You have to look at it from the other side as well. Can you imagine what would happen if Russians deployed a nuke, even a small tactical one, and it was a dud?
Easy, 1. Nukes will deployed not in Ukraine, 2 major candidates are Poland and UK 2. multiple subs with nuclear weapon browse around, no matter how fast Russian will be blown out of existance there is 100% guaranty US will be blown out of existance 1 minute later
I assume you don't have family and have some incurrable illness ans wll die within the next 6-12 months? I honestly, don't know anyone in right mind who is not dying would risk to provoke Russia for nuclear strike to check if it was a dud or not
As you well know, "provoking" Russia to Putin apparently means fighting back when he invades. So yes, there is no choice but to "provoke". Since Russia has a pretty good idea, I am sure, of the lack of reliability of their nuclear weapons, it is an enormous risk for them to try to even use a tactical nuke, since if it worked it would cause an enormous retaliation, even if it was conventional, and if it was a dud, it would invite a full strategic nuclear strike on Russia since it would imply that it could not retaliate.
Russia just tested their new ICBM which worked flawlessly So don't worry about russian nuclear arms. It will do its job And there will be zero retalliation when Russia decides to nuke Estonia for example as nobody really cares about Estonia And even if it was some retaliation strike you would never know about it as you would be long dead I really think you have some sort of psyciatric disorder given what you write here
Not necessarily. Those sub commanders know they will be destroyed the moment one of their missiles break the ocean’s surface. The Russians do have significant nuclear capabilities but they cannot even coordinate air cover and ground operations. A tactical nuclear strike is much more complicated today than just lobbying missiles. The Russians would need to get passed defenses and be prepared for any and all counterattacks - they are not prepared. Russia is not a super power. If the US or NATO had to engage Russia on any level, whether it’s direct combat up to nuclear engagement, it would not be true mutual destruction. And for the Russians to even be able to have a chance at successful nuclear strikes they would have to attack first and use most of their arsenal, which would of course ensure their complete annihilation.
Apparently everybody is ignoring who controls Russia. It is not Putin, it is Xi-Jinping. China does not want a nuclear war, beacuse they would have the consequences if Russia goes nuclear. There will be radio active fall out on China territory from retaliation from the West. 80% of China's export goes to the West, almost nothing goes to Russia. A nuclear war would destroy the Chinese economy. On top of that China will only have disadvantages from that war, no benefits at all. If Putin would start a nuclear war, his companionship with China will be lost for ever (just in case that he/we survive that war).
Analysts on Russian TV with Olga Skabeeva: The West declared us war, what are we still waiting for? We have to start a special military operation to demilitarize NATO. That will probably not be simple. The representatives from these 40 different countries are a modern collective Hitler. You are right that we are in a third world war. Russia provides justice, peace and security in the entire world. All this while others try to start a big war and succeed. Either we lose in Ukraine or the third world war will start. I think that the road to a third world war is the most realistic knowing ourselves and our leader Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. The idea that everything will end with a nuclear attack, looks to me more probable then any other scenario. To my horror from one side, but from the other side it is what it is. But we will go to heaven and they will go to hell. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This kind of propaganda goes on 24/7. And Russians believe like idiots everything. 40 countries start a war against Russia? Who is wrong 1 country or 40 countries? Not a single Russian makes that critical reflection. They are too stupid for that. Do Russians really believe we will be so afraid of a nuclear war that we will back down? If we don't stop Putin now we will have to later. And the longer we wait the stronger Putin will become. One of the highest ranked Russians is dreaming of a military confrontation directly with the US. He hates the Americans. https://www.world-today-news.com/crisis-putins-hawks-russias-most-dangerous-man/
The ICBM did. But I wrote the post explaining why the nuclear weapons that Russia has are way past expiration date and may not work.