If you want to worry about one of the parties to the Ukraine-Russia war using nuclear weapons, worry about the U.S. doing so, because Ukraine is losing the war. From James Rickards at dailyreckoning.com:
The “coup” in Russia is over but there’s a very worrying development going on in Ukraine right now that should frighten everyone.
That’s the growing risk of a nuclear war. I’m not being hyperbolic.
Let’s break it all down…
President Biden is accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of preparing to use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
The theory is that if Russia is in danger of military collapse in Ukraine, Putin will resort to the use of tactical nuclear weapons out of desperation.
But you can basically rule that out because Russia isn’t losing the war in Ukraine. In fact, it’s winning the war and continues to gain momentum.
Russia is crushing the much-anticipated Ukrainian offensive and is either advancing or holding the line in other sectors.
Meanwhile, Russian arms factories are churning out massive amounts of weapons and ammunition while the West is scraping the bottom of the barrel to find enough weapons and ammo to send to Ukraine.
It’s a war of attrition and there’s no practical way that Ukraine can win that war.
So why would Putin need to use nuclear weapons?
The answer, of course, is that he wouldn’t. He’s winning the war.
