What We Know About How a Russian Nuclear Strike Could Play Out | WSJ

As Russia suffers losses in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has made veiled threats to use nuclear weapons-a scenario that security experts still deem unlikely. WSJ looks at satellite images and documents to understand how the process of launching a strike would work.
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[@FinancialShinanigan]

Must be Monday when we're talking about nuclear war

[@BroAnarchy]

As Garfield would say...

[@nczioox1116]

Fear gets clicks

[@oli3492]

@@bngr_bngr Nuclear weapon usage is limited by treaty and would certainly cause the UN and NATO to respond. The UN would definitely respond just due to how much this would increase tensions. NATO may intervene based on whether or not the nuclear debris affects nation members.

[@Praise___YaH]

HERE is The TRUE Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@bngr_bngr]

@@oli3492 we are dealing with a country that doesn’t care about treaty’s.

[@Alex-pu5lz]

"Carried in jets such as these" **shows a prop bomber**

[@user-dr5li1xl6i]

This aircraft does not need stealth and speed, the X-102 missiles with which it is equipped have a range of 3800 miles, it is enough for it to be outside the air defense and enemy aircraft coverage!

[@nervechews6781]

Well, it is a turboprop, so there's a jet in there, but yeah, that was a little lame

[@nervechews6781]

@@user-dr5li1xl6i Lol, we've all got that man. Next...

[@xSilverScreenx]

lol

[@batboy07]

A turboprop is a jet- with a propeller as the thrust generator. A ‘jet’ has a turbofan as the thrust generator.

[@PrateekT30]

The fact that it is being so seriously talked about as a prospect is itself maddening and terrifying. The world needs love, peace, empathy, and sanity. ❤

[@quinnard9750]

yes

[@hongo3870]

The world needs it. But it does not deserve it.

[@5p034]

I’m sorry, did they seriously just say that increased SANCTIONS was a viable US response to Russia actively preparing for a Nuclear strike…? That has to be the most unintelligent statement I have ever heard…

[@hongo3870]

I'm sorry, did you seriously think the US was capable of making intelligent responses?

[@ballerr45]

Did I miss it or was their submarine force left out?

[@salahhaj7402]

They are left out plus space Force and strategic force outside mainland like India Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Syria Iran Ethiopia North Korea Venezuela Vietnam Cuba Serbia Belarus may be in china never mess with Russia when it's nuclear power and cyper space and Artaficial intelligence.

[@shawnpitman876]

They got a TINY mention, but it was literally like 2 words in a large string.

[@omarsaad1426]

Attacking nuclear facility storage inside the Russian federation as a preemptive strike is just madness, this shows why countries are desperately looking for such weapons.

[@doctordilanka]

Sort of like the latest Top Gun Movie?

[@224dot0dot0dot10]

@@doctordilanka They would have to use the undetectable and invincible B-2 Stealth Bomber from the United States Air Force for a preemptive strike against the Russian nuclear weapons storage facilities because a US Navy FA-18 hornets and F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets do not have a long enough range to fly that far inside the Russian Federation and the F-14 Tomcat also does not have a long enough range and the F-14 Tomcat is retired and is no longer used by the US Navy. The B-2 stealth bomber can use in-flight refueling to refuel itself in the air to fly all the way around the world and back.

[@Paul11]

@@224dot0dot0dot10 look at the map of russia. Its fkin HUGE LOL. U really think USA could hit every single base/ nuke storage site without retaliation? LOL

[@chrislloyd261]

I agree with you which is why we shouldn’t stoop to their level and engage in a nuclear slugfest if they drop a tactical nuke by any chance we must exile them from society and any other countries who are allies through probably a lot of sanctions or something obviously russsia does not want to lose against Ukraine I believe Vladimir Putin has something called ID and ego I read that in college

[@youtubeoppressivecensorshi8047]

@@Paul11 yes 21 stealth bombers with stand off weapons. Annexation is not ok and nukes being used for it unreasonable. Preemptive strike would be smart move once they get my hen on truckd or when loading them better then wait and so nothing .losers non body like s

[@jvjd]

He never said he would use nukes unless you attack Russia, This why US is afraid of Moscow and didn't invade

[@samsmet3121]

Ukr already attacked russia

[@fredricksmith9543]

American is not afraid we ready tired of the threats

[@realnapster1522]

@@fredricksmith9543 if you are not afraid you should be. Cause Russia can make entire U.S. and North America a wasteland.

[@blcjck8121]

2:07 TNT, not dynamite. Pretty important distinction as dynamite is much more powerful kg for kg.

