But many US intelligence agencies consider their number between 1000-2000. Analysts believe that if Putin uses nuclear weapons, it will be tactical. But the question is, what are these tactical nuclear weapons and how are they different from strategic bombs? A tactical nuclear weapon designed to be used on the battlefield. Tactical nuclear weapons can range from 1 kiloton to 100 kilotons. If we talk about understanding, then a 15 kiloton bomb exploded in Hiroshima, Japan during the Second World War.
Why are tactical nuclear weapons different?
Despite their lethal potential, tactical nuclear bombs differ from strategic nuclear weapons in three ways. The first is that they are fired from close to the target. Second, they explode much less than a strategic nuclear bomb, and third, the radioactive radiation it spreads is very limited, unless it is a neutron bomb. But still dangerous damage is possible from them. If a tactical nuclear weapon, equivalent to the US nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima, was fired, a fireball with a radius of about 200 meters would be formed. As soon as this bomb explodes, everything that comes within a radius of 1.6 km will burn.
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The blast will be followed by a devastating shockwave at a speed of 350 meters per second. After this, radioactive waste will rain from the sky which will contaminate the air, soil and water on a large scale. It will be similar to what happened in 1986 after the nuclear reactor tragedy in Chernobyl, Ukraine. Tactical nuclear weapons are smaller in size than strategic weapons. They can be fired from jets, warships, submarines and cruise missiles. Not only this, they can also be fired like artillery cannon balls.
Putin benefits from tactical nuclear weapons
The goal behind the use of tactical nuclear weapons is to reduce damage. Because strategic nuclear weapons are so powerful that they can wipe out entire cities or even entire civilizations. Hardly any sensible person would take such a step. Instead of ending the nuclear war, the whole world will create a situation of die or be killed, which can also lead to the end of humanity. But if Russia uses Strategic Nuclear Weapons, Ukraine will not only lag behind it, NATO will also have a message to stay away from this war.
Will Russia Use Tactical Nuclear Bombs?
Regarding Russia’s use of nuclear weapons, experts agree that Putin can do anything in the event of defeat. If Putin does this then it is possible that Ukraine will intensify the attack on Russia. But it will be nothing compared to a nuclear attack. If Putin uses nuclear weapons, it will be shocking as well as intimidating. In 2018, Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary James Mattis told Congress that no matter what the nuclear weapon, it would remain a nuclear weapon.