US President Biden In an interview with CNN, Russia will not use tactical nuclear weapon in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
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So what exactly does the "tactical nuclear weapon" mentioned by Biden refers to?
Nuclear Weapons is generally divided into "strategic nuclear weapons" and "tactical nuclear weapons".
tactical-level nuclear weapons can be simply understood as larger bombs, mainly used to support combat on the sea, land and air battlefields, and are used to strike important targets within the enemy's tactical depth, with relatively small equivalents.
In contrast, strategic nuclear weapons are large-equivalent long-range nuclear weapons used to destroy enemy cities. For example, the United States' nuclear weapons that bombed Nagasaki and Hiroshima during World War II are strategic nuclear weapons, and in terms of practical role, it directly accelerated the process of World War II.
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Tactical nuclear weapons are actually developed on the basis of strategic nuclear weapons. Their power is generally controlled at 100 tons, 100 tons, 100,000 tons, and 100,000 tons. Compared with strategic nuclear weapons, the equivalent is relatively small and the layout and launch are relatively flexible. Generally, it is configured on launch vehicles, fighter jets, and warships and to perform flexible maneuvering launches.
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is relatively less powerful than strategic nuclear weapons. It is generally used to attack local missile positions, command centers, large-scale gathering troops, tank groups, airports, ports and other tactical targets.
tactical nuclear weapons are more of a service to win local battles. From this perspective, the possibility of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine is actually not low.
