> I highly doubt the US would respond by dropping a nuke on Russia. That just wouldn't accomplish anything useful.
And you’re probably right—it wouldn’t achieve anything useful.
What I’d expect is the first gulf war all over again. Some good 2 months of non-stop relentless air campaign with surgical strikes, and boots on the ground for the final phase. And a dismembered, completely dysfuncional Russia wrapped into endless internal conflicts between the constituent republics at the end.
And you’re probably right—it wouldn’t achieve anything useful.
What I’d expect is the first gulf war all over again. Some good 2 months of non-stop relentless air campaign with surgical strikes, and boots on the ground for the final phase. And a dismembered, completely dysfuncional Russia wrapped into endless internal conflicts between the constituent republics at the end.