Baby-steps to WW3?-----Putin's options for Ukraine missiles response includes nuclear test...| The Straits Times

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said the West will be directly fighting Russia if it lets Ukraine use its missiles against targets in Russia.

• LONDON - Vladimir Putin's options to retaliate if the West lets Ukraine use its long-range missiles to strike Russia could include striking British military assets near Russia or, in extremis, conducting a nuclear test to show intent, three analysts said...
• President Putin said on Sept 12 that the West would be directly fighting Russia if it went ahead with such a move, which he said would alter the nature of the conflict.
• He promised an "appropriate" response but did not say what it would entail...