“What was the basis of that assessment? “
Someone here had posted it, so I said it in sarcasm. We have no idea either way, but I expect that Russia will do a ‘test’ of one or more in Siberia, just to find out if they’re still working properly...assuming we keep this war going.
My assumption is they work like a Swiss timepiece until I know otherwise. But it seams to me that if you can’t win without nukes, then you can’t win. Even testing one in the hinterlands brings diminishing returns pretty quickly. The US will know if they attempt a test. And if it squibs, they can’t unshit that bed.