On the contrary, I’m reasonably sure it would.
That’s why deploying them in Russia’s face now just might give pause to future further bad behavior on their part. Poker on a bigger scale. Were none of these weapons ever to be used? That seems unlikely, don’t you think?
Yeah, it’s all just a big game. Fool.
Be careful what you wish for. Brandon and Blinken are HARDLY who you want in the Driver’s Seat if this thing actually goes HOT!
Lord, Help Us! We don’t deserve it, but PLEASE! Not. This.
One reason for Russia to put nukes in Belarus is to deter a Polish / NATO invasion. If the nukes were deployed in Kiev,
that wouldn’t alter Russia’s main goals: holding on to Donbas & Crimea.
Ultimately a stalemate and Cold War II would ensue. Western Ukraine would become a very unstable analogue of West Germany.
Playing nuclear chicken by putting nukes near the front lines won’t work for NATO. Several of its governments would fall instantly.