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Tactical Nuclear Weapons, Explained

Are they really tactical?
Victory Day Parade Rehearsals In Moscow
An officer of Russian National Guard Service guards the street to the Yars nuclear missile complex during the Victory Day Parade rehearsals on May 2, 2024, in Moscow. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent announcement of military rehearsals for the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in response to NATO’s support of Ukraine is only the latest in a series of hints, statements, and threats from the Russian government intimating a willingness to “go nuclear.” 

Carl Graham is a retired naval flight officer living with his wife and cow dog in Bozeman, Montana.

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