American intercontinental ballistic missile Minuteman-3. File photoBEJING, Sep 15Neither Russia nor the United States wants a nuclear catastrophe, so despite the Ukrainian conflict, despite all sorts of insane sanctions and pressure on Russia, all parties maintain restraint on the issue of nuclear weapons, Chen Haoyang, senior researcher at the Taihe Analytical Center, told RIA Novosti. After the outbreak of the Ukrainian conflict, World War 3 really became the subject of discussion in many media.The reason for the appearance of such a topic is mainly due to several factors: firstly, everyone is talking about whether the US and NATO countries can send troops to participate in a direct war against Russia , secondly, is it possible for the Russian army to use tactical nuclear weapons, and, thirdly, in the event of a further escalation of contradictions and conflicts between the two sides on the basis of the first two factors, will weapons and equipment of a higher level be used, including, for example, strategic nuclear weapons,» Chen Haoyang said. Therefore, he pointed out, «everyone assumes that with both In the event of such conflicts and contradictions, the use of strategic nuclear weapons by the nuclear powers will inevitably lead to the final catastrophe of mankind — World War III. nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia, it will lead to the greatest catastrophe for mankind,” he said. He stressed that “this is the final that no one wants, neither Russia nor the United States, and that is why, despite the violent conflict in Ukraine, and Despite the fact that the US and the West spare no effort in helping Ukraine, despite all kinds of crazy sanctions and pressure on Russia, despite the fact that Russia strongly rebuffs the US and the West, on the issue of nuclear weapons, they are all relatively restrained. «And so US President Joe Biden has repeatedly stressed that the main reason that the US military will not The only way to participate in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is to avoid clashes and confrontations between the two sides,» Chen Haoyang stressed. According to him, «it will not just be a disaster between the US and Russia, it will be a disaster for all mankind.»
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