> I highly doubt the US would respond by dropping a nuke on Russia. That just wouldn't accomplish anything useful. And you’re probably right—it wouldn’t achiev

> I highly doubt the US would respond by dropping a nuke on Russia. That just wouldn't accomplish anything useful. And you’re probably right—it wouldn’t achieve anything useful. What I’d expect is the first gulf war all over again. Some good 2 months of non-stop relentless air campaign with surgical strikes, and boots on the ground for the final phase. And a dismembered, completely dysfuncional Russia wrapped into endless internal conflicts between the constituent republics at the end.