: What are the chances Putin will use a nuclear or chemical weapon against Ukraine? #IndiaNEWS About three weeks into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is safe to say things are not going Russia’s

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What are the chances Putin will use a nuclear or chemical weapon against Ukraine? #IndiaNEWS
About three weeks into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is safe to say things are not going Russia’s way – and it has yet to achieve objectives that were planned to be completed in the first few days.The longer Russia’s advance is bogged down, the greater the chance it will consider taking drastic action, which may potentially include using weapons of mass destruction.As improbable as this is, it is not impossible. Under what circumstances might weapons of mass destruction be used?Chemical weaponsThe weapon of mass destruction most likely to be used is a chemical weapon. Russia once possessed the world’s largest stockpile of chemical weapons, ranging from nerve agents such as Sarin and VX to mustard gas and the toxic gas phosgene.Although Russia claims to have destroyed its arsenal by 2017, the use of the nerve agent Novichok during assassination attempts in 2018 and 2020 demonstrates it continues to possess chemical weapons, although the quantities and types (aside from Novichok) are unknown.According to reports, the United States and allied officials suspect Russia may be planning (or considering) a “false flag� operation involving the use of chemical weapons, to establish a belated justification for the invasion of Ukraine, despite the obvious logical inconsistency.Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in...Read more

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