Russia Is Not Bluffing

Recently the Russians have reminded that they have nuclear weapons and take existential threats seriously. The west in typical knee-jerk fashion have reacted strongly: Putin Calls ‘Bulls**t’ On ‘Plans’ To Attack NATO, Says He’s Not Brandishing Nuclear Arms. Here’s a recent response in a newsforum: 

The only country on Earth to ever use nuclear weapons is the United States. 

Vladimir Putin outlines the Russian reality.

We also have this comment from Andrew Korybko: Don’t Take Domestic Russian Pundits Seriously: Russia Isn’t Preparing To Nuke Poland.

The recent escalations by NATO involve an attack on targets in the Russian homeland. The Russians are saying as clearly as possible to a tone deaf West that they will not tolerate this. Russians, and Putin in particular, are careful in their calculations and take a measured and reasoned approach to issues, unlike the West and the US in particular which shoot from the hip and ask questions later.

So far the US is not taking the Russians seriously. Slim Pickens, in Dr. Strangelove, shows us where they are headed.

On another matter, this may be why Macron has been the lead hawk in escalating NATO engagement: Macron Faces Crushing Defeat In EU Elections. It is the same with Biden who is losing badly. They need a war to distract the proletariat, arguing that they are the leaders necessary to achieve victory. War also masks their collapsing economies.

Ian is a retired information technologist. While working at Health Canada he completed a BCS degree with highest honours at Carleton University in 1999. In 1998 he took a leave of absence from the federal government and worked as a consultant to Ontario Hydro Nuclear for 15 months in Y2K risk management. He retired from the government in 2000, went on to earn an MCS degree at Carleton, 2002, and subsequently completed the requirements for a PhD except for a dissertation.

Ian lives in Ottawa.