I am not justifying as it didn't happen. But for example general Patton realized that Russian communists were equal or maybe even greater evil than the Nazis we

I am not justifying as it didn't happen. But for example general Patton realized that Russian communists were equal or maybe even greater evil than the Nazis were. Now we know for sure that he had the right understanding - tens of millions people were murdered by Russian communists. More over they exported their murderous ideology into other countries causing even wider human suffering. My comment argues that if US had waged war against Russia after WW2 to liberate Russia from communist dictatorship then most likely nukes would have been used, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths (mind you - the nukes of the day were small in comparison), but avoiding tens of millions. But perhaps the nukes would not have been used as despite their fame, their real utility is small (if you are trying to minimize civilian causalities). We'll never know. My main argument is that the usage of nukes by itself doesn't include any moral values - it is necessary to understand the context in what these weapons are used.