Just a mention of nuclear weapons in today's time of conventional precision weapons is a sign of weakness.
@StillAliveAndKicking_
Ай бұрын
It’s the behaviour of a gangster who gains advantage by extortion.
@Jurjen.
Ай бұрын
And yet, here we are taling about the consequences, what was his intention.
@whoisme678
Ай бұрын
@@StillAliveAndKicking_ but there is no advantage...thats the who point
@adissabovic
Ай бұрын
Nope, bending over and doing what you're told is.
@danieljessop7140
Ай бұрын
Yes America/nato has been extorting the world for decades.
@camrenwickАй бұрын
If only we had more people like Ben Hodges
@aemminkАй бұрын
So impressed with General Hodge’s logical analysis here. Comforting as a reminder of the quality of America’s military.
@Crodmog83Ай бұрын
Man I love Mr. Hodges.
@Tony-fl3rl
Ай бұрын
I think he is married
@APW-ry2okАй бұрын
Love this guy ,make him in charge please.We need real leaders in the free world.
@dribromАй бұрын
It would be strategically stupid for Putin to use tactical nukes. But avoiding obviously stupid things has not stopped Putin in the past.
@larzkruber822
Ай бұрын
Some genius advisor of him... If you push this button you win!
@Jurjen.
Ай бұрын
Putin *is* incredible stupid. Otherwise he'd never started this lose-lose war.
@mikaellindroos1594
Ай бұрын
Somebody remember Putin doing a clever decision???
@whoisme678
Ай бұрын
@@larzkruber822 I'm resigned to it not being an issue either way. He loses because he can't be rewarded for doing as he did.
@robertjohnson4154
Ай бұрын
Putin is not stupid and you'd be very mistaken to underestimate him.
@kevrasxАй бұрын
Thanks for remixing this message into a shorter form. More people need to hear that Putin's threats are empty.
@giselameunier4788
Ай бұрын
there are not empty, ond day his patience is over
@divumque
Ай бұрын
@@giselameunier4788impotence leading to impatience ...
@russellcroghan8956Ай бұрын
Ben Hodges needs to be listened to more. A great guy and a realistic person of military experience 😊
@marcosgarvey7129
Ай бұрын
he said Ukraine will take back Crimea from Russia in 2023. in 2024 Ukraine looks like its gave Russia more territory instead of taking Crimea.
@KirkFickert
Ай бұрын
@@marcosgarvey7129None of the pro Ukraine people want to admit that Ukraine has likely taken nearly the same number of casualties as Russia largely fighting the same doctrine on both sides. Only Russia has about 4M more available population.
@ericbyrd2067Ай бұрын
I’m a veteran of our US Army as a medic. I can’t think of a better man’s perspective than this
@giselameunier4788
Ай бұрын
US Army worst ctriminels, forgot Irak, Iran, Lybia, Syria, shame
@thehoon1Ай бұрын
At last someone in the know. This should be put out on more social media channels to counter the russian misinformation campaign.
@bassbuffricky
Ай бұрын
AMEN!
@francisverhelst9375Ай бұрын
Honestly, i do not care of putin using nukes or not… because the reality is: never ever give in to blackmail…
@domino20
Ай бұрын
So don’t give in to blackmail even if it destroys the world?
@francisverhelst9375
Ай бұрын
@@domino20 yes !! NEVER EVER give in to blackmail
@bradgraystock5966
Ай бұрын
Yes and we should have never given Czechoslovakia to Hitler even if he had nukes
@francisverhelst9375
Ай бұрын
@@bradgraystock5966 to much vodka comrade ? 😂😂😂
@giselameunier4788
Ай бұрын
iot is a warning , West should take it seriously
@berndhofmann752Ай бұрын
Ben Hodges for President ❤❤❤ I love your judgements! 🇺🇸💖🇩🇪🇺🇸❤🇩🇪🇺🇸💜🇩🇪
@migueltonnies6856Ай бұрын
Love hearing this specialist . Wish there were more like him
@nickloveridge3667Ай бұрын
Love any interview with Ben Hodges.
@drlegendreАй бұрын
Thanks Ben, this is precisely what I've said about the nuclear threat since day one.
@JohnDoe-jd7ocАй бұрын
Thank You General. Much Respect. Cda.
@bassbuffrickyАй бұрын
As usual, Sir Hodges is making a lot of sense. What a relief from the myriad of Indian Kremlin supporting channels on KZread.
@donaldshotts4429
Ай бұрын
If you have "Tony" from Calcutta employed as your customer service then I'm done with your product/service. They're not our friends. I try to do that with Made In China as well, but it's obviously much more difficult
@f.w.ordemorton8057Ай бұрын
Of all the commentators on the Ukraine war, Hodges is the most worth listening to. Many people are using Russia's threats of nuclear weapons as a cover for their opposition to the war -- people who want to buy peace and pay for it with Ukraine's territory. Incidentally, how many generals have books on Caravaggio and Vermeer on their shelves?
@BlackWolf6420Ай бұрын
Me. Hodges, most Russians love the idea of an empire even if it costs them their freedom and/or life
@jeanettebrannstrom2320Ай бұрын
As a Swede i vote for Ben Hodges for the US president in 2024!
@adissabovic
Ай бұрын
In this lies all the disorder of the West - a Swede would like to decide who will be the president of America? He would probably also decide on the president of Russia...
@ilovelalakers
Ай бұрын
if only....
@SnakeEngine
Ай бұрын
You are getting fooled, Swede. I thought you guys were smarter.
@jeanettebrannstrom2320
Ай бұрын
@@SnakeEngine or you have something to learn about the world
@SnakeEngine
Ай бұрын
@@jeanettebrannstrom2320 There is a world outside of US news, just so you know. Btw, Assagne just got free.
@paulfrancis8836Ай бұрын
The only Sane channel regarding Russia.
@peterperigoe9231Ай бұрын
There a number of people when I see them mentioned I click straight away. Ben Hodges is one! I would like to know why and what the implications are of the US recently stationing tactical nukes in the UK?
@giselameunier4788
Ай бұрын
lile they had in Ukraine , Bioweapons
@samsquanch1996Ай бұрын
But what if Putin wants to leave this world with a bang? The guy is crazy.
@alvarobarcalaАй бұрын
One of the many good things of Ben Hodges is that he knows very well the whole cold war scenario of soviet times (from inside the military) and the current situation. So he thinks considering the whole picture. Somehow he approaches the current conflict not as a separate isolated thing but as an unresolved issue that goes on since cold war times and the fall of the URSS. In a way, despite the delusional perception of this issue we all had during the last two decades, we are still in the same cold war with Russia than 40 years ago, with different (and worsen) nuances.
@gezalesko3813Ай бұрын
Oh no.. retired UK generals with a life expentancy of a couple of years are not afraid especially with terminal cancer they are brave to take on the risk of nukes..
@user-rx9ww3ws6n27 күн бұрын
So WELL SPOKEN AND NOW I HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF HIGH COMMAND PERSPECTIVE THANK YOU !
