So then you use 2 tugs as per a ship and have a puller at both ends, but avoid the tug of war. Or you start the outboard engines to keep the rear tug out of the blast and use thrust to brake the reversing a/c, as you would during power-back. It sounds like the whole issue was a 'risk assessment' scenario. I have to admit, that if there was no critical threat, e.g. the war zone idea I described, then I might offer Ops all the options and let them decide what level of risk they wanted to take. It's the company's train-set, and it's on the ground, so let Ground Ops assess/take the risk and make the decision. The risk is bent metal or commercial via a delay.
If someone was going to start shooting at me I would do everything to FOPDQ.