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Russia could nuke some deserted island to show business without triggering a nuclear war. I don't think they are desperate enought yet though? Supposedly they

• jowday 5y ago
  That would accomplish nothing other than making Russia even more of an international pariah than it already is. They don't need to demonstrate that they can use nuclear weapons if they want to - the world already knows that.
• sgt101 5y ago
  The launch would almost certainly trigger a nuclear war. The most likely use that wouldn't is to employ tactical nukes in Ukraine itself. On the other hand what would that achieve? There's no logistic hub or massed armour formation.
  • mach1ne 5y ago
    Nuke Kiev and Lviv for unconditional surrender. Worked in WW2 for the US. Personally not sure if it would work this time.