@JackHawkinswritesАй бұрын
The US had mini tactical nuclear weapons, too. The Jeep launched Davy Crockett
@chetpomeroy1399
Ай бұрын
Yes, the Davy Crockett battlefield nuclear weapons were decommissioned in 1971.
@Beegees75
Ай бұрын
The Davy Crockett was badass
@MAgaSUXXАй бұрын
25 years ago on March 12, 1999 Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland officially joined NATO.
@user-qw9cl8uh8qАй бұрын
Thank you for explaining it this way I have been so scared for weeks this has eased my mind
@michaelblosser2455Ай бұрын
It is said that the US knows EXACTLY where Pootin is all of the time and he would be target #1 in any kind of nuclear exchange.
@zhukieАй бұрын
Why would Putin use nukes? He'd never get to enjoy his $140 billion palace in Sochi lol
@bassbuffricky
Ай бұрын
He might think he's a member of the Almighty RuZZian Master Race. 😂😂😂😂
@Flexiblesteel1Ай бұрын
It just invites retaliation. Because the alternative cannot be tolerated
@LRRPFco52
Ай бұрын
There's a targeting cell in multiple intelligence agencies that keeps track of Putin's location around the clock, as well as his oligarchs, family, friends, Generals, and nuclear triad key leaders, not to mention all the systems. But Putin has been bribing the B___n family for decades, though how far can you trust a traitor?
@robertlangley1664Ай бұрын
This man is to intelligent to be a President of USA and I am not a yank ,what a shame that country can’t find someone like him to do the big job
@theworkshed1253Ай бұрын
Ben is the guy to lead Nato
@leogetz-rf1kfАй бұрын
There is no difference in using a tactical nuke or a ballistic nuke from a policy point of view. a nuke is a nuke. the policy intent is the same. its like saying if i shoot at you with a 9 mm or if is shoot at you with a 50 cal its less escalatory. both have the intent to kill you if they are shot at you. you are not gonna say oh it was only a 9mm so its not a big deal lol.
@3d1e00Ай бұрын
Going nuclear for me would mean the text book open use of nuclear weapons in a tactical role. Such as a nuclear mine as a cover for retreating forces. Or perhaps the use of a nuclear torpedo or something similar on an oil rig. All the NATO stuff I ever saw about this says it just escalates. Think about the moves, do nothing and Russia may keep doing it. Go full conventional and expect Russia to use nukes on these conventional forces. You are continuously forcing NATO to say no to using nukes as a reply, that is a terrible place to be. I think there is a good chance we could get through that but it will be horrendous. We would need to go to a digital doomsday clock for this due to the fractions of a second we are playing with.
@user-et1id3hd5iАй бұрын
The man is bang on. Once again.
@logaandmАй бұрын
The entire Ukraine war makes no sense to a normal person. Not an argument to presume the use of Nukes makes no sense to Putin. Lets also keep in mind the Russian military has gone along with Putin on this mis-adventure. Obviously people mean a "significant" use of nuclear weapon. Destruction of a major target (city, military base, etc) or a release of nuclear radiation leaving a part of Ukraine un-usable for years. Escalation to the point where Russia thinks it may use nuclear weapons against NATO. I.e. avoid a slippery slope to WW III. Collapse of the Russian State (not Putin) leads to many unknows in East and Central Asia - where Russia is often a stabilizing influence and certainly a counter to Chinese influence. In my view, this the major reason for NATO reluctance for maximum support for Ukraine and for continued Chinese tepid support of Russia. China has already won, it is in the process of deciding just how much more it wants to win, that is, how weak does China want Russia to be at the end of the war?
@robertdickson9319
Ай бұрын
The entire Ukraine war makes perfect sense, to a point, from a Russian point of view - "normal" or not. Their constant & decades long paranoia with "containment" and "enemies on the border" is one of the root causes of the conflict - if Ukraine went into the EU & especially if it went into NATO then there is no buffer zone between Russia & NATO & Russia "cannot have that". Throw in a healthy bit of resource control & economic boost and some good ol' Russia patriotic fervor and you can see the benefits to doing it. The problem is that every step of the way Russia has overestimated its own capabilities & underestimated Ukrainian. First it was supposed to be essentially a coup - have a friendly govt in Kiev that would turn Ukraine back toward Russia. Then it was intimidation by taking over Crimea & fomenting trouble in the Donbas. Finally it was supposed to be a 3 day tour of central Ukraine that would bring the country back to Russia before any Western response could be made. If it had worked at any of those 3 steps then Putin wins a glorious victory with little ramification. All 3 of those steps at one point made sense & had a good chance of prevailing and at no point would realistically have exposed Russia to nuclear war. Now - it's another story. Yes Russian generals went along with the invasion - just like Hitler's generals went along with his invasion & just like American generals went along with the invasion of Iraq. Would American generals have launched a nuke @ Baghdad if Bush had got frustrated? Doubtful. And I think a reasonable conclusion can be made with the Russian generals - they would see the writing on the wall.
@jennysue601
Ай бұрын
Where the buffer between russia and Nato in the case of the Baltic states? Or Norway? Or now Finland. That argument Ukraine in Nato is dangerous for russia doesn’t hold any water.
@francisverhelst9375
Ай бұрын
Russia=terrorists. Terrorists do NOT stabilise anything except their regime
@robertjohnson4154
Ай бұрын
"The entire Ukraine war makes no sense to a normal person"... absolutely it does. Russia's strategic safety and peace of mind, is paramount to Russia itself and it ought to be for the west too.
@magikclown
Ай бұрын
@@robertdickson9319 You're talking from a blinkered position, informed and closely aligned with the western media narrative. Peace makers have to look at things from both sides, to find the common ground. That means people like you have to accept this war was deliberately triggered by the US.
@rorymullett206427 күн бұрын
Refreshingly rational analysis of Russias nuclear sabre rattling
@clausneide743Ай бұрын
Fairly right said as always Mr, Hodges! 👌Slava Ukraini 💙💛
@KodakcompactdiscАй бұрын
What we should ask ourselves is would Hitler use nukes because Putin is like his apprentice
@SeemoreDunkanАй бұрын
If he’ll know the response would be the same then hell no 😂😂
@AllanMogensenАй бұрын
He knows what people mean with the first question. That more instabile , smaller countries armed with ukes and åprone to have dictators running them is worse than one big dictator ruled country. You can´t always have as a starting point that those having nukes will think rationally. Kiev, as a revenge would be a target to get Zelensky
@TenPearlJam24 күн бұрын
Putin doesn’t have the nerve to use them
@NikkiStixx86Ай бұрын
interesting point..
@chrishodge943728 күн бұрын
Very well explained!
@gheorghefalcaruАй бұрын
BRAVO!!!!!!!
