You are right on one point, but for the wrong reasons… The IBMs use a chemical ( I can’t remember exactly what it is..) that has huge value on the black market… There is a theory that most of the missiles will have had this chemical sold, and thus just won’t launch. However if just a few make it to Europe and the US it will still be catastrophic… Best to not go there.

Russia has not exploded a nuclear weapon recently because they are part of the test ban treaty, which they instigated. ( Left as I am, I am no supporter of Russia, but facts are facts).. it’s the same reason that neither has the US or The UK and France. The only country that has tested nukes in my lifetime is North Korea.

Putin is many things, but stupid is not one of them. He will never use nuclear weapons, even tactical ones.. He knows the the response he will incur. I honestly have no idea how the Ukraine situation will pan out…. I have my own opinions how the war could be ended, which probably, ( surprisingly aligning with Trump) is the only realistic end to the conflict, but any solution does not involve nukes.

The man is not getting any younger. The best way to get rid of him is patience!

Putin has tried several times to launch an ICBM as a demo and they have mostly failed.

When was the last time Russia has actually detonated a war head to prove they work? I am not saying they still have thousands ready to go. But I bet its down into the few hundred and they do not know which ones actually work.

I am not even sure if they ever had that many rockets and war heads. I think they upped the numbers to fake out the rest of the world. Their one plan was to overwhelm any American deference with a bunch of fake ICBM’s.

Putin knows that if he uses a nuke he will get the same back. The problem is that he is willing to do this. Its just people he no longer needs to feed or pay. Just like dead solders.

If the Russian people want to be safe they need to rise up and throw him out by force. America could take him out with a targeted attack but the people would not have the feeling of accomplishment then. They would just accept another dictator.

Russia has nothing to gain from this. But we get to watch what they can do. if they damage to try to hack the sat we just quietly shut them down from the Ukraine.

The Ukrainians get the credit for hitting their satellite control center with a big drone.