A decision tree for Biden if Putin goes nuclear

A decision tree for Biden if Putin goes nuclear
Vladimir Putin might “escalate to de-escalate", so Joe Biden must have a plan to deter him. (Image: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
By Andreas Kluth Russian president Vladimir Putin doesn’t want to use nuclear weapons, just as he doesn’t want to still fight his “special military operation” against Ukraine. But he is still fighting – because he’s unable to win. That also means he might yet drop a nuke, as he once again threatened this week. The US and its allies – and Putin’s putative friends in China and elsewhere – need to decide now how they’d react.For Putin, nuclear escalation wouldn’t be a way...

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