Unironically what if they did use nuclear weapons on just Ukraine, nowhere else that'd trigger a NATO counterattack but just on Ukraine? NATO wouldn't go into a nuclear exchange over Ukraine so what would even be the consequences? Russia's already sanctioned to shit they won't kick them out of the UNSC or take away their veto because they're a nuclear power and the UN is to basically make it so that the nuclear powers don't get into shooting wars with each other that risk a nuclear exchange.
So what would even happen? It'd be bad optics but so is the embarrassment of his army's performance in Ukraine not to mention just the invasion itself was bad optics.
Is there any consequences that'd prevent him from air bursting over Kiev and Kharkiv and Odessa?
I'm just trying to figure out why wouldn't they, since they seem to be struggling without.\
Only time nukes have been used in war has been to get a quicker end to a conventional war afterall.
Landon Hernandez
Zelenskiy released most criminals, gave everyone guns, and prohibited males 18-60 from leaving Ukraine. He wants a bloody prolonged conflict. Using nukes against civilians will destroy Russia and perhaps all of Europe.
Sebastian Hughes
that would be War Crime, you can't use nukes against a non nuclear country, so more isolation and more militarization in Europe, all the countries that at some point had a nuclear program will be back to try to have nukes too I suppose, pic related.
Russians intentionally don't even use heavy artillery or air support, to prevent massive infrastructure damages, and they restrain themself to only use as little force as needed, and yet still making progress in a decent pace. They don't need nukes for this, even if NATO would attack them over Ukraine, the nukes would hit west, would not waste any on ukies. >sage
Aaron Ortiz
why would it? It'd force a surrender rather quickly after a couple cities get vaporized. maybe not even Kiev, since they'd want Zelensky to sign the articles of surrender. 1-2 nuclear cruise missiles (the KH-90 has a 1.2 megaton warhead) would force Ukraine to surrender probably, wouldn't destroy Europe.
Not that I want this I'm just wondering what deters this course of action. We basically showed how far we're willing to go with sanctions so what else can we do?
Brayden Flores
who's going to be able to try them for the war crimes? like who tried the US after nuking Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Owen Wilson
God.
Adam Cook
>Unironically what if they did use nuclear weapons Once that is done anywhere he world is fucked, period.
