Outcome of nuclear escalation and general Nuclear concerns Ukraine - Russia

[Broomstick]

@Snooppuppy

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.