Russia has practiced delivering a retaliatory nuclear strike

[theshadowknows]

Putin bet his house of cards on the war in Ukraine and restoring the Russian Empire. Will Putin's ambitions test if Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) still holds weight? The answer to that question lies in Ukraine's war outcome and Putin's subsequent moves.

If MAD fails, WW3, with or without a limited nuclear exchange, is highly likely.

Putin doesn't seem to worry about the US as a nuclear threat anymore. Considering not only his constant nuclear saber rattling, but the continued Russian advancements of nuclear weapons despite numerous treaties that only the US abides by. The Status-6 Oceanic Multipurpose System is a great example of that. I don't think we even have a weapon yielding higher than 1.5 MT in the US arsenal anymore, and most if not all of our old arsenal has been scrapped and repurposed.