I hope you are right. I worry that Mom Russia will retaliate if they see too much bragging about us giving killer ammo to their current enemies. Their modus operandi could be they reverse the shift. It would be wise to speak softly but carry a big stick to avert warmongering for good.
"On Thermonuclear War" by Herman Kahn. First published in 1960, but still actual.
Who would Mom Russian retaliate against? Vlad isn't suicidal as far as I know.
It depends. Actually, he may easily decide that it is much more safe to directly attack the US nuclear forces than allow them attack first or be defeated in a conventional war.
My intention was not war but an equal match such as giving an enemy firecrackers or worse, dump a northern snowfall on the Lincoln Memorial.
I'm pretty sure that he knows that we won't nuclear attack him first. He also knows that conventional war against the US isn't winnable. Directly attacking US nuclear forces isn't even possible. He knows that too. 30 seconds after his launch of a nuclear warhead is when he would die. This ain't the old days where you could launch a missile like that in secrecy.
Are you speaking in code?
He is sure that if you are not detered, you will attack him first. Either by supplying Ukraine with nukes, either during "uncontrolled escalation".
Yes. Thats why it's not an option at all. Regional war or large-scale war are nuclear in Russian doctrine.
It is possible. It will be complicated and demanding some special preparations but possible.
No. If he launch nukes first, he is in his HQ under Yamantau mountain and you can't get him at all. And no, US launch-under-attack procedure takes at least 7 minutes (plus at least one minute for detection and 90 seconds for actual launch of MMIII).
With US degrading SBIRS system and Russian hackers/saboteurs in C3I systems the old good days are returning. And yes, a well-planned counter-force strike may be simply to fast to react.
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You seem like a nice cheerleader for Vlad; my new friend.
I'm not a big fun of him, or, more precisely, his scenic image, but I do appreciate the system. It's not ideal, but it works and works well.
Nucleophobia detected. Of course people will survive. We simply doesn't have enough nukes to wipe out the whole humanity.
No. Actually they understand that nuclear war is survivible and winnable.
