Think about all that, in the context of a very hasty nuke program. Maybe the Ukes have only, say 5 or 6 nukes. They can barely get it to fit on some midrange missile. And they might only have about 20 of those.
So they start their negotiations with the Turks in the middle. They say, “back off, or we will nuke your ammo dumps. Don’t believe us? Watch this. “ A couple days later the Rukes announce they’re bein’ nice and pullin’ back a little tad from Kiev.
Even if the Ukes don’t have weapons grade nuke material, they can send dirty bombs 10 miles and really muck things up for the Russians.
This thing could be gettin’ real dicey.
If they use cobalt-60 for medical sterilization they (either side) make a place radioactive for hundreds of years.
Our local facility is in an undisclosed location and from the people I know who have been there, it is heavily guarded.