Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	So Putin Fires a Test Missile
Date:	4/20/2022 7:06:40 PM

Able to carry a nuclear warheead.  He's sending a message to the West because people are starting to realize that it is going to take more than sanctions, name-calling, and accusing him of war crimes, and beginning to think that perhaps the West needs to do more.  At heart, he is still a KGB officer and likes to threaten his foes.  He knows that Biden is weak - in fact, I think Zelinsky knows that Biden is weak, but continues to stroke his "leadership" ego, so Biden will continue promise $800M SA packages.

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	So Putin Fires a Test Missile
Date:	4/21/2022 8:06:11 AM

There is certainly a lot of chatter amongst the intelligensia that Putin is desperate enough to use tactical nukes in Ukraine.  That could be a bit of a problem.  While I think it would be crazy for us to respond with nukes I suspect we would have to respond with some serious conventional means which could indeed start WW3....the world against Russia, Crimea and probably China and North Korea.  I say the latter because I suspect if there is a broader conflict with Russia China will use that as an excuse to go after Tawain and the Norks after South Korea.