@stormtrooper2170Ай бұрын
Those who knows the town of Shee-No-Bee will tell you the sad story. Until today anyone want to go there still need a guide to take them in. 30 yrs plus still unliveable. So..do you all want a nuclear war..?👈😕😕😕
@Eowyn77Ай бұрын
Totally off-topic, but I love those yellow Reclam books in the background... I didn't know he lives in Frankfurt and is married to a German
@iancoles1349Ай бұрын
Depends on the strings thats tugging him.
@g4m3r222Ай бұрын
exactly
@ianbray5946Ай бұрын
Ben , you rock mate 👌 Slava Ukraini
@WolfHeathenАй бұрын
Nope. He absolutely would not unless Russia was attacked first. He may fear NATO but he's not stupid. When it comes to nuclear weapons, using words such as "mini" or "tactical" means absolutely nothing. A nuclear bomb is still a nuclear bomb and the intent is still the same regardless of the size of the bomb.
@LRRPFco52
Ай бұрын
If you were Putin, would you trust your Generals when they tell you that the nukes even work?
@WolfHeathen
Ай бұрын
@@LRRPFco52 If I were Putin I would trust my own judgement. In Russia you can't really trust anyone. They're all a product of the USSR where lying in order to not get in trouble and to benefit yourself was the norm.
@sallybaughn4376
Ай бұрын
'Attacking Russia' means anywhere in the annexed territories in Putin's mind.
@Piden-l4bАй бұрын
Why dig out an old video and label it 1 hour ago?
@Ivan-DolgouhovАй бұрын
Уверен что если Путин и применит нюки, то сделает это он сразу по странам НАТО. Зачем нам бомбить свои земли
@jeffree9015Ай бұрын
There won't be more to come out. Book keepera are basically data analysers, they know the odds of things happening and it will stand out like a sire thumbe when something lile this happens. Their models would flag this immediately.
@whoisme678Ай бұрын
What if russian silos didnt open
@bassbuffricky
Ай бұрын
Then you'd hear: "Moscow, we have a problem!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@whoisme678
Ай бұрын
@@bassbuffricky lol
@johnhough7738Ай бұрын
The headline-title here ... dum' question! The Pootin is every bit as sane as was Adolf Hitler; and get this- -no nation with nukes in its toy-box would give up without some. We can take our answer from the ancients, in words to the effect: "Always leave your enemy with a face-saving way out ..."
@johnhough7738
Ай бұрын
And make sure he gets the message. If not- -he will be back. Next instalment title "Son of Putin rides again."
@Zenon00007Ай бұрын
❤Ukrainian ❤
@JuanSanchez-ik7wxАй бұрын
uploaded 1 hour ago.....the same video from a week ago. clik bait strikes again. thumbs down everyone for click bait
@janerkenbrack3373Ай бұрын
It's always nice to hear a sound mind discussing dangerous threats. I'll offer something else. Do the Russian nukes even work? At the start of the invasion of Ukraine we saw numerous serious equipment failures in the Russia army that were caused by lack of maintenance. The money for that work having been stolen by generals in this Russian kleptocracy. Why would they do it? Because they didn't think the weapons would be used. As General Hodges mentioned, the threat of mutually assured destruction made it unthinkable that anyone would go to their nuclear arsenals. If using nukes is almost entirely unthinkable, what better place to steal from than nuclear missile maintenance programs? The generals were willing to embezzle maintenance monies from equipment far more likely to be used, so why not steal from the one category of weapons that were NEVER supposed to be used? Whether or not this is true, Putin has to factor that into his decision making.
@mikaellindroos1594
Ай бұрын
Logical analys, thanks
@paulp4201
Ай бұрын
It's always safest to assume that they do. While nuclear weapons aren't as simple as conventional bombs, standard atomic bombs like those in tactical nukes are relatively simple and reliable. It's the hydrogen bombs that degrade quickly.
@janerkenbrack3373
Ай бұрын
@@paulp4201 Of course it is safest for us to presume they will work. I'm not suggesting we strike Moscow on such a pretense. I'm saying it should run through Putin's mind that they might not. And the launching of any of them might result in a failure that also results in retaliation. There are more things than just the nuclear material to a weapon system working correctly. With a political culture of kleptocracy held together by personal loyalty and fear, such corruption is commonplace. The western world sees far less of this, and far more quality control. I saw a video yesterday that showed an artillery piece that was blown to smithereens, purportedly by a North Korean shell exploding in the barrel. The barrel was blasted in such a way to make that seem likely. Defective weaponry is not uncommon where personal profits can be gleaned through shortcuts. There just aren't as many checks against it.
@domino20
Ай бұрын
It’s a dangerous gamble to assume the weapons wouldn’t work.
@janerkenbrack3373
Ай бұрын
@@domino20 My point is that evidence of poor maintenance of army weapons is widespread, and so Putin should be concerned that his nukes, the one category of weapons that was never going to be used, might not work. I didn't say, nor should it be assumed I did, that we should presume that they don't work. We can wonder if they work or not, but we can know that Putin has to wonder about that in ways the west does not.
@marcosgarvey7129Ай бұрын
Is this the same guy who said Ukraine army will take Crimea in 2023?
@malcolmbirkett1347
Ай бұрын
Can't be correct all the time 😊
@It.s-just-meАй бұрын
"No positive outcome for Russia, if they do it." But Putin, defeated (lost Crimea), might not be thinking in terms of "benefit for Russia". Putin, facing his destruction, might then only think in terms of detriment for Ukrainians, NATO, and "the West".
@philosopher2kingАй бұрын
The question needs to be asked, for sure. I doubt that Putin would be so stupid as to launch an ICBM to the US, and more doubtful still that a Russian ICBM would even take off. Now, would Putin nuke Ukraine? I also doubt it. A nuclear strike would guarantee a harsh response from NATO that would weaken Russia so much to become a vassal state to China. Russia is out of friends and allies. What options would Russia have but to be at the mercy of Xi? Do the oligarchs think that's worth giving up their mansions in Miami, flats in London, investments in the West and their children attending US Ivy League schools for an egomaniac who brought them to this very point and whose days are counted? Putin might be crazy, but the oligarchs are not.
@mattihaapoja8203Ай бұрын
Eh.. actually most tactical nukes have larger yield than nukes used in Hiroshima or Nagasaki. Its true that they are much smaller but thats only thanks to advances in technology.
@Klemheist-vf1hx
Ай бұрын
How do you know 'most' NSMW's have larger yields than WWII? The US B61-12 'Dial-a-yield' free fall bomb has four options: 0.3kt, 1.5kt, 10kt and 50kt. Hiroshima was 15kt and Nagasaki was 25kt. The W48 shell has a yield of only .072kt. The W52 has a yield as low as .01kt (equivalent to only 10 tons of TNT).
@mattihaapoja8203
Ай бұрын
@@Klemheist-vf1hx Well they aren't using ancient artillery driven tactical nukes in 2024. The Modernized b61 has a yield of up to 360 kilotons.
