Putin’s nuclear bluff has worked, it has lessons for India: Begin by precisely assessing the disposition of Pakistan’s tactical nuclear weapons

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Putin’s nuclear bluff has worked, it has lessons for India: Begin by precisely assessing the disposition of Pakistan’s tactical nuclear weapons

November 7, 2022, 9:26 PM IST Jayant Prasad in TOI Edit Page, Edit Page, India, World, TOIFACEBOOK TWITTER LINKEDIN EMAIL Jayant Prasad

The writer is former Indian envoy to Nepal and Afghanistan and has served as the Director General of Institute for Defence St … MORE

Foreign minister S Jaishankar’s bilateral visit to Moscow takes place amidst a heightened global perception of Russia’s nuclear threat. But the status of Russian nuclear forces on the ground has remained unaltered since President Putin ordered defence minister Sergei Shoigu to put the country’s deterrence forces on high combat alert in February. There have really been no signs of a higher state of nuclear readiness. In any case, Putin and the Russian foreign office have since disavowed possible nuclear weapons use.

Even the speculations have not been about the possible use of Russian strategic arsenal but remained restricted to tactical nuclear weapons. Limited use of TNWs is unlikely to change conventional battle outcomes unless these are used in large numbers, which is impractical as it would adversely affect the user’s forces too and contaminate the battlefield.

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