[@r3dpowel796]

SPREAD the FEAR..

[@___________________________000]

Good catch 😉

[@RiDankulous]

That's an interesting perspective, thank, Blc. I would have never known myself.

[@randyrogers8201]

how much more powerful

[@lawrencetate1329]

Technical realities about guns, explosives, anything of that nature, elude journalists. How can we trust their journalistic integrity regarding tactics or strategy?

[@MrDude826]

Here's how it would play out: The first missle strikes: The end.

[@RiDankulous]

There's talk of Russia considering limited nuclear attack and hope the other side backs down from responding. In that case, then the concept of mutual assured destruction failed to deter any nuclear strike.

[@Ghost960RedBull]

Good I’m waiting fed up of this world

[@vaskodimoski5690]

@@RiDankulous no one else would use a nuke if Russia used 1 in Ukraine everyone would scream and shout but that's it there will be no military response Because of fear of being the next target

[@RiDankulous]

@@vaskodimoski5690 🤣

[@cyberfunk3793]

@@RiDankulous The deterrence is against Russia attacking US or a NATO country with nuclear weapons not a third party without their own nuclear weapons like Ukraine. MAD doesn't apply here.

[@XxxXKratos]

Most military analysts I have heard so far discussing this have concluded that unless Russia is able to strike some location where Ukrainians troops are very concentrated then tactical nuclear weapons would not make any substantial difference in the battlefield. In this situation what makes the nuclear threat relevant is always the remote possibility of big nukes meant to destroy large cities.

[@ev.c6]

Yet they are not seeing the greater picture here: Russians don't care about effectiveness. They are utterly incompetent and corrupt, as demonstrated by the terrible losses inflicted to their army. I have a strong belief they want to spread fear with these nuclear weapons. They want to strike whatever city they can and inflict fear in the population and in Kyiv, making people wonder what will be next. This man is completely mad and if there is something that I learned about WWII is that madmen will do whatever they can to achieve victory.

[@milutinke]

Only use case that has any meaning would be hitting some big damns along the Dniper to flood vast areas and force Ukraine to send military to help out the with the evacuation. Or they could slam a couple of dosen missiles into the dams.

[@gibbeys]

@Horros Yugos I doubt they would be alone comrade.

[@engineeringvision9507]

The most effective use of tactical nukes would be to cause a disaster in west Ukraine around somewhere like Lviv which would draw Ukranian forces there to help the people affected.

[@elfonzo18]

But will you survive? What's your analysis on that ?

[@ShoterOTP]

You know this story reminds me of 2k21-2k22 before the war, we all seen the sites and their camps near the border and we all ignored it thinking, Nah Putin will never attack Ukraine! turns out it wasn't a bluff. So now when I see nuclear sites near borders I am pretty sure he also isn't bluffing this time.

[@thediamondtree4027]

It was more so half on half saying Puting would or would not invade

[@John-mf6ky]

The sites have been here since the cold war...

[@appleseedgames6934]

The sites have been there for a long time

[@engineeringvision9507]

It was clear it wasn't a bluff, but leftists in the media convinced themselves it wouldn't happen.

[@samsmet3121]

Putin even said: paranoia

[@ReturnOfTheJ.D.]

If you were in a coma from 1985 on, and you woke up today, you'd think it was still 1985.

[@Ryan_Christopher]

While the difference in music would be a giveaway, girl’s jeans today do remind me of 1985 fashion; high-waist, tapered fit, no ‘90s acid wash.

[@shawnpitman876]

Well peace out I guess, I don't exist.

[@joshuaedwards3322]

You just perfectly described Joe Biden.

[@charleshixon1458]

“Normally it is assumed…” always the dumbest thing to say in any war. Also, just fyi, nobody just fires one nuke. It’s not even useful tactically, you’d want to use several. Even strategically they hit with a shot gun of mirv warheads for big targets like cities.

[@jonathanodude6660]

america did.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@jonathanodude6660 The Allies did. Imperial Japan said it would continue to attack the Allies and kill every last Japanese if need be.

[@jonathanodude6660]

@@RideAcrossTheRiver japan said it would kill the japanese? also, america dropped the bombs.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@jonathanodude6660 Yes, Imperial Japan said it would attack, fight, and repel any invasion until the last Japanese was dead. Imperial Japan started that war, too. The Pacific War was an Allied effort against Imperial Japan's acts of war.