@thehoon1
Ай бұрын
You're questioning a man who has made war his job, he has probably forgotten more than you will know about war and it's apparatus
@Klemheist-vf1hx
Ай бұрын
@@mattihaapoja8203 'You're fighting it' (old saying). We're talking tactical nukes - not the 360kt mod. And while they won't use the old W54 in a Davy Crocket they absolutely will use the W48 and W82 out of current 777 155mm howitzers. They are 0.1 and 2kt yield respectively. 1,000 W48's artillery tactical nukes were made, which is a big chunk of total US stockpile.
@mattihaapoja8203
Ай бұрын
@@Klemheist-vf1hx You work in the factory :-D? To my knowledge all w48 were retired and dismantled. Their replacement W82 got canceled before any major amounts were manufactured.
@DavidGitongawriterАй бұрын
Ukraine will liberate Crimea by the summer of 2023 - We all remember Ben Hodges predictions.
@matthewdolan600
Ай бұрын
Bingo
@GnosticAtheistАй бұрын
"Force Putin to go nuclear" is not a thing. The only accepted use for a nuclear strike is the concept of MAD. Since Crimea is Ukrainian territory by international law, a conventional attack to reclaim it is obviously not a "force to go nuclear". We can safely act as if Russia does not have nuclear weapons, especially since Putin has already taken sovereign territory from Ukraine. As such, Ukraine can target Russian territory and annex it at will, if they so choose. If Russia responds with a nuclear strike, that would signal the official start of a NATO-Russian war, as a nuclear strike on the border of NATO is an act of clear agression. I do not understand why people are debating this. The only people that should take responsibility for this is the Russian people. We will only react according to known protocol the Russians are aware of.
@johnstannard8366Ай бұрын
Putin cannot beat Nato in a conflict. So why wouldnt he use them?
@endrefidje5698Ай бұрын
I wonder if "Putler" has also gotten "nuclear weapons" from his old friend in North Korea? The Russians themselves would be shit scared to launch those ... 🤭
@brianobrain8985Ай бұрын
Once again, I cannot disagree with ex-Gen. Ben Hodges. I still think we are being overly optimistic, however. On the one side, I see today (26 June 2024) that Ukraine is losing ground and on the other that Putin cannot continue for long like this. So I don't know what to believe.
@williamgatheist1314Ай бұрын
Do hydrogen atomic bombs give off radiation, way less than uranium right?
@alexanderwingeskog758
Ай бұрын
A really small bit I would guess, but way less than an older non hydrogen atomic bomb.
@domino20
Ай бұрын
There’s massive radiation given off by these things.
@G-xn8osАй бұрын
Same saying about war in Ukraine and now, people die as prisoners for execution
@patrickquinlan3056Ай бұрын
I want Biden to listen to Ben Hodges.
@APW-ry2ok
Ай бұрын
You and millions of others,he talks common sense .
@arturs83616
Ай бұрын
Biden knows it already. Show this to MAGGOTS Who yells that americans are starting ww3 and only Donie can save the world lol
@thehoon1
Ай бұрын
I'd imagine Biden has people like that in his team. Tramp on the other hand is on poo tins team
@robertjohnson4154
Ай бұрын
Let's all hope Trump doesn't because Hodges is a warmonger whose previous predictions in this war have all been wrong.
@LRRPFco52
Ай бұрын
Biden has been in Russia's pocket for 52 years. Putin has paid millions into shell companies run by James and Hunter.
@matthewdolan600Ай бұрын
The same hodges who said ukraine would take back all of the territory russia won? Lol
@Learn-gs4edАй бұрын
The problem is that crazy people, fanatics, wack jobs, do not think rational. The problem you must look at who they are, not believe that they think like you. Putin's war was insane from the begginng. The loss far outweighs any gain already.
@OAlemАй бұрын
There's a rule that if the video title is a question, the answer is a NO.
@ugiswrong
Ай бұрын
I agree, our reality is fundamentally boring
@Biedropegaz
Ай бұрын
clickbait to monetize
@custardtart1312
Ай бұрын
It’s called Betteridge's law of headlines.
@johnthefinn
Ай бұрын
No. It's a rarity if there's any answer at all.
@schwabo3084Ай бұрын
Hirosima 15 kt atomic bomb 60000 death in 1 second! That is tactical bomb today. Are you crazy???
@arminiuschatti2287Ай бұрын
Do you want to find out if Putin’s bluffing?
@LRRPFco52
Ай бұрын
Putin can't afford to find out if Russia's nukes even work. Imagine the same generals telling you that "everything's fine" are the same ones who told you you'd be in Kiev within 72 hours 849 days ago.
@AaranJacksonАй бұрын
Ethical & healthy solutions to problem solving. Why not allow a russian state asset an RT operative go on times radio? in russia media debate is instant prison but healthy non violent debate with their propagandists in the west may result in dinners with new friends that have debated state view points minus the SS being involved. shows the russians their media can be debated without the russian SS raiding their homes
@MrLou345Ай бұрын
This is an old interview recycled...
@siweiss9214Ай бұрын
host sounds like another appeaser
@user-pz6ls4uk8kАй бұрын
Россия точно не применит ядерное оружие по Украине. Зачем портить свои земли а вот по Европе может. Первые кандидаты Англия и Польша
@Richard-od7yd28 күн бұрын
Putin needs Ukraine For its resources. If those resources are radioactive they are no good 🤔😂
@donnieptymcioАй бұрын
who even asked this stupid question ? it is sure that he does not want to use nukes, he would already did use them if he wanted to.
@brianholding4357Ай бұрын
🇺🇦🇬🇧
@karinborup1162Ай бұрын
I like his logical considerations so very much.Thanks a lot from Denmark.🇩🇰🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦✌🏻
@berndhofmann752Ай бұрын
It will be very good! Because Russia is grown so weak!!! It just pretends to be strong! 😂😂😂😂
@tcphotoАй бұрын
Ben Hodges is the voice of reason, his military experience and commonsense needs to be heard.
@philipblick8887Ай бұрын
Hodges speaks some sense - unfortunately he is way too partisan and should stop electioneering on behalf of his beloved democrap party…….
@Jackfrost041529 күн бұрын
Nope he's a coward
@davidoldham1946Ай бұрын
if only he wasn't such a Trump hater.....
@python1916Ай бұрын
Talking rubbish so go and fight him then
@giselameunier4788Ай бұрын
You should talk about West's many provoquacions towards Russia, West , USA, Uk respopnsioble for the situation,
@normanmackenzie8130Ай бұрын
NO..... even he is aware of at least 2 facts ....1) if he did use them in areas he considers is Russian territory, he would not be able to use that territory for hundreds if not thousands of years 2) Launching an attack would result in M.A.D. (Mutually Assured Destruction) he may be crazy in many respects, but, he DOES know the severe consequences of such an act, as does every other leader throughout the planet.
@bassbuffricky
Ай бұрын
Spot on!
