Putin and the Threat of Nuclear War

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By Kris Osborn – President & Editor-In-Chief, Warrior Maven

Is Vladimir Putin suicidal or willing to have his entire country incinerated by nuclear weapons? Does he have an elaborate underground bunker where he is willing to go with select people while his country burns in peril?

These are the key questions, while many say Putin has largely been a rational actor in many respects, despite being capable of unthinkable brutality, yet many observers clearly suggest that there have been more recent “shifts” or “changes” in his approach or temperament. Others say he has simply gotten bad information. Perhaps it is a combination of both. Will he actually risk catastrophic destruction of his own country?

While Russian-government backed state TV is suggesting yes, according to recent comments from RT cited in an English newspaper report, perhaps this is instead a calculated manipulation.

Nuclear War

Consider this. Perhaps Putin is not suicidal, a prospect which seems quite likely given his historic need to consolidate power and be in charge. Therefore, when Margarita Simonyan, editor of state broadcaster RT, says Putin is in fact likely to fire nuclear weapons, one has to consider her comments as part of a decided strategic attempt to keep NATO at bay.

“Either we lose in Ukraine .. or the Third World War starts. I think World War III is more realistic, knowing us, knowing our leader,” Simonyan said, according to the Daily Mail.