[@jonathanodude6660]

@@RideAcrossTheRiver right right. didnt know the first bit. i do know they came as far as australia in their antics. that surprised me when i heard it. it isnt really surprising that after studying the japanese attitude, the americans thought the only way forward is to release unheard of, devastating destruction on a civilisational scale on them. it doesnt mean they didnt drop a single bomb (at a time) on them, which is what the OP said no one would do. in fact, no one has done anything other than that. i highly doubt wed see hundreds of nukes deployed at once on territory russia wants to control. if those nukes hit NATO, WWIII will result in the end of putin. its just super unlikely well see anything more than a single tiny nuke that barely has any long term effects, solely designed to make ukraine cower in fear.

[@thenewwayhome]

Let's go by the saying, "You'll never know."

[@gchukma]

Judging by the 9/2021 Google earth satellite there are launch vehicles present on site at Belgorod storage.

[@RussianBot-kp8wn]

Western countries keep saying they will respond if it happens,but how many of these world leaders are willing to lose their entire nation over a non nato member?

[@newares8140]

That’s not the question. The right one would be “Is USA willing to take nuclear blackmail? If USA pledge to defend you and it doesn’t hold the end of the bargain with another country, how will this affect USA influence in the world? How much is USA willing to lose by backing out of war?

[@divergentthg7925]

I think it goes Way Beyond NATO.

[@Praise___YaH]

HERE is The TRUE Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@divergentthg7925]

@@Praise___YaH 😂

[@johnfarray2821]

@@newares8140 let me remind you that Ukraine is not part of nato so what contract are they pledged to?

[@mariam.3612]

The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, respectively. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict so far.

[@legandarymasterrevan]

Did someone say oil????

[@someoneelse.2252]

Wow, I never knew that.

[@gregmonks]

Wrong. Look up Semipalatinsk, which was nuked around 450 times so that the USSR and the US could study the effects of radiation.

[@daddypig.5796]

Point being…..?

[@kotenoklelu3471]

​@@gregmonksin an armed conflict. There were nukes exploding in Nevada also, in Australia, in Sahara desert...

[@nvgwd3r]

How do you have this information?

[@eugenebebs7767]

You know things are bad when a news reel looks like a Call of Duty load screen.

[@gretuno40]

I'm not afraid of a nuclear war.....I'm almost 90 years old....so my friends my life is almost over.....good luck!!

[@tomspeed2000]

Unfortunately This is really really close to happening…

[@brandonhamilton8871]

Nope . It’s not actually. It’s all fear mongering propaganda

[@RobertJackson437]

You forgot to mention submarines and warships who already have many nuclear warheads

[@ahm_767]

"Carried in jets such as these" >Shows Tu-95

[@melweconsultancy4452]

As l understand the interpretation of Putin speech, President Putin said Nuclear weapon can be used if Nato enters Ukraine and fight the Russians. The condition precedent is if Nato join Ukraine to fight the Russians. Also its best to read Russian nuclear doctrine on use of nuclear weapons.

[@armaniwebb4467]

Replace ukraine with russia and you have the ACTUAL translation...not interpretation.

[@rhuiden4086]

Includes the newly annexed eastern ukrainian territory.

[@Freshbott2]

That’s wild cause defending Ukraine is part of the US agreement with Russia signed after the dissolution. Russia literally agreed to that. That’s why Russia has so many of the things. The US convinced Ukraine to give them to Russia in exchange for territorial security promises. Russia literally signed off on the UK and the US both securing Ukraine.

[@armaniwebb4467]

@@Freshbott2 suprised the UN doesn't know about this

[@JenGM24]

Shows you how scared he is of nato, Always talking high and mighty, little ape.

[@caryweaver7045]

It's getting harder and harder to imagine a Russian nuke would even work at all given how bad the rest of the Russian military equipment has been maintained so far. Nukes are much, much more complicated and precise devices than convention munitions. If they aren't perfect and perfectly maintained they simple don't work.

[@AtEboli]

Do you want to bet the future of humanity on that?

[@playoffmodesp2536]

Actually you're partially wrong on that, the ammunition itself is mostly viable and durable, the launch infrastructures however, aren't. Also, russians aren't dumb, with their limited budget they make sure to stay the world's number one in nuclear warheads. If there's one thing they won't jeopardize letting rot, it's those nuclear weapons

[@kimono5181]

Tf yall talking about? There’s been some cases of malfunctioning, but mostly all of the equipment and ammo and rockets are completely fine. So you better don’t underestimate such thing as nukes, that have more care and attention, than regular conventional weapons.

[@dariomendoza1518]

How close is the Artic. Bering sea from America's Cities San Francisco San Diego los Angeles????