@mikegoodie7905Ай бұрын
Hodges, "Putin will never use nukes." Putin uses nukes. Hodges, "Whoops!" Let Putin save face and keep what Russia has taken. Frozen wheat fields in the middle of nowhere isn't worth WW3.
@user-ln2zi4jb8wАй бұрын
The more pertinent question is whether America will resort to nuclear war to maintain its empire. When empires face extinction the decision making becomes irrational , erratic and potentially catastrophic for everybody.
@nicholascazmay2126
Ай бұрын
We don’t need to, nor do we want to. The only scenario in which a nuke would be launched is one in which we had already been hit by nukes first, and I imagine it would take more than one.
@Djamonja
Ай бұрын
How is that more pertinent than if Russia will use nuclear weapons? The US isn't about to US nuclear weapons on anyone, the only chance they might use them is if Russia starts using them.
@paulp4201
Ай бұрын
There is no reason for the US to use nukes unless they are launched at us. If Russia uses tactical nukes in Ukraine, the US and it's allies would retaliate against Russia, but they wouldn't have to go nuclear in that attack.
@LordnumptynousАй бұрын
Dont be scared..we could be in Ukraine💙💛
@user-mt4fg5rl2lАй бұрын
I liked what Trump once said to North Korea. My button is bigger than yours
@jameswolff5200
Ай бұрын
Shhhhhh. We're talking serious stuff here.
@squeakycleannnn
Ай бұрын
Ah yes, nothing screams "diplomacy" more than 1st grade boys fighting over candy.
@olivergarcia2304
Ай бұрын
My toy is bigger than your toy... - the mindset of a 4 year old.
@bikechainmic
Ай бұрын
Always did wonder if Trumps brain was smaller though???
@VolkerHett
Ай бұрын
And Putin has an even bigger button. On the other hand, when those buttons are pressed, there is no world to bolster their egos left.
@python1916Ай бұрын
Rubbish 🗑
@robertjohnson4154Ай бұрын
Gen. Hodges has been wrong in all his predictions over the course of the war in Ukraine. We're into it's second decade now and I can't understand why people are still asking for his opinion.
Пікірлер: 290
Just a mention of nuclear weapons in today's time of conventional precision weapons is a sign of weakness.
@StillAliveAndKicking_
Ай бұрын
It’s the behaviour of a gangster who gains advantage by extortion.
@Jurjen.
Ай бұрын
And yet, here we are taling about the consequences, what was his intention.
@whoisme678
Ай бұрын
@@StillAliveAndKicking_ but there is no advantage...thats the who point
@adissabovic
Ай бұрын
Nope, bending over and doing what you're told is.
@danieljessop7140
Ай бұрын
Yes America/nato has been extorting the world for decades.
If only we had more people like Ben Hodges
So impressed with General Hodge’s logical analysis here. Comforting as a reminder of the quality of America’s military.
Man I love Mr. Hodges.
@Tony-fl3rl
Ай бұрын
I think he is married
Love this guy ,make him in charge please.We need real leaders in the free world.
It would be strategically stupid for Putin to use tactical nukes. But avoiding obviously stupid things has not stopped Putin in the past.
@larzkruber822
Ай бұрын
Some genius advisor of him... If you push this button you win!
@Jurjen.
Ай бұрын
Putin *is* incredible stupid. Otherwise he'd never started this lose-lose war.
@mikaellindroos1594
Ай бұрын
Somebody remember Putin doing a clever decision???
@whoisme678
Ай бұрын
@@larzkruber822 I'm resigned to it not being an issue either way. He loses because he can't be rewarded for doing as he did.
@robertjohnson4154
Ай бұрын
Putin is not stupid and you'd be very mistaken to underestimate him.
Thanks for remixing this message into a shorter form. More people need to hear that Putin's threats are empty.
@giselameunier4788
Ай бұрын
there are not empty, ond day his patience is over
@divumque
Ай бұрын
@@giselameunier4788impotence leading to impatience ...
Ben Hodges needs to be listened to more. A great guy and a realistic person of military experience 😊
@marcosgarvey7129
Ай бұрын
he said Ukraine will take back Crimea from Russia in 2023. in 2024 Ukraine looks like its gave Russia more territory instead of taking Crimea.
@KirkFickert
Ай бұрын
@@marcosgarvey7129None of the pro Ukraine people want to admit that Ukraine has likely taken nearly the same number of casualties as Russia largely fighting the same doctrine on both sides. Only Russia has about 4M more available population.
I’m a veteran of our US Army as a medic. I can’t think of a better man’s perspective than this
@giselameunier4788
Ай бұрын
US Army worst ctriminels, forgot Irak, Iran, Lybia, Syria, shame
At last someone in the know. This should be put out on more social media channels to counter the russian misinformation campaign.
@bassbuffricky
Ай бұрын
AMEN!
Honestly, i do not care of putin using nukes or not… because the reality is: never ever give in to blackmail…
@domino20
Ай бұрын
So don’t give in to blackmail even if it destroys the world?
@francisverhelst9375
Ай бұрын
@@domino20 yes !! NEVER EVER give in to blackmail
@bradgraystock5966
Ай бұрын
Yes and we should have never given Czechoslovakia to Hitler even if he had nukes
@francisverhelst9375
Ай бұрын
@@bradgraystock5966 to much vodka comrade ? 😂😂😂
@giselameunier4788
Ай бұрын
iot is a warning , West should take it seriously
Ben Hodges for President ❤❤❤ I love your judgements! 🇺🇸💖🇩🇪🇺🇸❤🇩🇪🇺🇸💜🇩🇪
Love hearing this specialist . Wish there were more like him
Love any interview with Ben Hodges.
Thanks Ben, this is precisely what I've said about the nuclear threat since day one.
Thank You General. Much Respect. Cda.
As usual, Sir Hodges is making a lot of sense. What a relief from the myriad of Indian Kremlin supporting channels on KZread.
@donaldshotts4429
Ай бұрын
If you have "Tony" from Calcutta employed as your customer service then I'm done with your product/service. They're not our friends. I try to do that with Made In China as well, but it's obviously much more difficult
Of all the commentators on the Ukraine war, Hodges is the most worth listening to. Many people are using Russia's threats of nuclear weapons as a cover for their opposition to the war -- people who want to buy peace and pay for it with Ukraine's territory. Incidentally, how many generals have books on Caravaggio and Vermeer on their shelves?
Me. Hodges, most Russians love the idea of an empire even if it costs them their freedom and/or life
As a Swede i vote for Ben Hodges for the US president in 2024!
@adissabovic
Ай бұрын
In this lies all the disorder of the West - a Swede would like to decide who will be the president of America? He would probably also decide on the president of Russia...
@ilovelalakers
Ай бұрын
if only....
@SnakeEngine
Ай бұрын
You are getting fooled, Swede. I thought you guys were smarter.
@jeanettebrannstrom2320
Ай бұрын
@@SnakeEngine or you have something to learn about the world
@SnakeEngine
Ай бұрын
@@jeanettebrannstrom2320 There is a world outside of US news, just so you know. Btw, Assagne just got free.
