TY - BOOK AU - SCHNEIDER Mark B. TI - Russian nuclear "de-escalation" of future war PY - 2018/// KW - RUSSIA KW - NUCLEAR KW - ELECTRONIC WARFARE N2 - Putin developed Russia's nuclear strategy, which allows for the first use of nuclear weapons in conventional war. Putin is preparing for a major war with the U.S. and NATO. He clearly hopes the West will capitulate without one. If he miscalculates and a war results, the threat of nuclear strikes, and possibly the strikes themselves, will be a major part of his strategy for victory UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/01495933.2018.1526558 ER -