Pons_Aelius , 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago)

I have a different theory. Russia’s nuclear saber rattling exists because it is basically all they have to feel powerful. Their economy is a joke, they have no real cultural influence in the wider world.

It is like Nth Korea, they both threaten to launch the nukes to feel powerful while no one in the wider world really gives a shit.

Yes, the US launched nukes in WW2 but the big difference is that no one else had them at the time.

Now that half a dozen nations do, all you can do with them is threaten because the implication is that any launch of nukes will be answered with a counter launch. Russia cannot use them as they will be wiped out if they do.