The only Sane channel regarding Russia.
There a number of people when I see them mentioned I click straight away. Ben Hodges is one! I would like to know why and what the implications are of the US recently stationing tactical nukes in the UK?
@giselameunier4788
Ай бұрын
lile they had in Ukraine , Bioweapons
But what if Putin wants to leave this world with a bang? The guy is crazy.
One of the many good things of Ben Hodges is that he knows very well the whole cold war scenario of soviet times (from inside the military) and the current situation. So he thinks considering the whole picture. Somehow he approaches the current conflict not as a separate isolated thing but as an unresolved issue that goes on since cold war times and the fall of the URSS. In a way, despite the delusional perception of this issue we all had during the last two decades, we are still in the same cold war with Russia than 40 years ago, with different (and worsen) nuances.
Oh no.. retired UK generals with a life expentancy of a couple of years are not afraid especially with terminal cancer they are brave to take on the risk of nukes..
So WELL SPOKEN AND NOW I HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF HIGH COMMAND PERSPECTIVE THANK YOU !
The US had mini tactical nuclear weapons, too. The Jeep launched Davy Crockett
@chetpomeroy1399
Ай бұрын
Yes, the Davy Crockett battlefield nuclear weapons were decommissioned in 1971.
@Beegees75
Ай бұрын
The Davy Crockett was badass
25 years ago on March 12, 1999 Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland officially joined NATO.
Thank you for explaining it this way I have been so scared for weeks this has eased my mind
It is said that the US knows EXACTLY where Pootin is all of the time and he would be target #1 in any kind of nuclear exchange.
Why would Putin use nukes? He'd never get to enjoy his $140 billion palace in Sochi lol
@bassbuffricky
Ай бұрын
He might think he's a member of the Almighty RuZZian Master Race. 😂😂😂😂
It just invites retaliation. Because the alternative cannot be tolerated
@LRRPFco52
Ай бұрын
There's a targeting cell in multiple intelligence agencies that keeps track of Putin's location around the clock, as well as his oligarchs, family, friends, Generals, and nuclear triad key leaders, not to mention all the systems. But Putin has been bribing the B___n family for decades, though how far can you trust a traitor?
This man is to intelligent to be a President of USA and I am not a yank ,what a shame that country can’t find someone like him to do the big job
Ben is the guy to lead Nato
There is no difference in using a tactical nuke or a ballistic nuke from a policy point of view. a nuke is a nuke. the policy intent is the same. its like saying if i shoot at you with a 9 mm or if is shoot at you with a 50 cal its less escalatory. both have the intent to kill you if they are shot at you. you are not gonna say oh it was only a 9mm so its not a big deal lol.
Going nuclear for me would mean the text book open use of nuclear weapons in a tactical role. Such as a nuclear mine as a cover for retreating forces. Or perhaps the use of a nuclear torpedo or something similar on an oil rig. All the NATO stuff I ever saw about this says it just escalates. Think about the moves, do nothing and Russia may keep doing it. Go full conventional and expect Russia to use nukes on these conventional forces. You are continuously forcing NATO to say no to using nukes as a reply, that is a terrible place to be. I think there is a good chance we could get through that but it will be horrendous. We would need to go to a digital doomsday clock for this due to the fractions of a second we are playing with.
The man is bang on. Once again.
The entire Ukraine war makes no sense to a normal person. Not an argument to presume the use of Nukes makes no sense to Putin. Lets also keep in mind the Russian military has gone along with Putin on this mis-adventure. Obviously people mean a "significant" use of nuclear weapon. Destruction of a major target (city, military base, etc) or a release of nuclear radiation leaving a part of Ukraine un-usable for years. Escalation to the point where Russia thinks it may use nuclear weapons against NATO. I.e. avoid a slippery slope to WW III. Collapse of the Russian State (not Putin) leads to many unknows in East and Central Asia - where Russia is often a stabilizing influence and certainly a counter to Chinese influence. In my view, this the major reason for NATO reluctance for maximum support for Ukraine and for continued Chinese tepid support of Russia. China has already won, it is in the process of deciding just how much more it wants to win, that is, how weak does China want Russia to be at the end of the war?
@robertdickson9319
Ай бұрын
The entire Ukraine war makes perfect sense, to a point, from a Russian point of view - "normal" or not. Their constant & decades long paranoia with "containment" and "enemies on the border" is one of the root causes of the conflict - if Ukraine went into the EU & especially if it went into NATO then there is no buffer zone between Russia & NATO & Russia "cannot have that". Throw in a healthy bit of resource control & economic boost and some good ol' Russia patriotic fervor and you can see the benefits to doing it. The problem is that every step of the way Russia has overestimated its own capabilities & underestimated Ukrainian. First it was supposed to be essentially a coup - have a friendly govt in Kiev that would turn Ukraine back toward Russia. Then it was intimidation by taking over Crimea & fomenting trouble in the Donbas. Finally it was supposed to be a 3 day tour of central Ukraine that would bring the country back to Russia before any Western response could be made. If it had worked at any of those 3 steps then Putin wins a glorious victory with little ramification. All 3 of those steps at one point made sense & had a good chance of prevailing and at no point would realistically have exposed Russia to nuclear war. Now - it's another story. Yes Russian generals went along with the invasion - just like Hitler's generals went along with his invasion & just like American generals went along with the invasion of Iraq. Would American generals have launched a nuke @ Baghdad if Bush had got frustrated? Doubtful. And I think a reasonable conclusion can be made with the Russian generals - they would see the writing on the wall.
@jennysue601
Ай бұрын
Where the buffer between russia and Nato in the case of the Baltic states? Or Norway? Or now Finland. That argument Ukraine in Nato is dangerous for russia doesn’t hold any water.
@francisverhelst9375
Ай бұрын
Russia=terrorists. Terrorists do NOT stabilise anything except their regime
@robertjohnson4154
Ай бұрын
"The entire Ukraine war makes no sense to a normal person"... absolutely it does. Russia's strategic safety and peace of mind, is paramount to Russia itself and it ought to be for the west too.
@magikclown
Ай бұрын
@@robertdickson9319 You're talking from a blinkered position, informed and closely aligned with the western media narrative. Peace makers have to look at things from both sides, to find the common ground. That means people like you have to accept this war was deliberately triggered by the US.
Refreshingly rational analysis of Russias nuclear sabre rattling
Fairly right said as always Mr, Hodges! 👌Slava Ukraini 💙💛
What we should ask ourselves is would Hitler use nukes because Putin is like his apprentice
If he’ll know the response would be the same then hell no 😂😂
He knows what people mean with the first question. That more instabile , smaller countries armed with ukes and åprone to have dictators running them is worse than one big dictator ruled country. You can´t always have as a starting point that those having nukes will think rationally. Kiev, as a revenge would be a target to get Zelensky
Putin doesn’t have the nerve to use them
interesting point..
Very well explained!
