12. "Nobody is ready for nuclear war." In response to In response to 0
And I expect (hope) that this realization will keep the powers that be from actually going there.
I doubt that Putin is going to press the big red button first, although I wouldn't put it past him and his army to use small scale tactical nuclear weapons in an effort to further terrorize Ukraine.
And even in that case I don't expect other nuclear powers to escalate along the strategic nuclear route, simply because there is nothing to win by doing so. I think it's more likely that conventional support would be ramped up in an effort to hasten the defeat of the RF and make Putin's position as head of state even more untenable.
___________________ "So this is what everybody's always talking about! Diablo! If only I'd known. The beauty! The beauty!"