[@tomarsandbeyond]

At 2:02. "jets such as these."..that is not a jet.

[@BroAnarchy]

WWIII : w-wait! I'm not ready YET!!!!

[@newares8140]

I’m fat so I’m dead if WW3 starts

[@liljoe31]

better get ready because apparently the psychopaths in charge are hellbent on blowing up humanity...fun times. Thanks, Biden voters!

[@RiDankulous]

@@newares8140 I thought about that and people who are fat, if they are in a bunker, might last longer without food so you have a benefit. I have about 4 weeks before I go since I'm a lower weight but you could last for months. It won't happen though so don't worry. These leaders and their gangs don't want their empires to crumble; they have nothing after nuclear war.

[@newares8140]

@@RiDankulous thank you for excusing myself to the nutritionist 🤣

[@Ghost960RedBull]

I am

[@kiefershanks4172]

No mention of Poseidon nuclear weapons. Weird considering they are currently the most threatening strategic nuclear weapon system on the planet.

[@kennylee6499]

if Russia used a nuke, it would most likely be a tactical nuke. Poseidons would just guarantee the end of history

[@r3dpowel796]

SPREAD the FEAR..

[@aA-ye1cf]

only if you cant track these subs, and we are!

[@steveb890]

Complete myth ... it could never cause such a tsunami that the Russians claim, they need a physics lesson !

[@marksilva2929]

Assume that it would only be tactical weapon's. His hatred for Nato seems more concerning, especially since they can't locate the Russian Nuclear sub that submerged two weeks ago. It could be anywhere in the world right now. Everyone needs to turn to God and pray for world peace.

[@tajkillerscape]

Why does the states department have a us congress nuke ?

[@kakbro2730]

Fast forward to nukes and let me get my popcorn.

[@johnd.5601]

A nuclear strike vs the Fed tightening cycle? At least Putin is offering mercy!

[@edwardsteed1187]

We wouldn't have to worry about any of this if NATO would stop the expansion efforts

[@jaiceraso150]

@2:04 jets such as these...

[@MaxxSkywalker]

Thank you for correcting yourself regarding the status of Crimea. Too many content creators continue to show Crimea as part of Russia despite it being illegally annexed.

[@rodneyzirpolo]

oohh like Hawaii

[@jamesfowler3200]

If you can’t deploy a fully equipped army how are we to believe he could deploy a technology laden nuclear assault….?

[@MICHAEL-zw4yg]

You just showed me how foolish you can be if you have a say on this war. You forget that underestimating your enemy's will help your downfall

[@bngr_bngr]

He would only launch a strike against Ukraine. He is not bombing the rest of the world. The US would have no justification to launch a counter attack.

[@MW-dd8vk]

He shouldn’t be underestimated, any wrong move would be catastrophic

[@lancerevo9747]

Because he's aware of NATO's threat beyond Ukraine. He will use nukes before Russia's military gets depleted, not after.

[@Praise___YaH]

HERE is The TRUE Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@celtekrider2]

Only 1 analyst talked about submarine launched missles and you barely heard him........ Wow! Nice journalism 👏 😆

[@chrislloyd261]

I would believe that tactical would be his choice obviously not strategic he doesn’t want to destroy them and does he

[@Conn30Mtenor]

except that the army of the Russian Federation is incapable of working in a nuclear environment.

[@davidelet3652]

What are the odds that one of the worst armies in the world can manage to launch a working nuclear missile without blowing itself up?

[@calebhopkins7382]

Uncomfortably high

[@Metropolis74]

Western propaganda…Ukraine planning false flag attack

[@invictus4431]

@Stormtrooper What could you expect of random CoD veterans on the Internet. Actual US military ground troops would never underestimate their enemies like these idiots.

[@Metropolis74]

@Stormtrooper Globalist who took over the Ukraine gov are the real aggressors Russia is doing what is right

[@astronemir]

Very high. Russia is having difficulty fielding post 2000s weaponry effectively to push a man-power starved offensive. But nukes are 50s tech. You don’t need precision guidance. You don’t need air superiority, communications, massive logistical effort. It’s a strategic weapon they have. They have tested them. They work just like their old Soviet weaponry works.

[@marksilva2929]

If the Cartels can build tunnels under the border, the Russians could easily have moved them under ground already.

[@RiDankulous]

They can sneak some bombs around. It doesn't matter in this case because they want to show they are getting ready and for Nato to see so Nato exerts pressure on Ukraine to stop an advance, or negotiate for peace. It wouldn't work. There would be no capitulation.

