
“Mr Putin ordered the Russian defence minister and the chief of the military’s General Staff to put the nuclear deterrent forces in a “special regime of combat duty. “As you can see, not only do Western countries take unfriendly measures against our country in the economic dimension. I mean the illegal sanctions that everyone knows about very well, but also the top officials of leading Nato countries allow themselves to make aggressive statements with regards to our country,” Mr Putin said on state television” (Naomi O’Leary – ‘Ukraine invasion: Putin orders Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert as troops enter Kharkiv’ 27.02.2022, The Irish Times).
If you thought Russian President Vladimir Putin would make things better. I hate to bring it to you, but your wrong. The Russian Federation and Belorussian allies are evidently in need of all types of weaponry to win the war in Ukraine. It is possibly humiliating that the Russian army isn’t advancing enough inside Ukraine.
We are clearly seeing that Putin has no sort of tact or afterthought of the possible damage or suffering he can ensure others. It is not a sane man’s choice to use nuclear weapons. That shouldn’t be anyone’s selection of weapon. However, Putin is there already and shows what his willing to do.
Kremlin and Putin should understand the implications of this. He is putting a new Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the table. Which was a horrific act in the end of the Second World War. It is like Putin has taken no lessons of the past, but only wants to repeat the sins of the past.
The warfare in Ukraine is bloody and filled with atrocities already. The war is already causing damage, pain and suffering of which words is hard to describe. Therefore, Putin seems to be more preoccupied with total victory. Since he has ordered this ‘nuclear option’.
It also shows what sort of mindset Putin has, as he see it as a viable option and a means to win the war. That he wants to use and orders the nuclear weapons for combat duty. This shouldn’t be a thing, but in 2022 there is nothing that Putin isn’t willing to do.
That he orders this and puts this on the table. Says a lot about his character and willingness to win at this point. This could be used as a tactic to create more fear and panic. However, he did on national TV and for everyone to know. That says a lot really.
We might live in a time with an another “fat-man” is dropped and I hope that would never happen in my life-time. Nevertheless, with the likes of Putin. You never know. His apparently willing to do anything to get his way. Peace.







