Yes, unfortunately, my worst fears are confirmed by time. When Putin announced the start of the SMO, the first thing I thought a

Yes, unfortunately, my worst fears are confirmed by time. When Putin announced the start of the SMO, the first thing I thought about and what I was afraid of, given Putin’s “patience and restraint“, was that he would not bring the situation to a dead end again, this time a nuclear one. Russian Telegram channel “Lobaev Z“: The worst thing in the current chain of events (Kursk, nuclear power plants, airfields, ferry) is that the moment for using a demonstrative nuclear weapon has been missed. Earlier (namely, at the very beginning of the SMO), it was possible to get by with tests, then - a little later - with a single strike (say, at the Yavoriv test site). Now none of this will work. These are half measures, completely devoid of meaning, because the enemy, intoxicated by permissiveness, will not be impressed at all. Now, to achieve the desired effect, a massive strike will be required, from two hundred warheads and above. Will our leadership go for it? Something tells me that it wo... Source: Victor vicktop55