Putin Likely to Make Nuclear Threats

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Putin Likely to Make Nuclear Threats

March 17, 2022 at 6:13 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 35 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/03/17/putin-likely-to-make-nuclear-threats/

"SNIP.....

Bloomberg: “President Vladimir Putin can be expected to brandish threats to use nuclear weapons against the West if stiff Ukrainian resistance to Russia’s invasion continues, draining conventional manpower and equipment, according to a new assessment by the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency.”

......SNIP"

[BlueTsunami2018]

1. Of course.

That’s all he has. There’s no way Russia can win a conventional war against nearly anyone let alone a united West. He has to threaten nukes.

And he might have to go ahead and use them.

Someone has to take this guy out.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Not that I'm advocating this, but the West and/or NATO aren't slouches here either.

No one wants the genie let out of the bottle, let alone Russia of all places, their urban areas are highly concentrated and would accordingly suffer immensely. Of course all would suffer, but we do have defenses, via NATO, etc. that are multiples of the size of Russian forces.

[cilla4progress]

3. What he's got over us

is no conscience

[PSPS]

4. I can't fathom that his entire chain of command shares his desire to commit suicide.

[Timewas]

5. Hopefully

They will stop him, if they don't I have no doubt whatsoever that he will use tactical nukes. Cornered rat reaction.

[TheBlackAdder]

6. Zelenskyy also pulled the pants down on the Myth of the Mighty Russian Military Complex.

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With an estimated 75% of Russian combat forces dedicated to Ukraine, China is noticing their weakness.

Back in the 70s and 80s, Russia concentrated a lot of their military on the border with China.
They feared that China would just walk over them.

All Russia has left are threats of nuclear strikes. Especially now that they've been pantsed.

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[roamer65]

7. The Japanese want the Kuril Islands back.

China will soon start mentioning Outer Manchuria.

Vladivostok is about to get some lessons on how to speak Mandarin.

[Polybius]

10. We never should have let them get nukes

We should have taken them out when they tested one in 1949.

[smirkymonkey]

8. He does realize that he is insuring his own death and the entire destruction of Russia, right?

What is the point? But with him, I guess there is no point if he knows he is going down. As long as he takes as many of us as he can down with him.

In this way, I think he is just like Trump. A world without them at the top, or a world without them in it is a world that doesn't deserve to exist. They would not think twice about causing the maximum amount of destruction if they knew they were going down too.

That is why it is urgent that he needs to be taken out by whatever means possible. it's him or WWIII. i don't think he is ever going to back down.

[Efilroft Sul]

9. Do a verbal jiu-jitsu move on Putin then.

Respond with, "To make terroristic threats about using nuclear weapons? That's just stupid. Vladimir Putin may have a reputation of being a ruthless man, but he's not stupid. Being stupid guarantees there is no scenario in which Russia comes out on top in this war. Being stupid means there is no reasonable way for Russia to extract itself from a quagmire of its own making. Being stupid risks not only the end of one side in this conflict, but the entire world. Is Vladimir Putin that stupid? Is anyone?"