The Times of London reports on the possible use of nuclear weapons by Russia, commenting that Vladimir Putin may use even smaller nuclear weapons.
More specifically, as the experts point out in the newspaper, although the Russian dogma of war predicts the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons, so far no movement has been found from their storage facilities in Russia.
According to the report, there are three scenarios in which nuclear weapons could be used.
First, Russia could fire a “regular” nuclear weapon for the purpose of demonstrating power, most likely over the sea, so that there would be no casualties.
The second scenario envisages the use of regular nuclear weapons in Ukraine, to destroy a large military or political target. Here, Mr. Fouter notes that this does not seem necessary given Russia’s significant firepower.
Finally, Russia would dare to strike with a regular nuclear weapon against a NATO member country.
“I could only imagine such a thing happening if Russia thought that NATO was preparing for war and that a possible Russian defeat was imminent. “Whether the strike was against a military or a political target, that would potentially be the scenario of World War III,” said Andrew Fouter, a professor at the University of Leicester who specializes in nuclear weapons.
It is worth mentioning that according to the Times and Western sources, the Russian president has ordered the transfer of an unspecified number of submarines to the North Atlantic, each of which can carry sixteen ballistic missiles.
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