[@armaniwebb4467]

They don't need to they have submarines

[@robertagren9360]

There are no defenses to nuclear missiles.

[@assertivekarma1909]

Response use should be efficient & seamless, but more checks/agreements should probably be required than just the President for initial use, I assume protocol/doctrine is also a guiding/limiting mechanism? Nuclear retaliation deterrent should more clearly target useless countries & enablers, so they better appreciate they have skin in the game. We should be leery of "elites" having safety bunkers, they had influence & failed, they might be the least worthy of going out of the way to protect.

[@slabdab4202]

USA unfortunately set the presidante

[@markwilson1096]

@@slabdab4202 to end a war, not to create one

[@Junder69]

Move them at night and during times of war rearrange. Don't underestimate

[@Tagnalpik]

They also have submarines fitted with the most advanced torpedoes and autonomous mini subs, but I guess you forgot to include that in the video

[@rhuiden4086]

Yep. Its just propaganda.

[@nervechews6781]

Because those weapons, which aren't fielded yet, have no strategic value.

[@Merugaf]

"They have the most advanced torpedoes and autonomous minsubs" Yea most advanced according to who? Oh according to Russia itself? Yea they only tell the truth about anything so they must be the most advanced. Just like the t-14 and SU-57 they're so advanced you can't even see them.

[@Tagnalpik]

@@Merugaf according to western media. They've been hyping the doomsday tsar bomba's destructive force, su57's dogfight maneuvers, etc...waaay before they 🇺🇦 war

[@Merugaf]

@@Tagnalpik trashmedia parroting RT bullshiy interviews isn't western media

[@auro1986]

many of them are like your area51 with no missiles. they are circling near ukraine in trucks and trains

[@r3dpowel796]

SPREAD the FEAR..

[@dchf9705]

this is nuts that one government , one ruler , one person holds 7,000,000,0000 other human beings lives in their control. current government is obsolete but a say by each individual.will be the future

[@joshuaedwards3322]

U.S. cooks up this story about getting rid of Saddam because he was dangerous and had dangerous weapons. Yet here goes Vlad Putin walking around with his chest poked out, wrestling bears and the U.S. sends in Ukraine. If it wasn't so dangerous, it might be funny.

[@arthurdolle5257]

Why isn't the Wall Street journal doing an article on the the threat to civilization by Rupert Murdoch.

[@PJ-yp3vb]

Up till now Putin has been predictable, and by EU calculations, has been losing in Ukrainistan.

[@liljoe31]

"EU calculations" good one! a billion a month from US taxpayers, and they dont even hold crimea. Be afraid to see what losing looks like...

[@RiDankulous]

Russian troops don't have matching clothes. They are running out of weapons and ammo and need to beg Iran for more. Ha! IRAN!

[@camocas]

@@liljoe31 USA stands to gain more billions from any billion they spend in Ukraine, military equipment orders from EU is at all time high, plus natural gas shipments etc…

[@rhuiden4086]

Banderistan

[@___________________________000]

plane at 2:00 is not a jet...

[@blcjck8121]

Sure it is. Turboprop classifies as a jet engine.

[@___________________________000]

@@blcjck8121 Oh interesting -- if true, I've learned something new! It does look like you're correct, in my brief review of Wikipedia -- main difference with what most people consider a jet engine is just the appearance, in that the prop that is exposed in the video is enclosed in a cowl in a "true" jet engine. There are certainly many other differences (the enclosure of "true" jets force all the air into the compressor and combustion, where as exposed props do not), but the fundamental concept is absolutely close enough to qualify as a jet, for the most part

[@alexmaccity]

I've been hooked on this. They don't have the satan2 but the tsar Bomba is

[@barnaclewatcher4060]

What about in Kaliningrad?

[@playoffmodesp2536]

Impossible, everything that enters and exits it can be seen

[@leonidmakarov1]

For the love of Pete! Can someone in this world explain to me, Ukrainian, why Crimea on this map is depicted as part of russia? Why not Donetsk or Luhansk or Kherson or Zaporizhzhia too? What makes annexation of this peninsula so special?!

[@cartninja6479]

Give it time soon

[@BroAnarchy]

Who's Pete???

[@ongeri]

Nobody owes you an explanation

[@JohnJohn-td2mj]

World War two, ** the battle that could have kicked off world war three in 1944, would have been over Crimea, more over the piece of land that controls the flow of ships in and out of Europe for hundreds of years. The piece of land obama so willingly Gave over to Russia during his term.

[@John-mf6ky]

@Daniel Springer move to saint Petersburg, Danny..

