Russia has practiced delivering a retaliatory nuclear strike

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If the preventative maintenance on the majority of Putins' nuclear arsenal is anything like what I was receiving on my vehicles pre-2022 then I don't think there's much to worry about.

And now with the introduction(or allowance) of these long range strikes inside Russia (which is insane) the situation for Mr. Putin could be coming to a head now as nuclear capable sites would likely be targeted, so he could begin (even if only gradually) to lose the ability to act on his threats – a culminating of try to use 'em or lose 'em.

I don't think Putin wants nuclear war though (obviously) as he is continually poked and prodded into a corner. The figurative guy with the dyno-vest, finger on the button, and enough TNT to blow up the world...