I heard rumors years ago that this would be the plan, but they intend to confine it to the Northern Hemisphere. I believe that the Equatorial wind pattern would keep the fallout relatively contained.
But I think you are right that in their greed they would prefer the full planet, and technological advances may have rendered that obsolete.
The Ruskies for sure have Tesla particle beam technology operational now which might be a worthy substitute, and more environmentally friendly.
I remember watching a video demonstration in the early 2000s. The apparatus was around the size of an artillery piece, and the demo showed it pretty much vaporizing a large steel plate at a distance that appeared to be a couple of hundred meters.
I doubt they would have let that out publicly unless that particular piece was a couple of decades behind their current capability at the time. So maybe add 40 years of advancement, and that's probably where the new level of technology exists now.
In an airplane or satellite it could likely make short work of a large city, And who knows what else exists. Putin in his recent statements made note that they haven't even begun to demonstrate the real capabilities of their army in Ukraine.
So, yes, likely nukes are unnecessary if they can apply the same or more destructive power with environmentally friendly weapons.
But if either side gets itself in danger of losing, I don't rule out the possibility that they would want the other side to not live to enjoy the fruits of victory.
I heard rumors years ago that this would be the plan, but they intend to confine it to the Northern Hemisphere. I believe that the Equatorial wind pattern would keep the fallout relatively contained.
But I think you are right that in their greed they would prefer the full planet, and technological advances may have rendered that obsolete.
The Ruskies for sure have Tesla particle beam technology operational now which might be a worthy substitute, and more environmentally friendly.
I remember watching a video demonstration in the early 2000s. The apparatus was around the size of an artillery piece, and the demo showed it pretty much vaporizing a large steel plate at a distance that appeared to be a couple of hundred meters.
I doubt they would have let that out publicly unless that particular piece was a couple of decades behind their current capability at the time. So maybe add 40 years of advancement, and that's probably where the new level of technology exists now.
In an airplane or satellite it could likely make short work of a large city, And who knows what else exists. Putin in his recent statements made note that they haven't even begun to demonstrate the real capabilities of their army in Ukraine.
So, yes, likely nukes are unnecessary if they can apply the same or more destructive power with environmentally friendly weapons.
But if either side gets itself in danger of losing, I don't rule out the possibility that they would want the other side to not live to enjoy the fruits of victory.
Just my take on the current state of affairs.
Only God knows what the future will bring.