[@armaniwebb4467]

Nice editing out putin saying "if anyone dare invade our motherland....we will use all means at our disposal this is not a bluff"

[@WhiskeyTango84]

Assuming the ones in the sham referendum? Or actual Russia?

[@panktendeez5548]

2:07 "jets such as these".

[@calliepieters3446]

We are at DEFCON 3 !! maybe approaching DEFCON 2 ?? Tactical Battlefield Limited Nuclear Exchange ??

[@r3dpowel796]

SPREAD the FEAR..

[@solarflares9760]

Why would Russian military personnel oppose ??? American military personnel didn't oppose Hiroshima bombing!!! Did they??? WSJ is just making fun of itself .

[@theconsistentnoddy9851]

For starters, nobody knew anything about nuclear weapons back then & on top of that, nobody even knew about the bombs other than the pilots of the planes that dropped them. Secondly the nukes were dropped as a very last resort against an enemy that would never have surrendered otherwise and the only way to defeat them would have been a full scaled invasion which would have cost both sides millions of lives. Thirdly your grammar is diabolical.

[@nervechews6781]

America nuking Japan meant ending the war and not getting killed. For a Russian launching a nuke, it's the exact opposite. How are you this dumb?

[@rff6866]

Don't forget the Arctic

[@brettkeeler8822]

2:03 This is twice now that I’ve seen this. Are younger generations not learning what makes an airplane a “jet”?? They aren’t synonymous! An airplane with the spinny propeller looking things, is not a jet!🤦🏻‍♂️

[@nevikthomas]

Fearmongers

[@liljoe31]

i dont think so....you have every media personality from Tim Pool to Neil DeGasse Tyson and General Petraues saying nuclear war is no big whoop. they are going to do this

[@russiasucksukrainiandick]

Hey, WSJ, Crimea is Ukraine, FYI. Check your maps.

[@reymanrajas9857]

If nuklear missile sites are monitored . If they fired they are easy to retaliate by aiming to theire site ..so! Ruther push all the botton firing and aimed to the enemy of theire country or enemy of theire coleagues coz they can assumed there to counter theire enemy ...noted by ninanakawan ng sweldo

[@MrStephenmindo]

"It's not like there's a big red button on the president's desk." Waht? Hollywood has been lying to me.

[@oneshothunter9877]

😁

[@thebigone9781]

Dont lie,you took it from a context, he said if Russia is attacked then Russia can use everything

[@krishnachandran3582]

Why WSJ not writing any articles on genocide in balochistan. How US tax prayer money are invested in pakistan which has osama bin laden library who is still seen as hero in pakistan and what are chance of China learning F16 technology from pakistan which gifted by American.

[@floridaman7]

Because our media agencies provide American propaganda.

[@tomtom3201]

Makes sense to have a underground network for utilizing nukes to avoid being scoped out by satellites

[@tajkillerscape]

An a aussie nuke ? Is that an ally thing ?

[@takek9215]

Incredibly, there are actually countries that have conducted two types of nuclear tests in urban areas, which even Russia has not done. That too after victory was confirmed.

[@ManOfSteel1]

they way she is whispering i can feel the fear in her soul !!!!

[@ninja1676]

She always sounds like that

[@jahangirmammadov8407]

First of all change the map. Crimea is not a part of russia, it is part of Ukraine.

[@user1qaz2wsx3edc]

Welcome mate! To the new Russia in ukraine. Only rubles please 🥰

[@netizencapet]

Does any of this make sense when remaining completely mute on US nuclear capabilities, arsenal, deployment, policy or posture?

[@user-cw4eq5pe3b]

This is some scary stuff

[@shamshulhuda3312]

Russia and China are biggest countries with varied topography, owned high end tech with individual navigation satellites. If Russia falls North korea and China are doomed so they will automatically come to the rescue. With abundant clouds and shifts at night by Russia how can West like Sweden, Australia or Japan could map it accurately.

[@KC-rt4hp]

Not necessarily. If Russia were to fall, I'd wager that China has already thought that through and would love it some former CIS territories.

[@rd-lw4td]

A good amount of that land is inhabitable.

[@jasons9826]

China is the only one said it would not strike first with nuclear weapon unless if it was strike first. Russia on the other end said it would assume incoming missile was nuclear and would respond accordingly

[@realnapster1522]

China is also a target in any nuclear war with Russia. So they will se their nukes against the west. Just to be sure that west doesn’t nuke them back 😂

[@marshallmintz7564]

I think it would be a good thing for the world in the long term to get this over with. Unless Russians are prepared to end the reign of Czar Putler, than it might be time to end him for them.

