"Putin Stokes Nuclear Fears With Atomic Weapons Warnings; As Russian forces meet fierce resistance in Ukraine, Western capitals worry Kremlin could turn to tactical nuclear arms" - WSJ - SCW Newswatch
The Wall Street Journal reports on concerns over whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will use nuclear weapons against Ukraine.
"When Russia unveiled previously secret details of its nuclear-weapons doctrine for the first time in 2020, it confirmed something U.S. war planners had long suspected: Moscow would be willing to use atomic arms to keep from losing a conventional war. Since ... Putin invaded Ukraine ... he has repeatedly raised the specter of nuclear war, invoking his country’s atomic arsenal in an effort to deter the U.S. and [NATO] from getting involved in the conflict. But as [] Putin’s army has faced fierce resistance from Ukrainian forces strengthened by large infusions of Western weaponry, concerns have grown in Washington and allied capitals that Russia could consider using a so-called tactical nuclear weapon to gain the upper hand ...."
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