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Has the US or NATO even threatened to go to war if Russia starts using tacnukes in Ukraine? I haven't seen any reports to suggest so, and I've been following th
by hollerith 5y ago
Has the US or NATO even threatened to go to war if Russia starts using tacnukes in Ukraine? I haven't seen any reports to suggest so, and I've been following the news on this war closely.
(The US has threatened more sanctions if Russia uses WMDs. That threat was in response to signs Russia was getting ready to use chemical weapons.)
- mattm 5y agoNuclear or chemical fallout that drifts into NATO countries could potentially warrant a response. Here's one such article from a few weeks ago. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/03/23/if-russia-uses-wmd-ukraine-fallout-could-trigger-nato-response-key-lawmaker-says.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/03/23/if-russia-use... Of course, we won't know for sure unless it happens (and let's hope it doesn't).
- hollerith 5y agoOK, but even when detonated high enough above the ground that no appreciable fallout is produced, nukes are quite destructive. In fact, for many kinds of targets, cities being one, the altitude that maximizes destruction is high enough.