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I don't know how much absolute power Putin has. Can he successfully launch a first strike attack? Would his circle and the chain of command follow the order pro
by notreallyserio 5y ago
I don't know how much absolute power Putin has. Can he successfully launch a first strike attack? Would his circle and the chain of command follow the order promptly or is there a decent chance of a coup? I'd assume that at least some powerful oligarchs wouldn't be in favor of a nuclear war.
- rcurry 5y agoThey probably can’t even find the keys to their missiles in the first place. “Damn it, they’re supposed to be on the hook next to the fridge - I told you never to move those!” “Did you check the junk drawer honey? What about in the garage with your fishing stuff?”
- Animats 5y agoIn the USSR era, the Premier did not have the authority to start a nuclear war. That required either the permission of the Politburo or the detection of the destruction of Moscow with nuclear weapons. The USSR, post-Stalin, tried to avoid giving the Premier unlimited power. They'd had that with Stalin, and it didn't end well. That may not have persisted into the Putin era.