Originally Posted by
Spunky Monkey
I would have thought that a US preemptive strike was already factored in.
There is no way the US is going to sit and wait for Rusk strikes before saying OK now we end this.
As soon as the US feels threatened, (or the UK for that matter) they are going to strike hard and fast in multiple locations to show that they are not pxssing about and that this stupid adventure has now come to an end.
The US could probably send a catastrophic message to Rusk sailors while still having culpable deniability...the message would still get through loud and clear.
I think you're right. Since February people have been saying that the West/NATO must not intervene directly lest it provokes Putin into using WMD. However it's a certainty that intelligence sources would now know if such an attack was being prepared and at that point there would be no other choice but to eliminate the threat.