Is the doomsday clock headed toward midnight? Russia lowering standards for use of tactical nukes

MOSCOW - A bone-chilling report suggests that with a desperate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy practically begging the Biden administration to allow the use of long-range missiles provided by the US to probe deep into Russia, that could provoke Russia into an altercation that we would live (possibly) to regret. 

Some believe that it is only a matter of time before a lame-duck Biden administration, which has longed to increase American involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war, gives in and provides Zelensky with what he wants. It is reasonable to believe that if this were to occur, Russia would be provoked to respond in kind and attack the American homeland, which has managed to escape a conflict on our shores for over 150 years, not counting terrorist attacks such as 9/11. 

According to an English tabloid, the Express, Russia is currently reviewing its rules of engagement for the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to lower “the threshold for their use…” 

World War 3 [III] fears have exploded, with Vladimir Putin set to change Russia’s doctrine for nuclear weapons that could see him lower the threshold for their use. 

Russia’s nuclear weapons policy, devised in 2020, says that Moscow can use their weapons if they are attacked by an enemy or the existence of the state of Russia comes under threat.

That could set the stage for an armed conflict between the United States and Russia that would be nearly impossible to unwind. 

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said talks to update the rules of engagement for use of nuclear weapons has reached “an advanced stage”...

Putin said in June the doctrine was a “living instrument” that could change depending on world events. Now, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov appears to have confirmed that work on a new document outlining adjustments is underway. 

“The work is at an advanced state, and there is a clear direction to make adjustments, which are also conditioned by the study and analysis of the experience of conflict development in recent years,” Ryabkov said in comments reported by the Russian TASS news agency. 

“This includes everything related to the escalation course of our Western opponents in connection with the ‘special military operation.’” 

While this doesn’t signal that a full-blown war with Russia is imminent, it seems to be heading in that direction, especially with the United States undergoing what appears to be a clear leadership void at the top. Biden has been largely absent since he dropped out of the presidential race in July, and Kamala Harris is viewed as a weak neophyte. 

Putin has previously warned that if Russia believes a threat to “Russia’s statehood” is at hand, they will strike…

Putin, meanwhile, has warned that defeat for Russia would mean “the end of Russia’s statehood”--possibly a subtle justification for the use of nuclear weapons. 

He added: “It means the end of the 1,000-year history of the Russian state. I think this is clear to everyone…Isn’t it better to go all the way, until the end?” 

According to the blog’s writer, Michael Snyder, who has repeatedly documented this, the Russian government knows that whoever strikes first in a nuclear conflict has the best chance of surviving if one becomes inevitable. 

Snyder noted that Russi has “been feverishly preparing to fight a nuclear war” over the recent past. They currently possess the Sarmat, the most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile in the world by a wide margin. That missile now stands on combat duty. 

Vladimir Putin today put the world’s most powerful Armageddon nuclear rocket dubbed Satan-2 on combat duty. 

The “unstoppable” 15,880 mph intercontinental missile system, known to Russians as Sarmat, is the size of a 14-story tower block. This is the hypersonic missile Law Enforcement Today has previously warned about. 

The announcement came from Yury Borisov, head of the Russian Space Agency. 

“The Sarmat strategic complex has been put on combat duty,” he told students at an educational event. 

That missile has enough firepower to destroy an area the size of Texas. And ominously, the United States currently has nothing that can stop it. 

The U.S. Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation said [that], "despite decades of research, development, and testing, there remains no reliably effective anti-missile system to counter the intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).” 

Existing missile defense systems, such as the U.S. Patriot system, can target incoming short, medium, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles whose threat is localized to one region but cannot effectively protect against nuclear-capable ICBMS such as the Sarmat that can deploy warheads across vast areas. 

Perhaps if the Pentagon concerned itself with protecting the homeland instead of “queering” our nuclear weapons and hosting drag queen story hours, we would be better prepared to defend ourselves. 

Currently, the majority of the U.S. nuclear arsenal is comprised of 70’s-era Minuteman missiles that first went into service in 1970. Should the United States deploy these against Russia, it would be necessary to get past the most advanced anti-missile systems on the planet. 

One such Russian system is the S-500 anti-missile system, which was developed and designed “for intercepting and destroying intercontinental ballistic missiles.” 

One way a nuclear conflict has been deterred since the advent of the Cold War was a concept called “mutually assured destruction.” The theory was that if Russia shot nukes at the U.S., we would shoot back, leading to “mutual destruction.” However, given that Russia’s nukes and missile defenses seem vastly superior to ours, does that theory still hold water? 

Unfortunately for American citizens, the Pentagon and Biden administration still seem to believe that Russia would never use nuclear weapons and, therefore, are allowing Zelensky to rattle his saber toward Putin and “poke the bear.” 

One such example is that Ukrainian military units are using large drones to drop thermite on Russian soldiers, Express writes. And more important, the Ukrainians are begging the Biden administration to allow the use of American-made long-range missiles to strike Russia. 

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has revealed to CNN that the Zelensky government has presented a list of significant targets which lie deep inside Russia to the Biden White House for approval to strike. 

His words in the new CNN interview come as Kiev [Kyiv] is engaged in intensive lobbying with Washington to get President Biden to greenlight the use of US missiles for longer-range attacks. Ukraine has also been begging to receive long-range missiles toward that end. 

The use of drones by Ukraine to strike targets within Russia far from the front lines is already in progress. 

Ukraine especially wants all current restrictions on ATACMS systems’ range and use to be lifted. It argues this is crucial for protecting Ukrainian civilians. 

At this point in the war, Ukraine has been sending weekly and near-daily drone strikes against Russia, targeting especially oil depots and energy facilities. Several more have been reported struck and damaged on Sunday, including sites in the Moscow region. 

Thus far, Zelensky has failed to provoke the Russians. However, the day could soon come when Ukraine goes a bit too far in poking Putin. Due to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), they could get involved if Russia uses a tactical nuke against Ukraine, although that nation is not currently a member. Was NATO gets involved, the possibility of a nuclear conflict with Russia becomes closer to reality. 

As Snyder writes, most Americans have no idea what is truly going on in Ukraine, with many being gaslit into believing that if only the US sends a few more billion dollars, Ukraine will be able to save itself. Meanwhile, as Americans concern themselves with proper pronouns, indoctrinating children, and trying to figure out which dialect Kamala Harris will come out with next to pander to some group, we are dangerously close to a nuclear conflict that could change the world forever.