Originally Posted by
Fonsini
Didn’t the Russians announce today that they would launch a nuclear missile down the bearing of any ballistic missile on a track towards Russian territory.
Russian Attack Response
Hmm, I don't see what's really changed here. Incoming ballistic missiles e.g. from US to Russia (and for sure before to Soviet Union) would surely have raised the question of response probably not waiting until a nuclear mushroom arose from the Kremlin. The same applies in opposite direction. I'm quite sure the US doesn't have to wait for the Mushroom over White House before considering firing back should there be ballistic missiles incoming from a state posessing nuclear weapons.