Is he bluffing ?

This morning Putin made the implicit threat that he was prepared to use nuclear weapons in his losing war in Ukraine.

In January the People’s Republic of China, the French Republic, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America issued a joint statement ;

"We affirm that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. As nuclear use would have far-reaching consequences, we also affirm that nuclear weapons—for as long as they continue to exist—should serve defensive purposes, deter aggression, and prevent war. "

So which is it ; An empty threat from a desperate and deluded leader , or a serious warning that he'd be prepared to risk mutually assured destruction rather than lose the war and most likely his Presidency ?

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2cool4school · 46-50, F

Russia still has “tactical nuclear weapons” capabilities as well as chemical and biological weapons. This is not exactly what the news is clearly stating as they want to make it look like we are going to see Hiroshima and Nagasaki like events similar to WW2. Biden is also being urged to walk back his statements about nuclear Armageddon because it is far more more likely that Russia would use a tactical nuke like the Poseidon missile and the absence of the Russian submarine that deploys is a very big red flag 🚩 as to what may come.

LegendofPeza · 61-69, M

@2cool4school Not for the first time , Biden is a little loose with his words. Put simply , the more it is talked about the likelier it becomes.

2cool4school · 46-50, F

@LegendofPeza I find it a little ironic that less than 4-5 years ago people that were staunch republicans were trying to convince the rest of the US government that Russia is most likely responsible for UFOs or UAPs and I’m pretty sure that it’s obvious now that if Russia had anything that was more advanced than the US military they would have used it before letting their military get decimated by the Ukrainian and their allies. Even Chechen fighters have joined the cause with Ukrainians and that’s a perfect example of the concept “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@2cool4school It is amazing how many people old enough to remember the cold war are running around with their heads cut off. We are in a new cold war. Back in the first one this sort of rhetoric was so common people wrote pop songs about it.

2cool4school · 46-50, F

@LegendofPeza

Put simply , the more it is talked about the likelier it becomes

I don’t think I agree. It depends upon who’s saying it. The news media like you to pay attention and so they often overdramatize what they are reporting upon. Likewise people in power like to give their populations and rival populations something that makes them seem like they are the most aware and most prepared for the current situation and often the worst situation. I don’t think we’re nearly as close to the use of nuclear weapons in the form of the ICBM and bombs with nuclear warheads. It just doesn’t achieve anything that would benefit anyone. There are too many people that can still keep Putin from a scorched earth maneuver. And if the US were to do anything that would constitute an attack on Russia we run into problems with the other major countries on the UN namely China and India. I’m sure that the 5 Eyes are strongly focused upon the same countries that are a threat to the US namely China N.Korea and Iran but an all out war takes time to move strategic pieces in place. That said it’s interesting that the USS Ronny Reagan is now off the Korean Peninsulas coast and I’m sure that ghe forces on Guam and Diego Garcia especially are drilling for the possibility of being called into action. We’re just going to have to wait and see. But I don’t think living in fear is going to help things. You can of course but it’s a waste of time and energy in my opinion.