America WILL retaliate with 'a devastating strike' against Russia's Black Sea Fleet or bases in Crimea if Putin follows through on threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, US Army's former European commander warns

The Daily Mail ^ | 08:29 EDT, 21 September 2022 | TOM COTTERILL FOR MAILONLINE and CHRIS PLEASANCE FOR MAILONLINE

[BradtotheBone]

America will retaliate with 'a devastating strike' against Russia's military if Vladimir Putin uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the United States Army's former European commander has warned.

Retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges today said any response by America 'may not be nuclear' but warned that if Putin were to use nukes in Ukraine that the US could look to 'destroy the Black Sea Fleet or destroy Russian bases in Crimea'.

His comments come after the Russian premier sent shockwaves around the world, as he announced the 'partial mobilization' of his reserve military forces to continue his murderous invasion of Ukraine.

And in a chilling warning directed squarely at Western and Nato leaders, desperate despot Putin insisted he would use 'all means' necessary to defend swathes of territory seized or set to be annexed by Kremlin forces before threatening to use nuclear weapons.

'If there is a threat to the territorial integrity of our country, and in protecting our people we will certainly use all means to us - and I'm not bluffing,' he then added during his televised address to the Russian people on Wednesday morning.

Gen Hodges, who commanded the US Army in Europe between 2014 and 2018, stressed the 'possibility' of Putin ordering a nuclear strike on Ukraine was 'very unlikely'.

But he said the use of any strategic weapons of mass destruction would be met with a swift and severe reaction from President Joe Biden.

'He [Putin] knows the US will have to respond if Russia uses a nuclear weapon,' Gen Hodges told MailOnline.

'The US response may not be nuclear...but could very well be a devastating strike that could, for example, destroy the Black Sea Fleet or destroy Russian bases in Crimea.

[Jumper]

If the United States decides to seriously escalate our support for Ukraine, we must do so thru the lens of clarity. Threatening to attack the Russian Black Sea Fleet has already prompted Russian war planners to consider hitting similar targerts. Taking out our Fleet in Japan, Guam, and support bases in Okanawi would leave our forward Pacific stragety in ruins; buy hitting non-US soil it would be a counter blow. Hitting US forces in pacific isles alone could cripple the United States forcing us to rely on any future theater operations as a most porbable nuclear only war option, say with the Chinese... or a continuance of hositilities with Russia.

The US would do better to take over Cuba.

[rod5591]

“America WILL retaliate with ‘a devastating strike’ against Russia’s Black Sea Fleet or bases in Crimea if Putin follows through on threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, US Army’s former European commander warns”

and then Russia will retaliate with a devastating strike against the USA. Did you consider this, Mr. “US Army’s former European commander”?

We are being led by idiots who want a crippling war for their own purposes!