Is Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threat to be feared?

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the atomic weapon has not been used. But the director of the CIA issued a chilling warning on Friday April 15 from Atlanta (United States). “It is possible that President Putin and the Russian leadership will sink into despair, given the military setbacks they have suffered so far. None of us can therefore take lightly the threat posed by the potential use of nuclear weapons.warned Williams Burns.

The Russian army is currently in difficulty in Ukraine. Back to the wall, Russian President Vladimir Putin could be tempted to use tactical nuclear bombs, a little less powerful than those of Hiroshima (Japan) to terrify the Ukrainians and obtain victory. But some experts doubt it, like this former senior NATO official, General Palomeros: “It would be an extremely dangerous game of poker for Putin”.