> 2) the US said Russia is not really allowed to use nukes, because they're too big or something, but these particular newfangled Himars bombs the US is giving

> 2) the US said Russia is not really allowed to use nukes, because they're too big or something, but these particular newfangled Himars bombs the US is giving to Ukraine can devastate 'huge' areas (i lost 'huge' in the original post). so, i'm curious what the rules are for how big Russian bombs are allowed to be. and, are those rules different for different participants? The Russians and Ukrainians having been using weapons with a bigger explosion and area of effect then this since the start of the war. The Russians levelled an entire shopping centre the other month with a missile designed to take out US aircraft carriers.