Is Russia's Nuclear Weapons Arsenal Broken? - William Spaniel

[TexasTowelie]

One of the underlying themes of the War in Ukraine is U.S. reticence to fully commit to the fight due to Russian nuclear weapons. However, is it possible that this a phantom menace? Could Russia’s arsenal be beyond a state of repair? This video explores the arguments for why the threat may be empty, and whether they hold any weight under scrutiny.

0:00 Skepticism about Russia’s Nuclear Arsenal
1:07 Basic Nuclear Weapons Maintenance
5:55 Is Russia Incapable of Maintaining Nuclear Weapons?
8:50 Why Russia Is Probably Capable
11:36 Corruption
13:02 Why the West Should Not Bank on Corruption
16:40 Strategic Decay

[EarnestPutz]

1. The war has exposed the limitations of Russian conventional weapons that belong in a Tom Clancy....

.....novel, so why not their nukes too?

[tornado34jh]

2. I wouldn't be surprised if their nuclear arsenal isn't working. How old is Russia's nuclear arsenal?

By now, if it hasn't been updated, it's probably rusted or something of that sort.

[NNadir]

3. It would be a very, very, very, very bad idea to gamble on this being true. n/t.