I don’t have any love lost for Putin, who is a KGB puke. But this article is reaching, and being from the Boston Globe...well, consider the source.
The fact they have nukes is enough to have to take them seriously, even though they are the enemy of our enemy, they aren’t necessarily our friend, either.
Ask yourself “Why is the Boston Globe putting down Russia?” I believe it is the early stages of beating the war drum. Since Russia has more nukes, and since we may not launch our nukes in retaliation, depending on who is giving the orders, we could be looking at at an American multidecamegadeath situation, this year or next.