Quote from: RE on May 23, 2024, 10:34 AMIt seems beyond reason that Vlad would actually do this. War however often is not a reasoned outcome. Diner opinions welcome.Well, I will put in my 2 cents, representing about 1/3 of total active Diner opinions. I agree with RE. I think every time Putin has threatened nuclear alerts and issued other random threats, Biden has pushed into them and Putin turns out to just be a pussy. It is unlikely he would go after another nuclear armed power because...well....pussys tend to be pussys.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-will-strike-british-targets-if-uk-weapons-are-used-hit-its-2024-05-23/
RE
This doesn't help him of course.
No One Knows If Decades-Old Nukes Would Actually Work
https://www.wired.com/story/nuclear-weapons-testing/