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”.

  • @KaiserEnglish
    3•1 year ago

    That is the mutually assured destruction doctrine. I can Image the East responding with conventional attacks as a start, but if we started attacking Russia directly and they’ve already shown the willingness to use nuclear weapons what’s to stop them from using more against the conventional western forces. The west would need a very decisive first strike if they respond with any direct action.

    Personally I don’t know if using nuclear weapons is a line that you can walk back across, once the genie is out of the bottle, it’s out and it going back in.