President Joe Biden said on Monday the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is "real", days after denouncing Russia's deployment of such weapons in Belarus. On Saturday, Biden called Putin's announcement that Russia had deployed its first tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus "absolutely irresponsible".

President Joe Biden said on Monday the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is “real”, days after denouncing Russia’s deployment of such weapons in Belarus. On Saturday, Biden called Putin’s announcement that Russia had deployed its first tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus “absolutely irresponsible”.

    • BombOmOmEnglish
      4•2 years ago

      Mutually Assured Destruction.

      The idea that if one country targets cities with nukes, nothing will stop both countries from having large swaths of their cities and infrastructure destroyed from the following nuclear exchange. Therefore, it is in the best interest of both countries to never target an enemy city with nukes.