It’s a good question, because i think that seems like maybe the most likely instance where a nuke might be used - they’re best placed to “get away with it.” I think the important things to note are that:
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russia doesn’t want to spoil the land/living space in the short term, needing to make back cost of war.
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ukrainian controlled territory, though far from moscow, is bordering russia (and crimea) - russian towns near the border will be affected, and regardless of that, during the chernobyl crisis all countries in europe, maybe even in the world, suffered from the fallout effects. I believe nuclear powers aren’t willing to take this gamble- as large countries there’s a good chance one of their territories will be affected, as will other countries, who then sour on them.
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America is
run bylead by you know right now, but under any different president, russia coukd expect retaliation, and they still might expect retaliation from the EU and UK.
cattywampas@lemmy.world 1 month ago
My bet is that Russia probably gets invaded but nobody else uses a nuke.
jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Not by the US military under current leadership.
Probably the ideal time for Putin to do it.