RusPutin Got Nukes! (nuclear arms race sitrep - 2015dec12)

Putin's "nuke brandishing" antics first came into the open right after the downing of the SU-24 by the Turks. A prominent ultra-nationalist Russian politician was used as the mouthpiece.

Back then, some netizens pooh-poohed this as that ultranationalist politician's own personal view. I disagreed. I believed that there is no such thing as a national-level "personal view" in Putin Russia (or shall we call her "RusPutin"?). So I made the post below to alert everyone on this apparent major shift in RusPutin's attitude towards nukes.

Unfortunately, it appears I was right.

Buoyed up by the lukewarm global response  to his initial "nuke brandishing" rhetoric, Putin unleashed more "RusPutin got nukes" salvoes:

1. He ordered an attack sub to fire nuclear-capable cruise missiles at Syrian targets;

2. He publicly hinted that he is exploring the possibility of using tactical nukes on the Islamic State; and

3. He ordered his talking heads to publicly gloat on how advanced RusPutin's nukes are compared to the West's.

As expected, he got Uncle Sam's attention.

Here are the recent public statements made by the US State Department on this issue:

"(The major nuclear powers consisting of the US, Russia, UK, France and China) stopped talking about nuclear weapons as a source of national pride.... (Putin) reversed that trend."

“Rhetoric has an effect... Words matter... They make it more likely nuclear weapons could be used. It’s important to avoid that chest-thumping. It is important for leaders not to go down that same path just because Vladimir did.”

Are we seeing the beginnings of another Nuclear Arms Race?

Hopefully not!

But the facts appear to say otherwise...

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Original Post (2015nov24):

Can Putin really Nuke the Turks?

Moscow talking heads have allegedly hinted at the possibility of deploying tactical nuclear weapons to Syria in reaction to the downing of a Russian SU-24 by Turkey.

Is this a not-so-subtle threat by Putin that he will not hesitate to use nuclear weapons against Turkey if the latter further obstructs Moscow's designs on Syria?

In an all-out conventional war with Turkey in Syria, Moscow has very little chance of prevailing. The Turks are well-armed and knows a thing or two about war too. Moscow's only chance is to use nuclear weapons.

It appears that Moscow has come prepared for this eventuality. She has already stationed a Typhoon boomer with 200 ICBM nuclear warheads off the coast of Syria. And I will not be surprised at all if she has already secretly moved a considerable number of tactical nuclear weapons into the country too.

But while the Russian Bear has been noisily trashing the vegetation lately from Georgia, to Crimea, and now Syria, the American Eagle and the British Lion have been considerably more quiet.

Which is a bit unusual considering the overwhelming edge in nuclear firepower they have over Moscow.

And there's the French too. Who has her own stash of nuclear thunderbolts in her closet.

Finally, let us not overlook the Sunni Bomb in the hands of the Pakistanis. They are maybe primitive by Western standards, but they are still Nukes.

So seriously, can Putin really Nuke the Turks and not expect to get vaporized in a hail of retaliatory nuclear firestorms?

I highly doubt it...

Communist China's Nine-Front War against the Western World Order...

The World Order War (WOW) can be divided into two (2) Sub-Wars - the Putin Russia Sub-War, and the Communist China Sub-War.

The Communist China Sub-War has currently Nine (9) Fronts:

1. European Security - Communist China wants to replace NATO with a  New World Security Organization (whatever that means);

2. Middle Eastern Security - Communist China establishes naval facilities at Djibouti to challenge Western Military Power in the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, and Mediterranean;

3. Asia-Pacific Trade - Communist China wants to establish the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) to rival the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP);

4. Global Finance - Communist China establishes the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to rival the Western- established International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB), and Asian Development Bank (ADB);

5. Global Currency - Communist China wants to replace the US Dollar with the Yuan as the primary International Currency;

6. African Trade -  Communist China wants to replace Western aid efforts in Africa with her own package of grants, loans, debt forgiveness, and student scholarships (which would encourage the African Student Elite to learn Chinese language and culture);

7. Northeast Asian Territories - Communist China wants to replace the Western-established territorial boundaries  with her own "ancient historical boundaries" (again, whatever that means), and challenge Japanese Military Power in the process;

8. Western Pacific Security - Communist China establishes a Carrier-Based Naval Force to challenge US Military Power; and

9. Southeast Asian Territories - Communist China invades Philippine territory and manufactures fake islands to replace the Western-established territorial boundaries in the South China Sea with her own self-manufactured and clearly-fraudulent Nine-Dash Line, and challenge US Military Power in the process.

Take note that, of these Nine (9) Fronts, Communist China has been the most successful with respect to Front No. 9...

The Invasion of the Philippines.