Perhaps the Z on their vehicles was no coincidence.

In fact and seriously, I don't even discount them going actually ABC now in the hope to win this decisively and in a single stroke, Putin has nothing to lose anymore after entrapping himself, and everything to win because otherwise it might be the end of him. They already work on preparing this with propaganda that is supposed to work internally, but works wonders enough even on "right wingers" in America too.

The West also don't do the MAD doctrine at all anymore, their response to nuclear threats is always just one-sided attempts to deescalate the situation, and never threaten even back. Such displays of weakness is not what what did work out in the Cold War, also in successfully avoiding nuclear war.

Perhaps the Z on their vehicles was no coincidence.

In fact and seriously, I don't even discount them going actually ABC now in the hope to win this decisively and in a single stroke, Putin has nothing to lose anymore after entrapping himself, and everything to win because otherwise it might be the end of him. They already work on preparing this with propaganda that is supposed to work internally, but works wonders enough even on "right wingers" in America too.

The West also don't do the MAD doctrine at all anymore, their response to nuclear threats is always just one-sided attempts to deescalate the situation, and never threaten even back. Such displays of weakness is not what what did work out in the Cold War.