Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the West that Russia is technically prepared for a nuclear war, and that should the US send troops to Ukraine, it would be regarded as a considerable escalation of the war.
When he threatens nukes it means he’s scared.
He’ll never use them, not that he can make that decision unilaterally anyway. He wants to have a legacy, not be the guy forever remembered as the reason Russia got turned into a radioactive wasteland.
Call me naive but i think even if he goes to push the button either someone else will stop him or the guy who actually launches the missile wont do it. AFAIK he doesnt have a launch button, but a “ok to launch” button, and theres a surprising history of people refusing to do so even when ordered.
Not to downplay the severity or anything, putin is a madman the world is better off without. Im worried he’ll continue his warpath, but not worried he’ll destroy the world if that makes sense.
He was also ready to take Kyiv in three days. He’s not that bright.
I can see it now.
Nuke America
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Most Nukes don’t launch
Three detonate in silos. Controls failed and more radiation than boom.
12 have nav failures and land in Ocean
Three land in Russia just from probability. Kill a goat or two.
One hits Sweden on its way over. Mountain disappears. …
5 boomer subs open launch Bays to fire. Rapidly sink.
10 others attempt launch, get a torp from a following Seawolf.
30 odd surface and say they refuse to fire. We get a few great movies from it
Christ… this shit again? And again? And again and again and again?
If I had a nickel for every time these russian parasites spewed hot sewage air and it got tagged as “newsworthy”, adding yet more noise to the goddamned constant feedback loop, I could have bought myself some nice noise-cancelling headphones already.
Does he know how fast he would be turned into radioactive dust if he starts a nuclear escalation with the US?
IRC a more realistic scenario is that they do an airburst strike (limits fallout) above an unoccupied (no civlians left) part of Ukraine as a show of force. Official Russian doctrine:
They think this will bring their enemies to the table.
I honestly don’t think it will, after all the atrocities they’ve committed. More likely, they’ll be fully ostracized, the west will give Ukraine even more weapons, Europe will enter the war in Ukraine, and the US will come with a conventional but devastating response.
Joke’s on Putin. Half the pop of the west is already tired of living and would welcome an/the end. I know I would. So bring it mf.
You’re saying there is a chance I won’t have to go to work? Well ok then!