# Outcome of nuclear escalation and general Nuclear concerns Ukraine - Russia **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcome-of-nuclear-escalation-and-general-nuclear-concerns-ukraine-russia/962302 **Category:** In My Humble Opinion **Tags:** ukraine-invasion **Created:** [April 4, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcome-of-nuclear-escalation-and-general-nuclear-concerns-ukraine-russia/962302 "2022-04-04T23:08:28Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 50
### Author: ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick) #### Post date: [April 5, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcome-of-nuclear-escalation-and-general-nuclear-concerns-ukraine-russia/962302/50 "2022-04-05T11:15:54Z")
> [@Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-1/960037/4025): > > As much as I support Ukraine and enjoy all the videos of them kicking ass on social media, i am not sure Putin is playing by the same rules we are. He is not. > [@Velocity](#): > > It might be possible to get away with a first-strike on environmental grounds. > > Russia could nuke New York City, then tell America, “We’ve already brought the planet **this** close to ecological ruin. If you hit back, that’s your right, but consider this: then more and more soot and ash will be kicked up into the atmosphere as we keep nuking back and forth, and 8 billion of us will inhabit an even-worse, past-the-point-of-no-return atmosphere-wrecked planet.” Nope. If a nuke is launched at New York City the US is going to retaliate before official statements can be issued or read. Anyone stupid enough to attack _just one_ city will be obliterated. And Putin, whatever else he is, is not stupid. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcome-of-nuclear-escalation-and-general-nuclear-concerns-ukraine-russia/962302)._