BRAVO!!!!!!!
Those who knows the town of Shee-No-Bee will tell you the sad story. Until today anyone want to go there still need a guide to take them in. 30 yrs plus still unliveable. So..do you all want a nuclear war..?👈😕😕😕
Totally off-topic, but I love those yellow Reclam books in the background... I didn't know he lives in Frankfurt and is married to a German
Depends on the strings thats tugging him.
exactly
Ben , you rock mate 👌 Slava Ukraini
Nope. He absolutely would not unless Russia was attacked first. He may fear NATO but he's not stupid. When it comes to nuclear weapons, using words such as "mini" or "tactical" means absolutely nothing. A nuclear bomb is still a nuclear bomb and the intent is still the same regardless of the size of the bomb.
@LRRPFco52
Ай бұрын
If you were Putin, would you trust your Generals when they tell you that the nukes even work?
@WolfHeathen
Ай бұрын
@@LRRPFco52 If I were Putin I would trust my own judgement. In Russia you can't really trust anyone. They're all a product of the USSR where lying in order to not get in trouble and to benefit yourself was the norm.
@sallybaughn4376
Ай бұрын
'Attacking Russia' means anywhere in the annexed territories in Putin's mind.
Why dig out an old video and label it 1 hour ago?
Уверен что если Путин и применит нюки, то сделает это он сразу по странам НАТО. Зачем нам бомбить свои земли
There won't be more to come out. Book keepera are basically data analysers, they know the odds of things happening and it will stand out like a sire thumbe when something lile this happens. Their models would flag this immediately.
What if russian silos didnt open
@bassbuffricky
Ай бұрын
Then you'd hear: "Moscow, we have a problem!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@whoisme678
Ай бұрын
@@bassbuffricky lol
The headline-title here ... dum' question! The Pootin is every bit as sane as was Adolf Hitler; and get this- -no nation with nukes in its toy-box would give up without some. We can take our answer from the ancients, in words to the effect: "Always leave your enemy with a face-saving way out ..."
@johnhough7738
Ай бұрын
And make sure he gets the message. If not- -he will be back. Next instalment title "Son of Putin rides again."
❤Ukrainian ❤
uploaded 1 hour ago.....the same video from a week ago. clik bait strikes again. thumbs down everyone for click bait
It's always nice to hear a sound mind discussing dangerous threats. I'll offer something else. Do the Russian nukes even work? At the start of the invasion of Ukraine we saw numerous serious equipment failures in the Russia army that were caused by lack of maintenance. The money for that work having been stolen by generals in this Russian kleptocracy. Why would they do it? Because they didn't think the weapons would be used. As General Hodges mentioned, the threat of mutually assured destruction made it unthinkable that anyone would go to their nuclear arsenals. If using nukes is almost entirely unthinkable, what better place to steal from than nuclear missile maintenance programs? The generals were willing to embezzle maintenance monies from equipment far more likely to be used, so why not steal from the one category of weapons that were NEVER supposed to be used? Whether or not this is true, Putin has to factor that into his decision making.
@mikaellindroos1594
Ай бұрын
Logical analys, thanks
@paulp4201
Ай бұрын
It's always safest to assume that they do. While nuclear weapons aren't as simple as conventional bombs, standard atomic bombs like those in tactical nukes are relatively simple and reliable. It's the hydrogen bombs that degrade quickly.
@janerkenbrack3373
Ай бұрын
@@paulp4201 Of course it is safest for us to presume they will work. I'm not suggesting we strike Moscow on such a pretense. I'm saying it should run through Putin's mind that they might not. And the launching of any of them might result in a failure that also results in retaliation. There are more things than just the nuclear material to a weapon system working correctly. With a political culture of kleptocracy held together by personal loyalty and fear, such corruption is commonplace. The western world sees far less of this, and far more quality control. I saw a video yesterday that showed an artillery piece that was blown to smithereens, purportedly by a North Korean shell exploding in the barrel. The barrel was blasted in such a way to make that seem likely. Defective weaponry is not uncommon where personal profits can be gleaned through shortcuts. There just aren't as many checks against it.
@domino20
Ай бұрын
It’s a dangerous gamble to assume the weapons wouldn’t work.
@janerkenbrack3373
Ай бұрын
@@domino20 My point is that evidence of poor maintenance of army weapons is widespread, and so Putin should be concerned that his nukes, the one category of weapons that was never going to be used, might not work. I didn't say, nor should it be assumed I did, that we should presume that they don't work. We can wonder if they work or not, but we can know that Putin has to wonder about that in ways the west does not.
Is this the same guy who said Ukraine army will take Crimea in 2023?
@malcolmbirkett1347
Ай бұрын
Can't be correct all the time 😊
"No positive outcome for Russia, if they do it." But Putin, defeated (lost Crimea), might not be thinking in terms of "benefit for Russia". Putin, facing his destruction, might then only think in terms of detriment for Ukrainians, NATO, and "the West".
The question needs to be asked, for sure. I doubt that Putin would be so stupid as to launch an ICBM to the US, and more doubtful still that a Russian ICBM would even take off. Now, would Putin nuke Ukraine? I also doubt it. A nuclear strike would guarantee a harsh response from NATO that would weaken Russia so much to become a vassal state to China. Russia is out of friends and allies. What options would Russia have but to be at the mercy of Xi? Do the oligarchs think that's worth giving up their mansions in Miami, flats in London, investments in the West and their children attending US Ivy League schools for an egomaniac who brought them to this very point and whose days are counted? Putin might be crazy, but the oligarchs are not.
Eh.. actually most tactical nukes have larger yield than nukes used in Hiroshima or Nagasaki. Its true that they are much smaller but thats only thanks to advances in technology.
@Klemheist-vf1hx
Ай бұрын
How do you know 'most' NSMW's have larger yields than WWII? The US B61-12 'Dial-a-yield' free fall bomb has four options: 0.3kt, 1.5kt, 10kt and 50kt. Hiroshima was 15kt and Nagasaki was 25kt. The W48 shell has a yield of only .072kt. The W52 has a yield as low as .01kt (equivalent to only 10 tons of TNT).
@mattihaapoja8203
Ай бұрын
@@Klemheist-vf1hx Well they aren't using ancient artillery driven tactical nukes in 2024. The Modernized b61 has a yield of up to 360 kilotons.
@thehoon1
Ай бұрын
You're questioning a man who has made war his job, he has probably forgotten more than you will know about war and it's apparatus
@Klemheist-vf1hx
Ай бұрын
@@mattihaapoja8203 'You're fighting it' (old saying). We're talking tactical nukes - not the 360kt mod. And while they won't use the old W54 in a Davy Crocket they absolutely will use the W48 and W82 out of current 777 155mm howitzers. They are 0.1 and 2kt yield respectively. 1,000 W48's artillery tactical nukes were made, which is a big chunk of total US stockpile.
