BREAKING:
Russian President Vladimir Putin orders the Russian military to begin nuclear weapons drills and manoeuvres.
https://video.nostr.build/52f0679de3b82187982abb3e1f15ec8cca09236e24a326ef84773d0cdef7e63d.mp4
Discussion
last night I actually watched a lecture on nuclear deterrence and why Russia hasn't used them yet. One thing that came up was the self-use/testing within their own borders as a show of force.
After all, they could just nuke Ukraine/Kyiv and be done with the war, but it's more likely China/India talked him down from the escalation (but there are three main caveats)
So it's kind of interesting to see him say this now; we were waiting for a while to see what nuclear-rich Russia would actually do, since incursion onto their territory (Kursk).
The overall consensus was a drill/test to display that they still have the capability to do so.
After all the jokes about his long table he decided to switch to something round I see
Good times.
