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Russia using a nuke in Ukraine doesn’t even make any sense. What would it accomplish? The Ukrainian forces are too scattered for this to be effective. Would it
by IAmGraydon 4y ago
Russia using a nuke in Ukraine doesn’t even make any sense. What would it accomplish? The Ukrainian forces are too scattered for this to be effective. Would it scare the West into backing down? It would certainly scare a lot of people, but Putin knows that the West will not be scared into submission. If it’s done as a scare tactic, then it’s terrorism, and negotiating with terrorists is off the table.
The only way I can see Russia going nuclear is if the West becomes directly involved in the conflict, Putin sees it as the existential end of Russia, and decides to take the murder-suicide route. Let’s hope it never gets to that point.
- andrewflnr 4y agoI don't think he does know this. The last couple decades of Russian relations have consisted of the West being scared into submission. It wasn't until (a) Russia invaded Ukraine and frankly (b) Ukraine bloodied Russia's nose that everyone else woke up to the fact that Russia was a real threat that had to be and could be opposed.