“If Russia goes nuclear then that’s Russia’s choice to commit suicide.”
Russia can go nuclear in the territory of Ukraine with impunity. NATO will not cross that border.
Because every member knows it would result in worldwide conflagration. And that they too will die.
Stupid-assed neocons don’t care so they’ll advocate for it anyway.
DOD won’t let them have it.
“Russia can go nuclear in the territory of Ukraine with impunity. NATO will not cross that border.”
That’s not how the real world works. If Russia uses nuclear weapons on a non-nuclear state then that’s nuclear terrorism and Russia goes from an aggressive country to being a terrorist regime.
The odds of a NATO strike on Russia go waaaaaaay up if Russia does this.
If Russia nukes Kyiv (likely target) then they also hit the US Embassy and a number of NATO embassies. That’s our legal justification for war right there.
Within minutes if not seconds the US goes to DEFCON 1. Missiles get fueled, bombers scramble with nukes aboard, subs go silent, aircraft carrier battle groups go to a war footing, and the probability of NATO attacking Russian nuclear forces becomes more and more likely with each passing minute.
Russian subs near to the US and Europe will get killed by the attack subs shadowing them. Any Russian planes near the US likewise get killed. Certain Russian satellites will last no more than 90 minutes.
I’ve seen some of these games play out in Newport and the whole mindset of the US military is geared to neutralize the threat. And that’s what will happen.