ukraine, driven partly by Iran-war munitions waste, raises risks of a Taiwan invasion and nuclear proliferation.

• Missile defense shortage, not funding, is the issue: Snyder says the U.S. still sells weapons to Ukraine but has stopped the economic/financial aid that let Ukraine counter Russian strikes, letting Russia systematically destroy Ukrainian factories, mines, and steelworks.
• Iran war drained Ukraine's chances: Snyder claims U.S. forces burned Patriot munitions "pointlessly" in the first 10-12 days of the Iran conflict—assets he argues could have won the Ukraine war if given to Kyiv instead.

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