@mattihaapoja8203
Ай бұрын
@@Klemheist-vf1hx You work in the factory :-D? To my knowledge all w48 were retired and dismantled. Their replacement W82 got canceled before any major amounts were manufactured.
Ukraine will liberate Crimea by the summer of 2023 - We all remember Ben Hodges predictions.
@matthewdolan600
Ай бұрын
Bingo
"Force Putin to go nuclear" is not a thing. The only accepted use for a nuclear strike is the concept of MAD. Since Crimea is Ukrainian territory by international law, a conventional attack to reclaim it is obviously not a "force to go nuclear". We can safely act as if Russia does not have nuclear weapons, especially since Putin has already taken sovereign territory from Ukraine. As such, Ukraine can target Russian territory and annex it at will, if they so choose. If Russia responds with a nuclear strike, that would signal the official start of a NATO-Russian war, as a nuclear strike on the border of NATO is an act of clear agression. I do not understand why people are debating this. The only people that should take responsibility for this is the Russian people. We will only react according to known protocol the Russians are aware of.
Putin cannot beat Nato in a conflict. So why wouldnt he use them?
I wonder if "Putler" has also gotten "nuclear weapons" from his old friend in North Korea? The Russians themselves would be shit scared to launch those ... 🤭
Once again, I cannot disagree with ex-Gen. Ben Hodges. I still think we are being overly optimistic, however. On the one side, I see today (26 June 2024) that Ukraine is losing ground and on the other that Putin cannot continue for long like this. So I don't know what to believe.
Do hydrogen atomic bombs give off radiation, way less than uranium right?
@alexanderwingeskog758
Ай бұрын
A really small bit I would guess, but way less than an older non hydrogen atomic bomb.
@domino20
Ай бұрын
There’s massive radiation given off by these things.
Same saying about war in Ukraine and now, people die as prisoners for execution
I want Biden to listen to Ben Hodges.
@APW-ry2ok
Ай бұрын
You and millions of others,he talks common sense .
@arturs83616
Ай бұрын
Biden knows it already. Show this to MAGGOTS Who yells that americans are starting ww3 and only Donie can save the world lol
@thehoon1
Ай бұрын
I'd imagine Biden has people like that in his team. Tramp on the other hand is on poo tins team
@robertjohnson4154
Ай бұрын
Let's all hope Trump doesn't because Hodges is a warmonger whose previous predictions in this war have all been wrong.
@LRRPFco52
Ай бұрын
Biden has been in Russia's pocket for 52 years. Putin has paid millions into shell companies run by James and Hunter.
The same hodges who said ukraine would take back all of the territory russia won? Lol
The problem is that crazy people, fanatics, wack jobs, do not think rational. The problem you must look at who they are, not believe that they think like you. Putin's war was insane from the begginng. The loss far outweighs any gain already.
There's a rule that if the video title is a question, the answer is a NO.
@ugiswrong
Ай бұрын
I agree, our reality is fundamentally boring
@Biedropegaz
Ай бұрын
clickbait to monetize
@custardtart1312
Ай бұрын
It’s called Betteridge's law of headlines.
@johnthefinn
Ай бұрын
No. It's a rarity if there's any answer at all.
Hirosima 15 kt atomic bomb 60000 death in 1 second! That is tactical bomb today. Are you crazy???
Do you want to find out if Putin’s bluffing?
@LRRPFco52
Ай бұрын
Putin can't afford to find out if Russia's nukes even work. Imagine the same generals telling you that "everything's fine" are the same ones who told you you'd be in Kiev within 72 hours 849 days ago.
Ethical & healthy solutions to problem solving. Why not allow a russian state asset an RT operative go on times radio? in russia media debate is instant prison but healthy non violent debate with their propagandists in the west may result in dinners with new friends that have debated state view points minus the SS being involved. shows the russians their media can be debated without the russian SS raiding their homes
This is an old interview recycled...
host sounds like another appeaser
Россия точно не применит ядерное оружие по Украине. Зачем портить свои земли а вот по Европе может. Первые кандидаты Англия и Польша
Putin needs Ukraine For its resources. If those resources are radioactive they are no good 🤔😂
who even asked this stupid question ? it is sure that he does not want to use nukes, he would already did use them if he wanted to.
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I like his logical considerations so very much.Thanks a lot from Denmark.🇩🇰🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦✌🏻
It will be very good! Because Russia is grown so weak!!! It just pretends to be strong! 😂😂😂😂
Ben Hodges is the voice of reason, his military experience and commonsense needs to be heard.
Hodges speaks some sense - unfortunately he is way too partisan and should stop electioneering on behalf of his beloved democrap party…….
Nope he's a coward
if only he wasn't such a Trump hater.....
Talking rubbish so go and fight him then
You should talk about West's many provoquacions towards Russia, West , USA, Uk respopnsioble for the situation,
NO..... even he is aware of at least 2 facts ....1) if he did use them in areas he considers is Russian territory, he would not be able to use that territory for hundreds if not thousands of years 2) Launching an attack would result in M.A.D. (Mutually Assured Destruction) he may be crazy in many respects, but, he DOES know the severe consequences of such an act, as does every other leader throughout the planet.
@bassbuffricky
Ай бұрын
Spot on!
Hodges, "Putin will never use nukes." Putin uses nukes. Hodges, "Whoops!" Let Putin save face and keep what Russia has taken. Frozen wheat fields in the middle of nowhere isn't worth WW3.
The more pertinent question is whether America will resort to nuclear war to maintain its empire. When empires face extinction the decision making becomes irrational , erratic and potentially catastrophic for everybody.
@nicholascazmay2126
Ай бұрын
We don’t need to, nor do we want to. The only scenario in which a nuke would be launched is one in which we had already been hit by nukes first, and I imagine it would take more than one.
@Djamonja
Ай бұрын
How is that more pertinent than if Russia will use nuclear weapons? The US isn't about to US nuclear weapons on anyone, the only chance they might use them is if Russia starts using them.
@paulp4201
Ай бұрын
There is no reason for the US to use nukes unless they are launched at us. If Russia uses tactical nukes in Ukraine, the US and it's allies would retaliate against Russia, but they wouldn't have to go nuclear in that attack.
Dont be scared..we could be in Ukraine💙💛
I liked what Trump once said to North Korea. My button is bigger than yours
@jameswolff5200
Ай бұрын
Shhhhhh. We're talking serious stuff here.
@squeakycleannnn
Ай бұрын
Ah yes, nothing screams "diplomacy" more than 1st grade boys fighting over candy.
@olivergarcia2304
Ай бұрын
My toy is bigger than your toy... - the mindset of a 4 year old.
@bikechainmic
Ай бұрын
Always did wonder if Trumps brain was smaller though???
@VolkerHett
Ай бұрын
And Putin has an even bigger button. On the other hand, when those buttons are pressed, there is no world to bolster their egos left.
Rubbish 🗑
Gen. Hodges has been wrong in all his predictions over the course of the war in Ukraine. We're into it's second decade now and I can't understand why people are still asking for his opinion.