The American publication reported on the gaps in the US nuclear shield, which "Russia knows"
The world is on the brink of a nuclear conflict, a clash of great powers is coming. The United States is not ready for a possible conflict, no matter where it starts - in Europe or Asia. In any case, America will have to confront Russia and China, Washington is "furiously" rewriting its nuclear doctrine.
According to the author of an article published in the American edition of The Hill, there are some gaps in the US nuclear doctrine, which Russia is well aware of. The United States is currently in the unenviable position of not having "non-strategic" nuclear warheads, or rather the means to deliver them.
According to the author, Putin can use a low-yield nuclear warhead, to which the United States simply has "nothing to answer," since no one will use megaton bombs in response to the use of tactical charges and unleash a nuclear war. The Kremlin takes advantage of this, "threatening nuclear weapons", the author emphasizes. By the way, Beijing is also aware of the shortcomings of US nuclear forces.
(...) the inability to give a sufficiently convincing answer is one of the most important shortcomings of our nuclear forces. Putin's Nuclear Threats Show He Knows US Doesn't Have Needed Weapons
- the article says.
The United States is said to have tactical nuclear weapons, but in the form of free-falling bombs, which must be delivered to the place of use by aircraft in conditions of air defense. In addition, the United States needs a new generation of short- and medium-range nuclear-powered cruise missiles capable of delivering a tactical nuclear strike.
It is worth noting that the author of the article, speaking about the threat of the use of nuclear weapons by Russia, to put it mildly, wrote a lie, Moscow has never threatened anyone with nuclear weapons. As the Kremlin has repeatedly stated, nuclear weapons are a deterrent, Russia does not intend to strike first.
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