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One thing is clear: with the rise of anti-Western rhetoric in Russia and the ongoing counteroffensive by the Ukrainian military, the nuclear issue is intensifying...
The question we've been asking since President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has been: Will the Kremlin use nuclear weapons on Kiev? US President Joe Biden does not rule out such a possibility.
" I worry about Putin's use of tactical nuclear weapons, the danger is real ," said President Biden.
I don't know if President Biden reads the Russian magazine Profile, but if he does, you can understand why he's worried.
Could Russia Use Tactical Nuclear Weapons?
Last week, the Russian magazine "Profile" published an article by the well-known Russian foreign policy and defense expert Sergei Karaganov. He is the honorary chairman of the Presidium of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy. In short, he is well connected to those in power in Russia.
He argues that to “break the will of the West,” Russia “would have to make a tactical nuclear strike on Ukraine.
"The enemy must know that we are ready to launch a pre-emptive strike in retaliation for all current and past acts of aggression in order to prevent a slide into global thermonuclear war. But what if they don't back down? In this case, we will have to hit a series of targets in a number of countries in order to bring those who have lost their minds to reason ," he told the Russian magazine "Profile".
Since last year, we've grown accustomed to nuclear threats from Moscow, and President Putin has confirmed that Russia has already deployed its first array of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, a move the Russian leader says is designed to remind everyone that "thinks to cause us a strategic loss".
But arguing the merits of a pre-emptive nuclear strike on the West? This is a whole new level. It is clear that not everyone in Russia accepts such an idea.
Today's edition of the Kommersant business daily contains an article entitled "Nuclear war is a bad way to solve problems."
What's fascinating about this piece is that it suggests that the debate in Russia about when or whether to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war has exploded into the public domain.
Written by another group of Moscow-based foreign policy and defense experts, the Kommersant article explains why they believe Sergei Karaganov is dangerously wrong.
" The idea that the use of nuclear weapons can stop escalation and solve strategic problems that conventional military means have failed to do is extremely dubious and most likely wrong. Radioactive debris that would most likely be like playing 'roulette' 'nuclear' are the worst foundation for a bright future" , say the experts.
It is possible that the proposal of Mr. Karaganov for a pre-emptive nuclear strike was so shocking that other Russian academics felt that they simply could not remain silent.
Nëse po, kjo tregon se megjithëse peizazhi i medias ruse tani kontrollohet shumë nga shteti edhe brenda kufijve aktualë, ka ende vend në disa platforma për debate dhe diskutime të kufizuara mbi tema të caktuara. Sidomos tema të tilla vendimtare si lufta bërthamore.
Ose mund të ndodhë që i gjithë ky debat është krijuar për të tërhequr vëmendjen e Perëndimit, për ta bërë presidentin Putin të duket si polic i mirë ndaj policit të keq që luhet nga z. Karaganov.
Në fund të fundit, vetë udhëheqësi i Kremlinit nuk ka bërë thirrje për një sulm bërthamor parandalues ndaj Perëndimit. Dhe kështu vazhdon argumenti, më mirë uluni dhe bëni paqe me të, përpara se Karaganovitët e vijës së ashpër të fitojnë ditën dhe të shtypin butonin bërthamor.
One thing is clear: with the rise of anti-Western rhetoric in Russia and the ongoing counteroffensive of the Ukrainian military, the nuclear issue is becoming more and more intense./ Adapted "Pamphlet from "CNN"
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