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> They will not use nukes. I would not be so sure. At the least Putin will resume the underground nuclear tests, if things don't go so well for him. If people
by credit_guy 5y ago
> They will not use nukes.
I would not be so sure. At the least Putin will resume the underground nuclear tests, if things don't go so well for him. If people don't take the hint, he'll do some above ground tests. Then, he'll make use of the novel Russian doctrine "escalate to de-escalate" [1], which means he'll drop some tactical nukes in the theater of operations.
[1] https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russia%E2%80%99s-crazy-nuclear-war-strategy-escalationto-de-escalate-180680 https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russia%E2%80%99s-craz...
- jotm 5y agoIf anything, he will start by actually cutting off natural resource supplies to Europe. Which would be no joke, as the continent severely depends on them. Of course, it would hurt Russia too, but we already see that they don't care. Best case scenario imo, Putin "suddenly gets ill and dies" and they get a more level headed leader who will revert things to the status quo.