World Desk, AnyTV, Canberra
Published by: Surendra Joshi
Updated Mon, 28 Feb 2022 10:30 AM IST
Summary
For now, there is little risk that he could order the use of nuclear weapons in response to US or NATO intervention in the Ukraine war, but it would be wrong to assume that Putin cannot do so. His history is a witness that he has not failed to take too harsh in the interest of the country.
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The war between Russia and Ukraine continues for the fifth day. On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an indirect nuclear threat to Ukraine as well as the US and NATO. He has put his army’s nuclear unit on high alert. In such a situation, the question is arising whether Putin has only given nuclear fire or can he actually use these weapons of mass destruction?
Nothing can be said with certainty about Putin’s policy, what he can or cannot do? He has instructed Russia’s defense minister and army chief to put its strategic nuclear forces on high alert. It can be considered an veiled threat, but there is no doubt that Putin can take any method to achieve his goal.
For now, there is little risk that he could order the use of nuclear weapons in response to US or NATO intervention in the Ukraine war, but it would be wrong to assume that Putin cannot do so. His history is a witness that he has not failed to take too harsh in the interest of the country.
In fact, due to this preparation of Putin in the midst of Ukraine war, the nuclear threat has arisen anew in front of the world. It is a wake-up call for the entire world to unite to save the earth from great destruction. The question is, will the countries of the world work together to eliminate the nuclear threat or will they turn off the alarm button and then sleep peacefully?
We have to understand that nuclear weapons are not imaginary weapons. These are intended to deter aggression and maintain stability. But as countries modernize and expand their nuclear weapons arsenals, the world worries. Experts warn of an end to the nuclear arms race, but world politicians and military chiefs ignore them.
These are the big dangers
- Putin may order a nuclear attack if the US or NATO intervenes in the Ukraine war.
- Nuclear weapons can be used to prove themselves as superpowers and cause heavy damage to the enemy army or country.
- As a last option it can be used as Brahmastra
- A missile fired at someone can be mistaken for a nuclear missile and a nuclear missile can be fired in response.
- The nuclear button can also be pressed due to a fault or accident in the command and control of nuclear weapons.
- Ukraine does not have nuclear weapons, but this does not reduce the nuclear threat. There is a possibility of this war turning into a nuclear war.
- The countries of Europe have enough nuclear weapons and it is difficult to understand the intention of any country associated with it.
- Russia has the largest number of nuclear weapons in the world. Not only this, it is also a great country to know the technology of nuclear weapons to be operated in the battlefield.
- On the other hand, the US, Ukraine’s most powerful strategic partner, also has a huge nuclear stockpile. NATO partners France and Britain also have advanced nuclear weapons. NATO member states Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey also have US nuclear weapons.
- Russia’s indirect nuclear threat could escalate tensions, although the US and NATO have been saying from the beginning that they will not be directly involved in this war.