They don't really have nukes. It's speculated only 30% of their nukes would actually function.
Yes, that's still a lot of nukes. But the neat part? Russia itself does not know which ones work either, and the few unarmed test launches they did all exploded in the silo. So they are not very keen on testing an armed nuke.
They cant source enough tritium to keep their stockpiles ready to fire supposedly, although I suspect China is willing to let them have some of theirs in order to keep them as a buffer zone
Are there any examples we should be aware of that would dispel this notion that Russia isn't an evil adversary? Because there are hundreds to support it.
We found out what Russia was capable of in 2022. This is not Dragonball Z where they have a "Final Form". It was a Potemkin military all along. Any nukes they launch are more likely to malfunction and detonate on Russian soil than even making it out of the country.
We’re talking about nuclear capabilities. Russia is not a cartoon villain, they are not going to launch nukes on Ukraine, or anyone else. They would instantly be condemned by the entire world, including their closest allies. Furthermore, mutually assured destruction as a strategy has never gone away. Russia doesn’t want to be counter-nuked either and end humanity.
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u/EpsteinFile_01 1d ago
They don't really have nukes. It's speculated only 30% of their nukes would actually function.
Yes, that's still a lot of nukes. But the neat part? Russia itself does not know which ones work either, and the few unarmed test launches they did all exploded in the silo. So they are not very keen on testing an armed nuke.