Can Russia win in Ukraine with nuclear weapons?

The nuclear talk is back. Russia is again threatening the West with nuclear retaliation, but how close are we actually to nuclear war? In this video I discuss what will happen if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine, and I argue that it will more likely lead to Russian defeat than victory. But unfortunately that does not mean that we can ignore the danger of nuclear escalation as a result of the conflict.

0:00 Nuclear rhetoric is back
2:01 A weapon of weakness
2:40 Less confident about Ukraine strategy
4:00 Not a wonder weapon
5:15 Could lead to Putin's downfall
7:47 The International explanation
8:20 A nonproliferation nightmare
11:04 When might Russia use nuclear weapons?