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The problem with that is once nukes are used, it’s difficult to determine whether they are low yield tactical nukes or full blown nukes. Plus the fog of war often causes miscalculations that could cause a full nuclear exchange.Who dares, wins. For far too long the west has imagined for the most part that any use of nukes would be large scale, and on population centers. Almost completely ignoring the potential utility of low yield tactical nukes on the battle field. Russia? Not so much. They’ve developed, and war gamed the usage of low yield nukes far more than the West. And have also considered the reaction from the West should they use them. This myopic point of view leaves the West wide open on the battle field. Defaulting the West to resort to MAD as their only response should Russia use one. Which means the West would likely do little to nothing, in response, nuclear speaking, as it pertains to Ukraine. No European nation, nor America, are going to offer up their own cities, in response to a tactical low yield battlefield strike, in Ukraine. None.