Some experts say it's time to think the unthinkable: How the U.S. should respond if Russia drops a nuclear bomb in Ukraine. Explore the scenarios here. Plus, view today's photos from the fighting.
Russia’s assault on Ukraine and its veiled threats of using nuclear arms have policymakers, past and present, thinking the unthinkable: How should the West respond to a Russian battlefield explosion of a nuclear bomb?
But no one can count on calm minds to prevail in such a moment, and real life seldom goes to plan. World leaders would be angry, affronted, fearful. Miscommunication and confusion could be rife. Hackers could add to the chaos. Demands would be great for tough retaliation — the kind that can be done with nuclear-loaded missiles capable of moving faster than the speed of sound.
People are also reading… It’s a scenario officials hope to avoid, even if Russia targets Ukraine with a nuclear bomb. But for former Sen. Sam Nunn, a Georgia Democrat who over nearly a quarter-century in Congress helped shape global nuclear policy, the option of Western nuclear use has to remain on the table.
For U.S. officials and world leaders, discussions of how to respond to a limited nuclear attack are no longer theoretical. In the first hours and days of Russia's invasion, Putin warned Western countries to stay out of the conflict, saying he was putting his nuclear forces on heightened alert.
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