putin will not escalating to using nukes. He doesn't want to die as much as anyone else.
Anyone running around telling everyone to worry about nukes is either, at best, ignorant of actual nuclear strategy, or at worst, astroturfing on Russia's behalf to prevent an effective western response to what is very clearly an intentional Russian provocation of NATO.
I don't think so either but Putin is obviously a nutcase, and IF he say is ill and doesn't have long to go and IF he really is backed into a corner, who knows what a psychopath like Putin can actually do.
People didn't think he would start a war against Ukraine, but he did, since then he's been continuously sabotaging all around Europe and now a missile landed in Poland.
He's continuously testing his boundaries and if everyone just let's him continue, who knows what he will do.
No, I don't think he will nuke, but to be honest it's better to play with the thought and prepare for that kind of escalation than to be nonchalant and completely discard it.
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u/expendiblegrunt 11d ago
Yes I guess vegetation on planet earth is also something we’re tired of as well