Russia in PANIC: Tactical Nukes Missing from Novaya Zemlya Nuclear Site | Inside Maddow Lens

Rachel Maddow and defense experts are calling this "deterrence through exposure"—a strategy that has never been attempted at this level. The U.S. is betting that by making Putin understand he cannot personally survive nuclear escalation, they can prevent him from using nuclear weapons in Ukraine or beyond.

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