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Originally Posted by GGG
If Russia Nuked the Ukraine I suspect the escalation would be NATO involvement directly against all Russian positions in the Ukraine. Air superiority would be established and and a no fly zone enforced and surface troops destroyed.
They wouldn’t touch Russia itself. This would allow a clear response for a line being crossed yet not attack Russian soil.
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Problem is: air superiority necessitates strikes on Russia itself. The air defences that would shoot down NATO planes are in Russia. It would be impossible to fly over Ukraine without attacking Russia proper.