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Putin recently announced that Russia must step up its campaign against Ukraine. But does the Kremlin have any options at all available? This video looks at a handful, all of which are bad. We examine where the various drawbacks lie, and which the Kremlin might pursue despite the problems. 0:00 The Question 0:30 Russia's Current Posture 2:32 Nuclear Capable Missiles 3:42 Nuclear Weapons Test 5:46 Tactical Nuclear Use 6:51 Strategic Nuclear Use 7:36 Mobilization 10:38 Western Covert Action 12:01 Begging China The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), EU, and NATO visual information does not imply or constitute an endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): By Kremlin.ru: http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/50329 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/58405 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/61732 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68016 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68366 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68371 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69390 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70159 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70368 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73240 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73995 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/74339 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/75614 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76073 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78301 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78660 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78802 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78870 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78998 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79630 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79708 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79802 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79956 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79789 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80017 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80222