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Do small tactical nukes exist? The possibility is very low, why do you think is nearly guaranteed?
by arein3 4y ago
Do small tactical nukes exist?
The possibility is very low, why do you think is nearly guaranteed?
- robotresearcher 4y agoThey’ve been demonstrated several times. Why do you believe they don’t exist? This article estimates about 500 low yield US gravity bombs and 2,000 unspecified Russian weapons exist. https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/tactical-nuclear-weapons https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/tactical-nuclear-weapons
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- hyperman1 4y agoThe way I see it: Right now, Russia is losing terrain and initiative too hard, too fast. IF Russia keeps losing, Putin is dead, and he knows it. If he's desperate enough, he can't lose much more by nuking something big enough to make it clear he dares, but small enough not to start a complete nuclear escalation. That's a very thin line to walk.
- nyokodo 4y ago> That's a very thin line to walk. The other powers would have to respond in a devastating way albeit hopefully non-nuclear otherwise they’re giving Carte Blanche to North Korea, China, Pakistan etc to use tactical nukes or even allies.
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- graderjs 4y agoYeah it's a nightmare scenario. If US really believes this is possible, and doesn't wish it, as global cop, isn't this what USSOCOM is for: covert decapitation strike?
- yrgulation 4y agoNow that territories are “officially” part of russia putin can claim the country itself is under attack. Apparently that’s the only “legal” way he can use nukes. Given that his army is in shambles and there’s mounting pressure at home due to conscriptions, he’ll want a quick end. He cant get one without too many casualties on russia’s side since ukraine is doing rather well. I mean how can he accept defeat? It would not just be his own demise but also russia’s as it would look weak among countries with similar political systems. Plus he keeps selling this conflict as an existential threat to everything russian (he wrongfully claims their very way of life is under threat - this is not something you retract at short notice meaning he wants to play the long game). Ukraine cant retreat either. So the only logical conclusion at the moment is that for russia to get out of this and still look like an actual power it needs to do something that stuns the rest of the world into backing off and potentially even retreating from some nato territory. And unless his new recruits pull some magic trick the only option left is the nuclear option.
- hypertele-Xii 4y ago> he wrongfully claims their very way of life is under threat Well, the Russian way of life seems to be to invade its neighbors, so yes, technically he's correct - sovereign well-defended neighbors are a threat to the Russian way of life. Maybe it's high time they find a new, better way of life.
- yrgulation 4y agoSometimes i sit and wonder how badly they missed the opportunity for building a better country. A place that consistently births brilliant minds, has vast mineral and oil resources, a large landmass, spans across two continents and has access to a large number of countries, yet it chose to be a bully perpetually stuck in mud. Imagine the level of development it could have achieved had it not chosen to always be so belligerent. A shame really. I hope russians get something better because this is below their level.
- hbrn 4y agoHistory and culture aside, there's a good chance they missed it precisely because of abundance of resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_curse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_curse