[@jasons9826]

You know this will lead to the end of world?

[@sunalwaysshinesonTVs]

"Strategic" weapons are the last that you touch -how's that for an oxymoron?

[@pdbsstudios7137]

this makes me want to play fallout again

[@aggressivecalm]

For people with the ability to understand. Western countries continued tolerant behaviour to aggression only results in further escalated aggressive behaviour. Especially when dealing with corrupt autocracies, or totalitarian regimes. These regimes have literally zero answerability and act on greed over what best serves their populations. The West has a significant advantage over Russia militaristically speaking. This deterrence has almost no impact if the threat of its use is perceived as just that, a threat. The West must stand tall when facing these corrupt autocracies, and totalitarian regimes. We must continue to seek reasonable responses. But the time of being walked over must come to an end. History has taught the world this lesson too many times.

[@robertmaybeth3434]

The metaphor you suggest is this one: Suppose Mike Tyson and Leon Spinks are in a boxing match and Tyson is losing badly. Now suppose Spinks' coach keeps trying to hand him a .357 magnum since "this way you'll win for sure!"

[@aggressivecalm]

@@robertmaybeth3434 Shakes head in confusion… No, incorrect there's too much distortion making your metaphor faulty and almost entirely inaccurate. Allow me to tweak this boxing metaphor: I’ll remove the boxes names, for this serves little if any purpose… You have the heavyweight champion of the world. And you have a spoiled 90 pound weakling threatening the world, and pushing everybody around… for decades. This spoiled 90 pound weakling pretends to be a heavyweight champion of the world, yet nobody believes this to be the case. Although the world does remember his Overweight father was once a very capable fighter. The heavyweight champion of the world won’t fight this loudmouth, so the loudmouth becomes increasingly demanding, and troublesome. While nobody wants to see the hospitalisation of the loudmouth, something needs to be done. a)The heavyweight champion of the world steps on the toes of the loudmouth and quietly reminds the loudmouth that things are going to change. or b)The heavyweight champion of the world shrugs and allows the loudmouth to continue his unacceptable and offensive behaviour. Possibly encouraging further escalation, and definitely encouraging further unacceptable and offensive behaviour.

[@aggressivecalm]

@@robertmaybeth3434 Your metaphor .357 magnum = nuclear strike At literally no point have I suggested the US or any Western power make a nuclear strike. I will add though it is beyond reasoning to state categorically that you will not do this when the possibility of a nuclear strike is being suggested by your enemy. This is not how deterrence functions, and is primarily the reason the world now has an overconfident Russia, a Russia who freely threatens the world with nuclear weapons on an almost weekly basis.

[@AtEboli]

Then why didn't the rest of the world react to the US when it invaded Iraq on false pretenses in 2003?

[@joshuaedwards3322]

Didn't the U.S. just spend the last 20 years dropping bombs on civilians in the Middle East? I think Putin just minded his own business during all of that. Maybe we should return the favor.

[@jaspajones7045]

Praying for ww3. Let’s do this!

[@letizianunes1169]

I hope they send you and your family in the front line... Sorry to be so cruel with my words but once you write in youtube videos you most expect back a comment....

[@jaspajones7045]

@@letizianunes1169 don’t be sorry. It’s time for the end. Embrace it.

[@kitwarjri7086]

Wat about the tunnels n the city inside the mountains In Russia.

[@TheKrighter]

"Carried in jets such as these..." and they show a prop plane. This video needs work.

[@wirelesscaller7518]

"intelligence teams"??? Like the ones that did intelligence pre 9/11/01??????

[@andrewgl7950]

Crimea is Russian territory on your map

[@TheZachary86]

Yeah and that’s correct

[@JackSlajter]

Because it is

[@viperabyss]

@@TheZachary86 In Putin's desperate mind, maybe.

[@Vit7910]

@@TheZachary86 i claim your house, i just need to station some troops there

[@blairbrownie1223]

Facts are pesky things

[@CroGaming420]

"Carried in JETS such as these" 2:01 turboprop

[@kcmullins6179]

And another thing tsar Bomba was set to detonate at 50 mega ton which it was turned down from its original 100 mega ton max yield.. and it detonated at a force of 57 to 58 mega tons... so they was 7 mega tons off that's a huge error... 7 to 8 million extra tones of tnt explosion power is insane.. it was equal to detonating a 50 mega ton along side a 7 to 8 mega ton warhead at the same time same spot... ivy Mike the same thing it was many times stronger than it was supposed to... they truly do not know the true yields of these weapons... they are alot stronger than the yield their supposed to be...

