Can Putin really Nuke the Turks?

Moscow talking heads have allegedly hinted at the possibility of deploying tactical nuclear weapons to Syria in reaction to the downing of a Russian SU-24 by Turkey.

Is this a not-so-subtle threat by Putin that he will not hesitate to use nuclear weapons against Turkey if the latter further obstructs Moscow's designs on Syria?

In an all-out conventional war with Turkey in Syria, Moscow has very little chance of prevailing. The Turks are well-armed and knows a thing or two about war too. Moscow's only chance is to use nuclear weapons.

It appears that Moscow has come prepared for this eventuality. She has already stationed a Typhoon boomer with 200 ICBM nuclear warheads off the coast of Syria. And I will not be surprised at all if she has already secretly moved a considerable number of tactical nuclear weapons into the country too.

But while the Russian Bear has been noisily trashing the vegetation lately from Georgia, to Crimea, and now Syria, the American Eagle and the British Lion have been considerably more quiet.

Which is a bit unusual considering the overwhelming edge in nuclear firepower they have over Moscow.

And there's the French too. Who has her own stash of nuclear thunderbolts in her closet.

Finally, let us not overlook the Sunni Bomb in the hands of the Pakistanis. They are maybe primitive by Western standards, but they are still Nukes.

So seriously, can Putin really Nuke the Turks and not expect to get vaporized in a hail of retaliatory nuclear firestorms?

I highly doubt it...

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