Russia Must Show the World Its Nuclear Mushroom: Dmitry Suslov

Russia must demonstrate its nuclear mushroom to the world to prevent strikes by Ukrainian Armed Forces with Western long-range weapons on Russian territory. This was stated by Dmitry Suslov, a member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, professor at the Higher School of Economics, and expert at the Valdai Discussion Club, in an article for the magazine «Profil», titled «It’s Time to Consider a Demonstrative Nuclear Explosion», as reported by Gazeta.ru.

“The political and psychological impact of the nuclear mushroom, I hope, will return the fear of nuclear war to Western politicians,” he wrote. The political analyst drew attention to the need not only to conduct exercises with tactical nuclear weapons but also to engage strategic nuclear forces.