Does the nuclear threat work? In the face of Russia's ultimatum: in fact, it was to once again threaten to wipe out the British Isles with nuclear weapons, and Britain only responded with actions: expelled a military attache from the Russian Embassy in the UK!
Is it useful for Russia to repeatedly shout "the wolf is coming"? What is the reason for Russia shouting "the wolf is coming"? Will the "wolf" come in the end?
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One. The third time shouted: "The wolf is coming"
The story of the wolf is familiar to everyone! Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Russia has sent clear nuclear threat signals to Europe (including the United Kingdom) three times, shouting "wolf is coming" three times!
For the first time, in May 2022, Moscow TV repeatedly demonstrated the animation of striking London, Berlin and Paris with Sarmat, and calculated the time.
The second time, in November 2022, Russian television again demonstrated the animation of the use of the "Poseidon" nuclear torpedo to annihilate the British Isles into nuclear fallout.
This is the third time, according to a report on the website of Russia Today TV (RT) on May 6, Russia has issued an ultimatum to the United Kingdom that if Ukraine uses British weapons to attack Russian territory, Russia will retaliate against British targets.
RT said that earlier on the 6th, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the holding of non-strategic nuclear weapons exercises to test the combat readiness of tactical nuclear weapons.
Two. Three times "the wolf came", the reason behind it
Russia shouted wolf three times, but it was not as chaotic as a child, and there were reasons behind it:
For the first time, Russia launched the liberation of "Donbass", and then launched a nuclear deterrent, hoping to curb European support for Ukraine.
The second time was due to the fact that Russia was retreating in Kharkiv, Kherson, and Redman, and the Russian war situation was critical, so a clear deterrent was issued.
The third reason is that the United States and the West, including the United Kingdom, have lifted restrictions and allowed Ukraine to use aid weapons to hit targets in Russia.
If the F16 is equipped with a Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missile with a range of 550 kilometers from the United Kingdom to aid Ukraine, which strikes targets in Russia, then the pressure on Russia will increase sharply.
F16 is about to enter the Ukrainian battlefield
Three: The nuclear threat, is it useful?
Does the Russian nuclear threat work? The nuclear threat to Europe in May 2022 culminated in the visit of France, Germany, Italy and Romania to Kyiv on the same day on June 9, 2022, and made a commitment not to leave.
At the beginning of 2023, European aid to Ukraine will be upgraded from artillery to infantry fighting vehicles, and then to main battle tanks;
This time, the British expelled a military attache and restricted the number of trips and activities of its few diplomats. Cameron warned Moscow, "Do not think that only your territory is vast, and the entire civilized world is our depth!" "Completely ignoring the Russian ultimatum.
"The wolf is coming!" Shout too much, others don't believe it!
Russia is like the child who shouted "the wolf is coming". But there is a fundamental difference that this wolf is domesticated by Russia itself, and the huge nuclear arsenal is like a wolf - is the nuclear threat really ineffective? Russia, this kid, will let the wolf out?
French Triumph-class strategic missile nuclear submarine
Let's wait and see!