U.S. policymakers have relied on these IC assurances to kick the decision, and policy can down the road, now to the point where Iran very possibly has a bomb, and we are playing games over its definition.
What Do Russia’s Nuclear Threats Tell Us About Arms Control Prospects?
Nevertheless, about a third of those Russians surveyed in a poll last year stated it is “highly probable” or “quite probable” that Putin could order the Russian military to launch nuclear weapons first in a war with the West
Nevertheless, about a third of those Russians surveyed in a poll last year stated it is “highly probable” or “quite probable” that Putin could order the Russian military to launch nuclear weapons first in a war with the West
Kremlin Warns of Escalation if West Gives Ukraine Longer Range Weapons - The Moscow Times
The Kremlin on Thursday warned of escalation in Ukraine if the West gives the pro-Western country more weapons capable of striking Russia. "Potentially, this is extremely dangerous, it will mean bringing the conflict to a whole new level, which, of course, will not bode well from the point of view of global and pan-European security," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
What Putin's general was doing in Ukraine, according to top secret report
The official warns that from Putin's vantage point, though, deep dissatisfaction with the situation in Ukraine and fear of the west turning the tide might actually provoke a nuclear display of some sort—one intended to shock the west and bring a halt to the war. The supply of western arms is also now a serious game changer, resupplying Ukraine while Russia is increasingly constrained.
"Escalation is now a true danger," says the senior official.
Why do we think Vladimir Putin will not use “the bomb” when there is so much evidence that he will?
Recently, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl told Congress that the odds Russia would use nuclear weapons are low: “I don’t think they’re likely to do so.” The Washington-…
Russia's nuclear doctrine is called "escalate to deescalate" or, more appropriately, "escalate to win," which means threatening or using nukes early in a conventional conflict. Even if Putin is now bluffing — most analysts think he is — he is getting
America Isn’t Ready for Russia's Battlefield Nuclear Weapons
With an estimated 100,000 Russian troops positioned near Ukraine’s border and President Biden promising to assist Ukraine against a Russian invasion, the risk of nuclear weapons use is once again on the rise. During the Cold War, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), long-range strategic bombers, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) were the primary threat to human […]
Does Russia Think Their New Nuclear Weapons Could Win World War III?
Russia has passed the United States in the nuclear weapons category. Their new generation of tactical nuclear weapons is superior to ours, and they are expanding other capabilities. Which would be bad enough if our nuclear weapons actually worked well and were ready if we ever needed them. But we have some issues and no one wants to even work on them anymore, erroneously thinking that nuclear deterrence is an obsolete relict of the Cold War.
Russia tells citizens to ‘prepare for nuclear war with West’
Russia has warned citizens that a nuclear war with the West could be imminent - sparked by clashes in the Middle East. Officials said on Friday that underground shelters had been built which could house 12 milion people - enough for the entire population of Moscow. Russia has clashed with the Western
Pentagon warned of growing risk of nuclear war in 2020 report
The possibility that nuclear weapons will be used in a regional or global conflict has increased over the past decade, according to a newly released report from the Pentagon.
