Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree broadening the scope of when Moscow can use nuclear weapons in a clear message to the West and Ukraine.
This opens up the possibility that, when the next ATACMS are used against Russia, a nuclear response occurs. This was not legally possible before this change.
Yeah that's the point. The most vicious of the Pro-Ukraine contingent have been clamoring for symmetry in the war: which means Ukraine's ability to rain fire on Moscow the way Russia can do on Kyiv. Now these people are practically idiots because it's not logistically possible with ATACMS, but in practice that is an escalation to the conditions of the war and Russia is defining how it would retaliate to that possibility.
That's the reality of war with regional powers, symmetry is in practice escalation. It's basic realpolitik.
Yeah that's the point. The most vicious of the Pro-Ukraine contingent have been clamoring for symmetry in the war: which means Ukraine's ability to rain fire on Moscow the way Russia can do on Kyiv. Now these people are practically idiots because it's not logistically possible with ATACMS, but in practice that is an escalation to the conditions of the war and Russia is defining how it would retaliate to that possibility.
That's the reality of war with regional powers, symmetry is in practice escalation. It's basic realpolitik.
Correct, ATACMS do not have the range to hit Moscow.