Regarding the U.S. nuclear deterrence against Russia in Europe, Putin said: "If any country decides to attack Russia with nuclear weapons, the enemy will be destroyed by us, and the aggressors will only go to hell and will not even have time to make deathbed confessions." At the same time, Putin said that the Russian nuclear forces will not carry out a pre-emptive nuclear strike, but the Russian nuclear weapons, as the second nuclear strike force, will definitely destroy the opponent. Moreover, it is likely to lead to the end of life on Earth.
Russia's current theory of the use of nuclear weapons allows for the use of nuclear weapons in conventional conflicts. That is to say, if Russia is attacked by the enemy on a large scale, the Russian military will be able to use tactical nuclear weapons. At the same time, the latest U.S. nuclear war report also said that the U.S. military may use nuclear weapons to deal with enemies attacking the United States and U.S. allies.
Russia's Director-General for Nonproliferation and Arms Control, Vladimir Yermakov, said that the United States has now deployed more than 200 B-61 nuclear bombs in five non-nuclear NATO countries. These are air-launched nuclear bombs, so the U.S. military has the ability to conduct nuclear strikes against Russia's deep areas with its air force.
But now, in terms of tactical nuclear weapons, Russia has an advantage over the Americans. Russian hypersonic missiles have formed a four-in-one strike method, with air-launched hypersonic missiles, submarine-launched hypersonic missiles, land-based hypersonic missiles, and can also directly hit the U.S. mainland from underground bases in the Arctic. And the first hypersonic missile of the US military is still being tested, and it is far from service, so I don't know when it will be!
Even in preparation for conventional war, the Russian army has formed a joint rapid reaction force with Belarus. In response to the constant gathering of U.S. troops toward Poland. Russia and Belarus have fired their first shots in the military field, and according to the Russian-Belarusian exercise, it can be seen how the Russian military will fight against the US military and NATO forces in the event of war. According to this alliance determination 2022 exercise, first the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile special combat brigade will enter Belarus by rail to cover ground forces throughout the front line.
At the same time, the Kandemirov Tank Division of the Russian 1st Guards Tank Army will block the American attack on the front line. The Russian army and 2 aviation divisions of Belarus provide air protection, including advanced fighters such as the Su-30 and Su-35 against the US Air Force.
The task at this stage was for the Russian-Belarusian coalition forces to draw the American forces into the encirclement through defensive warfare, and finally, the Russian-Belarusian aviation and missile and rocket artillery units launched a final siege battle. As U.S. and NATO troops retreat, Russian paratroopers, Belarusian special forces will launch a follow-up pursuit.
From the perspective of overall combat readiness, in order to counter the absolute strength of the US Air Force, Russia is very concerned about cluster air defense capabilities. The Russian army forms a cluster air defense capability in a vast area with electronic warfare, anti-aircraft missiles, aviation and radar units. In terms of the performance and number of fighters, the US Air Force has an absolute advantage over Russia.
Therefore, for Russia, the real key to success or failure is whether it can contain the US Air Force. As long as the U.S. Air Force can be contained through cluster air defense, russian ground forces have the ability to defeat NATO ground forces.
In terms of the overall terrain, although the United States pulled Ukraine into the Western camp, it was suddenly only 500 kilometers away from Moscow. However, Russia acted decisively and took the Donbass and Crimea regions. Ukraine suddenly became a very difficult hot yam.
The United States is incapable of helping Ukraine retake Crimea and Donbass, but it cannot recognize them as Russian-controlled zones. At the same time, Ukraine's economy is very poor, and to help Ukraine, the United States will have to carry a huge economic burden.
Therefore, the United States will not dare to risk the whole army going to hell for the sake of Ukraine and break out a nuclear war with Russia. Finally, give a little verbal support, give a little arms and ammunition, and let Ukraine go to war on its own. As for the role of thousands of U.S. military advisers in Ukraine, it is difficult to say. After all, the U.S. military has armed and trained the Afghan army for 20 years, and at the critical moment, the Afghan army is also defeated.