Who will win if Russia and NATO exchange nuclear strikes

Military columnist Michael Peck, a regular contributor to 19FortyFive, which specializes in

on reviews and comparisons of the Armed Forces of different countries, he told what could happen in the event of a tactical nuclear strike by NATO on Russia. Discuss

According to Peck, Russia is capable of withstanding suchstrike - tactical nuclear weapons are not a serious tool in this situation. But such actions by NATO will have the opposite effect and serious negative consequences for Europe.

First of all, this concerns the Baltic countries.Peck described a possible theater of war that he believed could happen in this region: NATO would be unable to suppress the Russian army and would be forced to launch a tactical nuclear strike. According to Peck, NATO's tactical nuclear weapons will not be able to achieve their goals and, in the end, this will not solve the Alliance's problems. In response, Russia will launch its own nuclear strike.

The expert believes that in such a situation, the mainthe target of the Russian side will be 5 military bases located in the Baltics. Together with the forces of the Alliance, civilian infrastructure and the population of these countries will suffer. “NATO's infrastructure is vulnerable, the damage caused to it even by a limited number of nuclear attacks can significantly reduce the military potential of the entire Alliance. Against this background, Russia is able to withstand nuclear strikes of comparable strength, ”Peck said.

As a result, the expert summed up that NATO needs to concentrate a large grouping of conventional troops in the Baltic States, this is what minimizes the possible damage from a clash with Russia.

Source: 19FortyFive