[@quinnard9750]

Either way I would not want to find out😅😅

[@robertmaybeth3434]

Let's consider how wonderfully everything else made by Russia has worked so far... and imagine the likelihood that Russian nukes will actually function. I have serious doubts their missiles would even leave the silo without blowing up first. And when THAT happens, how likely will it be the Russian warheads blow up too, that is if they even function at all?

[@r3dpowel796]

SPREAD the FEAR..

[@PJ-yp3vb]

Ignorance is bliss.

[@user1qaz2wsx3edc]

Your ancestors were flying kites when the sputnik appeared in space. Bip,bip🤣

[@robertmaybeth3434]

@@PJ-yp3vb I used to be maintenance crew of US Air Force Titan II. ICBM. Do I know anything more than you do?

[@theconsistentnoddy9851]

@@robertmaybeth3434 in your opinion is it highly likely that many of their icbm’s are non functional & would that be a difficult thing fir them to remedy?

[@wirelesscaller7518]

Subs off USA coast

[@marcuslane5279]

That wasn’t a “jet.”

[@TomNook.]

Vlad is taking notes

[@makeracistsafraidagain7608]

Wall Street Journal can you guys also show us where United States warheads stores are located because you can just go around and doing one sided stories leaving out US nuclear store’s location.. double standards

[@dogzdigital]

They'd need a bigger map.

[@MICHAEL-zw4yg]

All i can say at this moment is that, UKRAINE losing to Russia is nothing to compare to nuclear war i mean its better 1 for all than all for 1 and if Ukraine loses to Russia they can one day take back their land but if the world is destroyed they will be no second chance 🤧

[@universeisundernoobligatio3283]

Mother Russia has a place for you at the front, bring you own sleeping bag, it can be used as a body bag for your trip home.

[@MICHAEL-zw4yg]

@@universeisundernoobligatio3283 if a nuclear war starts it first start with Ukraine and it will also destroy Ukraine before the outside world its loss loss on both sides the difference is that one said has more kills in it and at that time you won't need your body to be sent back home since there is nobody left to Bury you so🤫

[@nomad789]

If Russia wins in Ukraine they will attack Nato territory next and then we WILL have world war 3. The only way to prevent a nuclear war is for russia to lose.

[@Allen-qn3vj]

@@universeisundernoobligatio3283 and the Ukrainians are waiting for you

[@universeisundernoobligatio3283]

@@Allen-qn3vj Well far more interesting working on the HIMAR navigation R&D team improving the accuracy

[@TheExpert8204]

The very potential of such a war is total madness. Let's just hope it never comes to that. And if it does, I just hope there will be a sane man among those involved who'll refuse to press the button. i don't care who it is.

[@earthman6700]

How a failure of Politicians plays out...

[@MichaelBabich]

Why did WSJ display Crimea as russian territory? Are you a russian propaganda outlet? Last time I checked occupied Crimea was never accepted internationally as a part of russia. So, don't disgrace yourself with such childish mistakes and properly mark Crimea as Ukrainian territory occupied by an enemy.

[@blairbrownie1223]

Because it is now incorporated into Russia. You might not like it, I definitely don’t like it, but these are the facts in the ground. Not everything is a propaganda piece. Not everything is a conspiracy

[@MichaelBabich]

@@blairbrownie1223 It's not. Unless it's accepted internatinally it's just a stolen property that doesn't belong to the thug regardless of what kind of wet dreams he has. WSJ shouldn't state that it's a part of russia in its graphics.

[@omararreola5449]

Stop your war mongering mind

[@H2oways]

Just because the US doesn't admit it's Russian territory doesn't mean it's not. The people there consider themselves Russian.

[@liljoe31]

pretty sure they had a referendum and voted to join Russia. DOnbas is mostly inhabited by Russian people. Sorry about posting real facts, my bad! Go Joe! Bomb them Russkies straight to Siberia! Yee hawww

[@wirelesscaller7518]

Horrified Bidden can push button!!

[@suzannegagne8692]

Oh god….

[@Bshipbuilder]

That wasn't a jet.

[@user-zw4wh1tm9x]

Answer: a bright flash, tinnitus, then nothing

[@jayj4142]

Ummmm….those aren’t jets, genius. (2:03)

[@yanikkunitsin1466]

Showin archive footage of B2 airplane in the context nuclear arsenal is beyond stupid

[@sevenjuly87]

This is Russia. They probably have long tunnels for this from Soviet era