you sound so certain about what Putin can do or can't do! For all I know about Putin, dude could get desperate when he wants to get things done and we can't be certain of what's going on in his mind or the extent to which he would want to follow up on this war. The only reason why we can assume that he wouldn't want to make use of his nuclear weapon is the fact that the use of nuclear weapon is almost out of consideration with choosing war arsenal for a battle. Any nation that goes ahead to make use of nuclear weapon to settle a way deserves to be wiped off the face of the earth.
Sure, Putin could do "anything", I guess theoretically speaking, but thus far he has never acted irrationally.
And it's unclear whether his military would follow his orders if they were so obviously suicidal. Launching a nuclear war is actually, in reality, far more complicated than "pushing a button". There would have to be planning for months, if not longer.
People are so used to thinking America is a superpower they don’t realize that Russia has the technology to wipe us off the map right now if they wanted. They’re far ahead in supersonic weaponry and our defenses would be useless. We need to stop thinking we can police the world. We can’t. We need a negotiator to solve these types of issues. I know one who would be perfect for the job…
You make my point for me: Trump will surrender our strategic defenses to Putin if he wins again. This will
cause a nuclear war to happen since Trump would so weaken the USA that Putin actually
could win a nuclear war, which will cause it to start.
The reason the world has stayed out of a nuclear war for half a century is because a strong America has prevented it from happening by maintaining the strategic balance. America surrendering--or simply dissolving because of civil disunion--will mean China and Russia can do whatever they want with their nuclear weapons, and they will most certainly use them in that case.